Designers featured in this issue: Pablo Aneiros, Kaori Katsurada, Liza Lewis, Hiromi Nagasawa, Sara Ottosson, Camille Romano, Macarena Silva, Lis Smith, Florence Spurling, Vibe Ulrik Søndergaard and Tess Vandekolk.

Issue 23, Winter 2025, includes:

• 148 pages
• 11 knitting patterns: 5 sweaters, 2 cardigans, 1 vest, 1 shawl, 1 hat and 1 pair of socks.
• An interview with the Finnish knitwear designer Veronika “Kutova Kika” Lindberg, known for her modern and stylish knits as well as relatable YouTube videos.
• An article about Loose Ends, an international charity that helps to complete the unfinished crafts of loved ones who have died or can no longer work on them.
• Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she meets Dakshani “Daki” De Alwis, a US-based podcaster and indigo textile artist.
• The Five Ways article, where we gather expert’s tips for altering knitting patterns to better fit your body.
• Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet Abdhi Sarkar, the founder of the knitting club Atlanta Drunken Knitwits.
• Seasonal recipes to inspire your festive cooking.
• Book reviews.

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“Spend a bit of time with me reminiscing, get lost in your own memories and knit new ones into the stitches on your needles. That is what knits do, after all — carry memories with them."

Anna Johanna is a knitwear designer from Jyväskylä, Central Finland. She is known for her often-romantic knits with much love for details, textures and colors. Since 2020, this former statistician has been designing full-time. Anna Johanna’s debut book, Strands of Joy, was published in 2021.

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