Anna's ok book

Produktinformation

This is a book about yokes. Knitting sweaters and cardigans with round, patterned yokes is really, really fun knitting. The design of the yokes, combined with various details, can be varied endlessly.

The expression and function of yoked sweaters vary from rustic all-weather sweaters, which can double as outerwear between seasons, to delicate cardigans in the softest merino yarn, elegant enough to wear to parties. Go wild with color or keep it minimalist; the choice of yarn quality and color scheme sets the tone.

Here you'll find patterns for different types of sweaters – both women's and men's models – and cardigans, a neck warmer, a vest, and a dress, all with circular knit, patterned yokes. All garments are knitted to require minimal finishing, which has become the new normal in knitting. Seamless is the way to go!

Some of the garments are knitted top-down, others bottom-up – Anna lists the pros and cons of both methods.

Achieving a good fit for sweaters with circular knit yokes can be a challenge; many of us have probably at some point experienced a sweater where the yoke became too much like a cone, causing the armholes to hang down by the elbows with limited freedom of movement as a result, or that a sweater that is symmetrical front and back always feels backward and uncomfortable. Anna has pondered and test-knitted and has come up with some methods and tricks to use and highlights instances where it might be good to be extra attentive.

Anna also provides an overview of the history of circular knit yoke sweaters in the Nordic countries, from the Norwegian classic Eskimo and Icelandic sweaters to Bohus Stickning.