This baby outfit includes a sleeveless dress and a short jacket to go over it. I’m using superwash merino wool which is soft and easy to maintain. The original pattern is written for Sandnes Smart, but I have tested it also with Schachenmayr Extrafine 120, which works well as well.

This cute cardigan can be made with basically any kind of yarn. I knitted the original one with an aran weight silk yarn, but it could easily be made with a DK or even fingering yarn. If you need support with count stitches for a different yarn, please contact me. I would be happy to help.

I made this pattern and sweater for my big brother for his 50th birthday. It only includes one size, but resizing is easy by adding/reducing stitches from the moss stitch panels in the sides.

This is a general instruction or recipe of how to make a simple shawl with just about any nice yarn you have in your stash. The basis is stocking stitch, but I like to use different, simple design elements to make the shawl more interesting to knit. I have used sport weight and worsted weight yarn in the examples, but I guess you could use just...

Easy leg warmers inspired by the colours of the Nordic summer night sky. Charted colour work.

Mai 13: Merci à Christine, Saraste est maintenant disponible aussi en Français!

Maahinen is a member of the Earth people in the old Finnish mythology. They live underground and cause us all sort of mischief especially if they are insulted. They also switch their own babies to human babies. The changelings have hidden talents. The maidens of the Earth people are famous for their beauty, and especially in Lapland many men he...

Illusia is a fairy princess in a Finnish fairytale book “Pessi and Illusia”. She descended to earth on a rainbow. The rain stopped and she couldn’t find her way home, and then a spider bit off her wings. It’s a good thing she had such a dear friend in the little troll boy Pessi, who she fell in love with.

Paatsama is buckthorn in Finnish. I originally designed the leaf pattern for my own, naturally dyed yarn. I got greens from buckthorn leaves and red/brown from the bark.

My first complete, written pattern so bear with me for possible errors!

This pattern only includes the chart for the maple leaves.