NEW BOOK OUT!
TOP SEKRIT NO LONGER! Lopapeysa: A Knitter's Guide to Iceland with Patterns, Techniques and Travel Tips is out in the UK today. (U.S. version coming soon, but you can preorder from the usual places). It's 1/2 travel adventure, 1/2 historical mystery and 1/2 knitting book. With 12 original patterns by fiber wizard Joan of Dark (Knockdown Knits, Geek Knits, Knits for Nerds) we spent a month on the road, circumnavigating Iceland, meeting some of the O.G. women who invented this now completely ubiquitous sweater in the 1940's and '50's and talking to regular Icelanders about the power, symbolism, significance, and lets be honest, flame-blasting warmth, of this iconic piece of clothing.
Along the way we watched volcanos erupt, glaciers becoming icebergs, and spent a lot of time soaking in hot springs.
Come along with us while we try and unravel the mystery of who invented the Lopapeysa and make one yourself.
European cover of Lopapapeysa. The U.S. version comes out later this month.