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Issue 18, Summer 2023 – Weekend Getaway (pre-order until publication date of 15 September, 2023)

Celebrate autumn with this beautiful issue! Laine 18 (called Weekend Getaway) is all about taking time to relax in a little cottage by the forest. The versatile and comfortable knits are suited for both indoors and outdoors, and they are the perfect addition to your wardrobe as the days get colder.

Issue 18 includes:

• 11 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 5 sweaters, 2 cardigans, 1 slipover, 1 shawl, 1 hat and 1 pair of mittens.
• An interview with the American knitwear designer and fashion historian Sydney Crabaugh, who specialises in vintage knits and runs her own virtual knitting school.
• An article about Shetland and its knitting traditions, with two inspiring designers — Gudrun Johnston and Mary Jane Mucklestone — as our guides.
• Jeanette Sloan’s Fibre Talk: a regular article on Jeanette chatting with interesting people. In this issue, she meets Tanis “Akutuq” Simpson, whose company produces yarn from qiviut: a fibre that comes from the under­coat of the muskox.
• Five Ways by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro, who gathers experts’ tips on mending your knits.
• Where I Knit: a regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet Nora, who likes to knit on the rooftop of her home in Cologne, Germany.
• Seasonal recipes to inspire your autumn cooking.
• Book reviews.

Designers featured in this issue: Jenny Ansah, Marcela Chang, Melissa Clulow, Emma Ducher, Jenna Kostet, Ksenia Naidyon, Olga Putano, Tiia Reho, Anna Sjösvärd and Julia Wilkens.

Printed in Estonia.
Print only. No digital download code available.

If you order before the publication date, this will be treated as a pre-order. Please see our shipping page for details on pre-orders

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Issue 16, Winter 2023 – Slow Saturday

It’s time for this year’s last issue of Laine Magazine. Issue 16 brings you to the streets of our beloved Helsinki, the capital of Finland. We will visit a charming bookstore and an edgy record store, and sit down to have a warming cup of coffee. In short, a perfect, slow Saturday.

Issue 16 includes:

• 148 pages
• 11 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 5 sweaters, 2 cardigans, 2 shawls, 1 waistcoat, 1 pair of socks.
• an interview with Elaine Tom – learn how she became the trusted test knitter for many designers, knitting around 40 sweaters a year!
• an article on how the Craft Museum of Finland preserves cultural heritage and inspires the crafters of today.
• NEW! Jeanette Sloan Talks Fibre – a regular article on Jeanette chatting with interesting people. In this issue, she meets Lorraine Amagove Mugere, a Kenyan knitwear and crochet designer.
• NEW! Five Ways by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro. In this issue, Päivi explores how you can keep your favourite knits around for longer by taking care of them the right way.
• NEW! Where I Knit – a regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot, and talking about crafting in their everyday lives. In this issue, we meet a knitter in Indonesia.
• seasonal recipes to inspire your winter cooking
• book reviews

Designers featured in this issue: Fiona Alice, Rachel Brockman, Dee Hardwicke, Thien-Kieu Lam, Lotta H Löthgren, Rosa Pomar, Yan Qian, Eri Shimizu, Anna Strandberg and Orlane Sucche.

Printed in Estonia

Print only. No digital download code available.

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Issue 13, Spring 2022, Usnea

Issue 13 of the ever popular Laine magazine,  is gracing our shelves and is ready to grace yours. In this issue, Usnea, designers showcase gender-neutral designs that work as the foundation for any wardrobe. The 11 designs featured in this winter collection are classic, long-lasting and versatile; ones that could be borrowed from your spouse’s, friend’s or parent’s closet – or shared with them from yours. Wrap yourself in comfort and style this winter.

This issue includes:

• 148 pages
• 10 knitting patterns & 1 crochet pattern, beautifully photographed and illustrated
• an interview with Danish knitwear designer Lærke Bagger
• an article about June Cashmere
• an article about ChiaoGoo
• an article about the importance of crafting and creativity by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro
• seasonal recipes
• book reviews
• Laine Favourites section.

Designers featured in this issue are: Susan Chin, Susan Crawford, Sidsel Grau Petersen, Midori Hirose, Susanna Kaartinen, Inyoung Kim, Hanna Maciejewska, Mariya Matveeva, Paula Pereira, Maiju Räsänen and Griselda Zárate.

Print only. No digital download code available.

You can see the full list of patterns available in each issue here: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/publishers/laine-publishing.