Laine Issue 22 - Autumn 2024

Laine's Autumn issue Laine 22, Aalto, features cosy yet stylish knits for the season! This issue is also a celebration of architecture — the photos were taken in the Paimio Sanatorium, designed by the famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. The building’s unique colors and shapes offered the perfect backdrop to our autumn knits, full of interesting styles and techniques from cables and lace to textured patterns. 

Laine is especially thrilled about the exciting techniques in this issue’s knits. If you have never knitted a garment with saddle shoulders, now is a perfect time, as they are featured in three patterns: Gudrun Johnston’s Luumu cardigan, Maaike van Geijn’s Grafiet sweater and Anna Daku’s Amisk cardigan

Designers featured in this issue: Anna Daku, Inés García Suárez, Maria Gomes, Gudrun Johnston, Pauliina Leisti, Yukie Onodera, Eri Shimizu, Megumi Shinagawa, Karoline Skovgaard Bentsen, Ayano Tanaka and Maaike van Geijn.

Issue 22, Autumn 2024, includes:
148 pages
11 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 6 sweaters, 2 cardigans and 3 shawls.
An interview with the Finnish knitwear designer Jenna Kostet, who has turned the poems of the famous epic, Kalevala, into tradition-inspired knitwear patterns and charmed both Finnish and international knitters.
An article about circular economy in the world of yarn — how recycled yarns can be turned into a sustainable and viable business, with end products that delight knitters.
Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she chats with Alyson Chu: an Edinburgh-based Chinese American podcaster, designer and publisher of the crochet magazine Moorit, among other things.
Five Ways by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro, where we get to read expert’s tips for yarn substitutions in knitting patterns.
Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet Jessica Antonio-Notarianni who knits at the beach on Jersey Shore, USA.
Seasonal recipes to inspire your autumn cooking.
Book reviews.