Photoshoot at Ingierstrand Bad: Kohno

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Linda Marveng

New brilliant photos have been taken of the Kohno Kimono, this time by my magnificent team: photographer Eivind Røhne, model Alexandria Eissinger, hair & makeup artist Jens J. Wiker and jewellery designer Kaja Gjedebo Design at Ingierstrand Bad in late May. New, because the kimono was first photographed by Harper Point Photography for Interweave’s magazine knit.wear Fall/Winter 2016 and the rights will reverted to me in October. Inspired by the sculptural aesthetic of architect Hugo Kohno’s work in Tokyo, is this oversized long kimono style jacket with short wide raglan sleeves. It is adorned with a domed check pattern ending in wide moss stitch borders at the front, bottom and in the sides.The Kohno Kimono is knitted in The Fibre Company Acadia made of 60% wool, 20% alpaca, 20% silk with 133 meters/145 yards on each 50 gram skein using a 4 mm/US 6 needle and a 21 stitches and 32 rows in Moss stitch measuring 10 cm/4″ square. The silk noil in Acadia’s rustic blend of silk noil, baby alpaca and fine merino wool, makes if feel so luxurious and lovely to both knit with and wear. Yes, I wanted more of this yarn and choose enough for a long cardigan as part payment for the designs I made for the Fibre Company this spring: See Beckside and Dash Falls. The Kohno sample is knitted in Sea Lavender in the third size (of six) with a bust circumference of 124.5 cm/49″ and modelled with 38 cm/15″ of ease.I chose to style the kimono with wide cream coloured silk trousers and a matching top for an elegant but comfortable style. The grey-blue-soft lilac shade of the yarn needed to be shown off at its best.

The kimono is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed. The front band is worked at the same time as each front. The sleeves have raglan shaping. When working in Domed Check pattern, if there are not enough stitches at the sides to work a complete cable crossing, work the stitches of the partial cables as they appear.

After mid October you will find the English pattern in my Ravelry store and on Loveknitting, while the Norwegian pattern will be published in the magazine Familien at a later date. Yes, the next design in Acadia is nearly ready, as knitting this kimono created a crave for more of this yarn.

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Morning Mist

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Linda Marveng

Early Monday morning we woke up to an atmospheric vision. The heavy mist made the landscape into a movie setting. Above you see a view from our front terrace towards the Rødenessjøen (read: lake) taken by my husband. Below is the one I captured on my walk to the Gym (read: it makes me wake up as well as getting some fresh air) along the Rødenessjøen at 6.30 AM. As I walked the mist lifted to reveal a beautiful blue sky. It became a lovely day and one of the few warm and sunny days we have had this summer.Now it is a lot cooler and it feels like autumn is approaching. For us jumper-loving knitters that is not a bad thing at all.

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Photoshoot at Ingierstrand Bad: Kathe

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Linda Marveng

I love these new photos of the Kathe Cardigan. Yes, they are taken by the brilliant Eivind Røhne of the gorgeous Alexandria Eissinger with makeup & hair by Jens J. Wiker and jewellery by Kaja Gjedebo Design at Ingierstrand Bad in late May. New, because the cardigan was first photographed by Harper Point Photography for Interweave’s magazine Knits Fall 2016 and now the rights have reverted to me. Kathe is a straight cardigan with a scarf collar enchanted with an elegant textural all-over lace. The reversible fern pattern adorns the body and sleeves while the collar is divided from it by a tuck and knitted in moss stitch. You can wear the collar hanging flat – overlapping – and pinned together or folded.

In the end I chose cream, instead of black, to show this jacket most clearly. An a-line cream skirt and shoes by Camilla Skovgaard. The cardigan is knitted in the beautiful hand-dyed SweetGeorgia Yarns Superwash Sport using 3 mm/US 2.5 with a gauge of 24 sts and 36 rows in st st measures 10 cm/4” square. Alex is wearing size M with a 93 cm/36.5″ bust circumference, but it is available in sizes XS to 2XL with measurements from 79 to 120.5 cm/31 to 47.5″.

