Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest is Lotta H Löthgren's debut book, published by Laine. This book is a knitted walk through the forest and the seasons and includes nine knitwear patterns for long-lasting, wearable garments and accessories.
Observations is a book full of beauty and inspiration, glorious knits and words that will stay with you. There are nine knitwear patterns for long-lasting, wearable garments and accessories, along with essays about living a life close to nature.
About the Designer: Lotta H Löthgren (@elkmarketyarn & @lottahlöthgren) is a knitwear designer, writer, and yarn dyer living with her husband, children, dogs and chickens in a small village in the southeast of Sweden, where she also runs her own yarn shop. Lotta leads a small, quiet life close to nature and the changing seasons. As a designer, she loves to interpret natural elements into practical and wearable garments, perfect for her way of life.
"This book is the meeting between myself and my homeplace, seen from a very human perspective but told alongside the low hum of the soil." -Lotta H Löthgren
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