Historical Knitting Books

Sweet little booklet of knitting and embroidery charts inspired by Muhu Island Birds.

AuthorSiiri ReimannThis book is English and Estonian  Delicate lacey shawls have been knitted in the small town of Haapsalu for more than two hundr...

Over 40 traditional knitting patterns inspired by folk art collections from 19 Norwegian counties Take a trip to Norway without ever setting down ...

Over 40 adaptable sweaters to knit for your little ones, based on the classic, minimal and quietly-stunning jumpers of Dutch fishermen. From aroun...

Knitting Patterns of Shetland is a very beautiful Japanese book with historic images and samples and many charts that are easy to follow if you are...

By Siiri Reimann The Haapsalu lace knitting tradition evolved in the Estonian resort town of Haapsalu a couple of hundred years ago, and still flou...

AuthorsLinda Elgas and Siiri ReimannThis book is English and Estonian A Haapsalu shawl or Haapsalu scarf is a knitted lace shawl that originated in...

A historical & practical guide to traditional Portuguese techniques, with 20 inspirational projects by Rosa Pomar The history and practice of ...

By Anne Bardsgard This staggeringly beautiful new book from Norway is an incredible visual resource of the rich history of the Selbuvotter pattern...

Gorgeous book!Estonian Knitting: Traditions and techniquesFor centuries, every girl and woman living in the small territory of Estonia on the shore...

Gorgeous book!Estonian Knitting 2 : Socks and Stockings  For centuries Estonian knitters have created beauty using needle and yarn - everything tha...

Don't think of all of these squares as being equal. Some are challenging, others are simple. We present all 25 squares with the idea that you need ...

By Susan CrawfordThe Vintage Shetland Project. Inspired by the patterns and colours of Shetland knitting, the fashion historian, author, designer a...

By Clare HunterAn eloquent blend of history and memoir, Threads of Life is an evocative and moving book about the need we all have to tell our stor...

by Shelagh HollingsworthPrized around the world in the form of the "Irish fisherman's sweater," Aran knitting features distinctive, highly textured...

By Helene Magnusson Icelandic Handknits: 25 Heirloom Techniques and Projects”  is a rich and varied collection of patterns for folk mittens, socks...

ByBeth Brown-ReinselOriginally released in 1993, Beth Brown-Reinsel's bestseller, Knitting Ganseys, is a classic in the hearts of traditional and m...

13 NEW HAND KNIT DESIGNS INSPIRED BY THE VINTAGE SHETLAND PROJECT Susan's designs have long been associated with a vintage aesthetic but how t...

The eagerly anticipated follow up to A Stitch In Time, Volume 2 takes us from 1930s to the end of the 1950s, featuring 80 incredible patterns for w...

Scotland's Fair Isle is celebrated the world over for its distinctive, stranded-color knitting, and Alice Starmore is famous for her expertise in d...

More copies (in Estonian) have just arrived!THE COPIES WE HAVE IN THE SHOP NOW ARE IN ESTONIAN. THE ENGLISH VERSION IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NOW BUT IT...

The Estonian National Museum is hosting the exhibition "Twilight of Our Everyday Lives. The world's biggest exhibition of Muhu stockings" from 8 Au...