{"product_id":"observations-knits-and-essays-from-the-forest","title":"Observations:  Knits and Essays from the Forest","description":"\u003cp\u003eObservations: Knits and Essays from the Forest is a knitted walk through the forest and the seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for the innate wonders of the natural world, Lotta H Löthgren combines knitwear designs with notes on the landscape she calls home: a small village in the southeast of Sweden, nestled among forests and lakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere, she spends her days writing, knitting, designing knitwear and hand-dyeing yarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObservations includes nine knitwear patterns for long-lasting, wearable garments and accessories, along with essays about living a life close to nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe patterns have been created in a quiet conversation with the land, drawing elements from the natural world and translating them into stitches and fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“This book is the meeting between myself and my homeplace, seen from a very human perspective but told alongside the low hum of the soil,” Lotta says.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lottahlothgren\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eLotta H Löthgren\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e is a knitwear designer, writer and yarn-dyer living with her husband, children, dogs and chickens in a small village in the southeast of Sweden, where she also runs her own yarn shop. Lotta leads a small, quiet life close to nature and the changing seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a designer, she loves to interpret natural elements into practical and wearable garments, perfect for her way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObservations: Knits and Essays from the Forest — a beautiful combination of knitwear patterns and essays, inspired by the land she inhabits — is Lotta’s debut book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 knitting patterns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback, swiss binding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 978-952-7468-71-5 (English edition)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: Approx. 700 g \/ 1.55 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 172 x 246 x 22 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in Latvia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sassy Yarns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44857001967792,"sku":null,"price":58.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/6712\/8496\/files\/IMG_2133.jpg?v=1764096053","url":"https:\/\/sassyyarns.ca\/products\/observations-knits-and-essays-from-the-forest","provider":"Sassy Yarns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}