Knit a Hat By Alanna Okun Scandinavian

Knit a Hat By Alanna Okun ScandinavianAn introduction to the wide world of knitting by way of making your own hat Knitting is an excellent handcraft and something people love the world over. For crafting newbies, knitting can seem highly daunting: you need needles (but what size?), yarn (but what weight?), and a pattern (but what kind?), and very quickly knitting can start to resemble another language, tricky to navigate and even harder to master. Knit a Hat teaches you everything you

from fierce bears and their playful cubs to mischievous raccoons

The result is a unique and unequaled look into the traditional knitting culture of the Selbu region―and an endlessly inspiring pattern resource

Wendy Bernard is the author of six books

Each piece has a sheep themed sweater etched into the face

Verena Cohrs

Discover the inspiration that lies beyond the world of crochet with The Art of Crochet Blankets

The 4" Dreamz tips come in a range of radiant colors for easy identification and organization

Aran sweaters are such fun to knit

starting from the nose and knitting down to the feet — growing a toy rather than building it

Illustrations: 114 color & 17 b/w photos

and fingerless gloves

This superwash merino takes color in the most vivid