Cozy Knits: 30 Hat, Mitten, Scarf and Sock Projects from Around the World

by Sue Flanders, Kari Cornell (Editor), Janine Kosel

Overview

What is everyone’s favorite thing about hand knits? The coziness! This book offers 30 knitted patterns inspired by international knitting traditions for socks, sweaters, scarves, and hats.

If you are a fan of cozy fair isle—it’s in here. If you are looking for a cozy Norwegian knit pattern—it’s in here—the cozier the better. These stylish projects are inspired by knitting traditions from around the world, such as Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, the British Isles, the Americas, and Asia.

Each project is partnered with complete illustrated patterns, beautiful four-color photography, schematics and diagrams, and alternatives for yarns and needle weights and sizes to help you get the results you want. The patterns range from simple to more complicated, making this a great book to grow your craft.

With Cozy Knits, create beautiful and gift-able cozy knits for friends and family—or even maybe just for yourself!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760373538
Publisher:	Harvard Common Press
Publication date:	03/15/2022
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	8.55(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Editor Kari Cornell has been knitting and collecting vintage patterns for years. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two sons, and a beagle.

Sue Flanders has been designing knitwear for more than twenty years. Her patterns have appeared in many publications, including Interweave Knits, Knitter’s magazine, Cast-On, and in two books by Melanie Falick, Knitting America and Kids Knitting. She is co-author of Norwegian Handknits: Heirloom Designs from Vesterheim Museum (Voyageur Press, 2009) and Swedish Handknits: A Collection of Heirloom Designs (Voyageur Press, 2012).

Janine Kosel is an accomplished knitter who has studied under greats like Alice Starmore, Meg Swansen, and Candice Eisner Strict. Janine works at Three Kitten’s Yarn Shop in St. Paul, Minnesota, and teaches knitting and tatting workshops at many Twin Cities–area knitting and needlework shops.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Scarves 8

Min Ulla Norwegian Scarf 10

Icelandic Yoke Scarf 15

Bavarian Twisted Stitches Commuter Scarf 18

European Cowl 25

French "Coco" Woven Scarf 28

Celtic Felted-Flower Scarf 33

Stranded Fair Isle Scarf 36

Cabled Aran-Inspired Scarf 41

Chinese Good Fortune Scarf 46

Pendleton Scarf 53

Central Park Möbius-Strip Scarf 60

Hats & Mittens 64

Finnish Päivätär Hat and Mittens 66

Winter Garden Hat and Mittens 75

Icelandic Leaf Pattern Tarn and Mittens 82

Aran Islands Teampall Breachain Hat and Gloves 87

Turning Tides Hat and Mittens 96

Japanese Sashiko Hat and Mittens 105

Fenceline Cap and Gloves 108

Peruvian Ch'ullu Hat and Fingerless Gloves 115

Socks 122

Bohus-Style Peerie Socks 124

Uppsala Socks 131

Norwegian Socks 134

Gansey Socks 139

Short-Row Fair Isle Socks 144

He' mo Leannan Kilt Hose 151

Estonian Kapötad Socks 158

Bavarian Twisted Stitches Socks 165

Dura-Europos Socks 168

Andean-Inspired Socks 174

Poppy Socks: Turkish Socks 179

Abbreviations 184

Standard Yarn Weight System 185

Yarn Sources 186

About the Designers 187

Index 190