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Lotta and Erika have designed 12 timeless and practical knitting patterns, ranging from small accessories to garments, such as vests and sweaters. The patterns, and the letters, are inspired by the four elements — earth, water, fire and air — and the natural world surrounding them.
The Island and the Forest: A Knitted Correspondence is an exchange of letters and knitwear patterns between two Swedish designers: Erika Åberg on the island of Gotland and Lotta H. Löthgren in the forest in the southeast. The chapters in the book flow through the four elements — earth, water, fire and air — the shifting seasons and the natural world. In their letters, Erika and Lotta reflect on the little things in their life and how they draw out the big questions: meaning, creativity and belonging.
Erika Åberg is a knitwear designer and writer living with her family and dog on Gotland, an island off the east coast of Sweden. Erika is deeply rooted in Scandinavian craft and her designs are based on the love of nature, wool and island life. She leads wool and walking tours to destinations such as Gotland, Shetland and Iceland. The Island and the Forest is her eleventh book.
Lotta H. Löthgren is a knitwear designer, writer and yarn-dyer living with her family, dogs and chickens in a village in southeast Sweden, where she also has a yarn shop. As a designer, she loves to translate the natural world into wearable garments. Lotta’s first book, Observations: Knits and Essays from the Forest, was published by Laine Publishing in 2023.
Swiss paperback binding: In this method, the book block is sewn with thread, but the cover is only glued to the spine, so that the spine often remains open and the stitching is visible. The book block itself, however, is not necessarily glued.
Language: English
Format: 264 x 175 x 22 mm, hardback, Swiss paperback binding
No digital download available.
Printed in Latvia.
