{"product_id":"the-island-and-the-forest-a-knitted-correspondence","title":"The Island and the Forest: A Knitted Correspondence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lainepublishing.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-island-and-the-forest-a-knitted-correspondence\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Island and the Forest: A Knitted Correspondence\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an exchange of letters and knitwear patterns between two Swedish designers:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wynja\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eErika Åberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon the island of Gotland and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elkmarketyarn\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLotta H. Löthgren\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein the forest in the southeast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapters in the book flow through the four elements — earth, water, fire and air — the shifting seasons and the natural world. In their letters, Erika and Lotta reflect on the little things in their life and how they draw out the big questions: meaning, creativity and belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Island and the Forest includes 12 knitwear patterns designed to be timeless and practical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The book you’re holding is our attempt at interpreting our surroundings: the landscape, its atmosphere and the weather, in the shape of stitches,” say Erika and Lotta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wynja\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eErika Åberg\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a knitwear designer and writer living with her family and dog on Gotland, an island off the east coast of Sweden. Erika is deeply rooted in Scandinavian craft, and her designs are based on the love of nature, wool and island life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe leads wool and walking tours to destinations such as Gotland, Shetland and Iceland. The Island and the Forest is her eleventh book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elkmarketyarn\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLotta H. Löthgren\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a knitwear designer, writer and yarn-dyer living with her family, dogs and chickens in a village in southeast Sweden, where she also has a yarn shop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a designer, she loves to translate the natural world into wearable garments. Lotta’s first book,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lainepublishing.com\/en-ca\/products\/observations?variant=46825900409174\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eObservations: Knits and Essays from the Forest\u003c\/a\u003e, was published by Laine Publishing in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Julie Asselin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53456673734970,"sku":"ISBN: 978-952-7580-81-3","price":66.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1683\/7455\/files\/The-Island-and-the-Forest_Cover.jpg?v=1778788638","url":"https:\/\/www.thefibrenook.com\/products\/the-island-and-the-forest-a-knitted-correspondence","provider":"The Fibre Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}