The cardigan in worked in parts back and forth and seamed. During shaping, if there are not enough stitches to work an increase (yo) and corresponding decrease, work the stitches of the partial lace as they appear. The tuck at the collar is worked with 2 circular needles held parallel. This side view is one of my favourite photos from our photoshoot and I chose to exhibit it at Strikke 2017/Knit 2017 at Hadeland Glassverk opening at 2. September.

The English pattern is available on Ravelry and on Loveknitting, while the Norwegian pattern will be published in the bi-monthly magazine Familien in issue 20, out on 2. October. Stay tuned for more magnificent photos. Enjoy your summer and keep knitting!

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Photoshoot at Ingierstrand Bad: Sulli

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Linda Marveng

I am thrilled to show you the professional photos of Sulli worn by the gorgeous Alexandria Eissinger/Nordic Model Agency with hair & makeup by Jens J. Wiker and jewellery by Kaja Gjedebo Design, brilliantly captured by Eivind Røhne at Ingierstrand Bad in late May. Yes, Alex did swing that loop and added a dance for us to see, as I am sure you can imagine. I am not sure Eivind got that on film, but I am sure he will let me know if he does. Eivind did film a few other sequences you can see on Instagram. Sulli is part of the collection I have made in collaboration with Hillesvåg Ullvarefabrikk. The Norwegian yarn kits will be launched at Oslo Design Fair at Lillestrøm 30. August to 2. September.

Suli is Eskimo for more, ideal for this cardigan with a loop collar that you can drape as you please, adorned with a lace pattern on center back, sleeve and collar. The loop collar can be worn loose, folded once behind the neck or twice in front or three times around the neck in a ballerina style. A fake garter stitch seam adds a bit of structure to this cardigan knitted in the beautiful Sølje pelt wool yarn.

I chose to style it with a pair of black pencil pants, a tube top and sculptural shoes by Camilla Skovgaard, to fit the rest of the Hillesvåg Collection. Alex managed well in the heat and Eivind kept the bikini-clad women, sunbathing nearby, out of the photos, I am pleased to say. It was also an easier than usual day for Michael who did not have to hold the reflector and have his shadow shown in the photos since Eivind had brought a huge reflector and weights to keep it steady.

Above you see the loop worn three times around the neck and how it pulls in the jacket. For a more casual style wear it with the loop once around the neck as in the second photo or crossed in front as in the third photo. The wonderful pelt yarn is firm enough to hold the layers of the loop collar together making it into a shawl like collar as in the second photo. You can play around with the loop and even pull it around your waist if you wanted to.

The cardigan was beautifully knitted by Airin Hansen, aka Teodor on Ravelry, using a 3 mm/US 2.5 needle and a gauge 24 stitches and 32 rows. Sølje comes in 30 beautiful colours, all with the natural blackness from the Norwegian Pelssau/Pelt Sheep wool. 3 of those are turquoise, this one is the light turquoise shade.The body is knitted in one piece to the armholes, then divided into 3 parts. The loop collar is knitted separately in two pieces, bound off on 3 needles and sewed on from the back neck, while the cast on edges are joined by mattress stitches. The sleeves are knitted in the round and set-in. The armhole is slightly larger on the fronts than the back in sizes L (XL and 2XL). If you choose to adjust the body length, remember to adjust the length of each part of the loop with the same removed/added length.

Here is the back with the dewdrop pattern covering most of it. You can also clearly see the fake seam stitches in garter stitch. The jacket is available in sizes XS to 2XL with a bust circumference of 86 to 126 cm/33.75 to 49.5″. Alex is wearing size S with 8 cm/3.25″ positive ease. So am I in the photos taken by Michael here: New Design Sulli.

Capturing the colour, stitch detail, and jewellery in one photo, this is it. The jewellery by Kaja Gjedebo Design matches the stitch pattern: Abelia earring, Stijl ring and the large Ivy ring. The last ring was given to me by Kaja and is now on my finger, celebrating our collaboration! Thank you to my brilliant team!

The Norwegian pattern will only be available in the yarn kits to be launched in early September. While the English pattern will be test knitted in my Ravelry group, it is scheduled to start in beginning of January and will be released approximately 6 weeks later. Do join us. In the meantime I will show you more of the professional photos taken in May, you can take part in the test knit of Embrae beginning next week on Ravelry and keep enjoying your summer!

