Knit a Hat By Alanna Okun Scandinavian Aran sweaters are such fun

Aran sweaters are such fun to knit

starting from the nose and knitting down to the feet — growing a toy rather than building it

Illustrations: 114 color & 17 b/w photos

The result is a unique and unequaled look into the traditional knitting culture of the Selbu region―and an endlessly inspiring pattern resource

Knit a Hat By Alanna Okun Scandinavian Aran sweaters are such funAn introduction to the wide world of knitting by way of making your own hat Knitting is an excellent handcraft and something people love the world over. For crafting newbies, knitting can seem highly daunting: you need needles (but what size?), yarn (but what weight?), and a pattern (but what kind?), and very quickly knitting can start to resemble another language, tricky to navigate and even harder to master. Knit a Hat teaches you everything you