Stylish Nordic Knit Accessories: 20 Modern Designs Adapting 4 Classic Sweater Patterns Review

I reviewed this book for NetGalley. This is a very useful and entertaining knitting book. Ms. Oftedal takes four classic Norwegian sweaters (Setesdal sweater, Fana cardigan, Marius ski sweater and Voss cardigan - kindly adding a discussion of their dominant stitch patterns, patterns, history and their place in Norwegian culture) and adapts them and develops them further. Classics in creative and accessible modern patterns. I love these patterns and their approach to updating traditional styles.

This is such a handy knitting book! I've always wanted to knit Nordic, so I was interested in this book. I consider myself an experienced knitter and have seen many different knitting books. What I love about this book is the easy-to-follow instructions, great photos, and a wide variety of projects from iPhone cases to sweaters. Each pattern also had its own color chart. The hat patterns were amazing! I learned about knitting from this book. First of all, be careful when choosing the color of…

Knit Nordic is a collection of 20 designs using one of four traditional Norwegian patterns. These are patterns scattered across Norwegian ski patterns or mitten patterns that many knitters have come to know and love. The book begins with a brief history and introduction to each of the four stitch patterns; Setesdal, Fana Voss and Marius. The first three templates are assigned to specific regions in Norway. Marius is a new derivative of Setesdal, an oxo pattern. The pattern section of the book…