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Free Falling Pullover in Interweave Knits Fall 2017

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Linda Marveng

The Interweave Knits Fall 2017 issue has been released and I am delighted to show you my Free Falling Pullover. It is an appropriate name the editorial team has given the sweater for two very different reasons. One, because the sweater has wandering cables and a fitted silhouette. Second, because it was missing in the post for nearly a month before it finally arrived. What a relief that was. Free Falling Pullover made it into the magazine. On the cover is the dashing Astral Road Ruana by Cheryl Toy. The smaller photo is the stunning Cash Pullover by Jenny Williams; a generously sized cabled sweater with saddle shoulders.

@ Interweave Knits Fall 2017 / Harper Point Photography

Editor Meghan Babin choose the lovely Sugar Bush Yarns Crisp, a superwash merino with 87 meters/95 yards on each 50 gram ball, in a rich shade called Mulberry and introduces the pattern as follows: “The Free Falling Pullover showcases unique and wandering cables, feminine shaping, and casual appeal. This fitted pullover has two traveling central cables that are divided by seed stitch and framed by stockinette stitch on the sides. The boatneck is modified by the short-row shaping on the shoulder and ends in an I-cord bind off.”

@ Interweave Knits Fall 2017 / Harper Point Photography

The sample is knitted using a 4 mm/US 6 needle with a gauge of 20 stitches and 28 rows in Stocking stitch measuring 10 cm/4″ square. The sweater shown measures 87.5 cm/34.5″ and modelled with 1 cm/0.5″ negative ease. It is available in six sizes with the finished bust circumferences are from 77 to 128 cm/30.5 to 50.5″. The waist circumference is 5 cm/2″ less than bust and bottom circumference.

@ Interweave Knits Fall 2017 / Harper Point Photography

The pullover is worked back and forth in separate pieces and seamed. There are two mirrored cable panels on back and front but only one on the sleeve. Increases in to the center seed stitch panel move the cable panels on the body towards the shoulders. Accompanying decreases are done in the stockinette sides, in addition to the extra waist shaping. The shoulders are shaped with short row shaping and bound off using a 3-needle bind off.

@ Interweave Knits Fall 2017 / Harper Point Photography

The casual styling is done by Tina Gill, while the hair & makeup is by Janie Rocek. Photographer is Nathan Rega at Harper Point Photography and I am thrilled with these stunning photos ideal for the Wanderlust story; “Modern heritage knits that capture the pioneering, adventurous, and poetic spirit of America.” Thank you so much to the photoshoot and Interweave Knits Team!

The Free Falling Pullover is available as an individual download pattern or as part of the Interweave Knits Fall 2017 magazine available both digitally or in print. In Norway you will find the printed magazine in the larger Narvesen, or order it from your local one.

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Fell Garth II by The Fibre Co.

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Linda Marveng

I am so proud to be one of the ten designers selected to be part of the Fell Garth II collection by The Fibre Co. Prior to this I had designed a kimono using one of their gorgeous yarns, Acadia for knit.wear Fall/Winter 2016 and greatly admired their other yarns, designs and stunning photography by Tommy Martin with a breathtaking scenery in the Lake District in the UK – the homestead of The Fibre Co.

The Fibre Co 2017 / Tommy Martin

The collection has nineteen designs by acknowledged designers such as fellow Norwegian Kari-Helene Rane, Marcela Chang, Holli Yeoh, Emma Welford, Francesca Hughes, Cecilia Flori, Sarah Hatton, Fiona Alice and Clare Devine. Clare was also the technical editor and quickly spotted my mistakes, I am pleased to say. On the cover is the stunning Skiddaw by Kari-Helene Rane. One of my favourites along together with Binsey and Mirehouse (see photo above) by Fiona Alice as well as Armathwaite by Cecilia Flori. I could go on, but like most knitters I do not have enough time to knit as much as I want to. Check out the lookbook and the instagram/facebook video or join the Fibre Co newsletter (with discount offer): Fell Garth II Lookbook.