Here you will find information about the Laine Magazines that we currently have in store. Laine has been published since 2016 by Nordic publishers Laine Publishing. It features patterns from leading knitwear designers, insightful, long-format stories from the world of wool, interviews, seasonal recipes and strong, visual storytelling.
For information about the patterns in each magazine edition visit Ravelry.com
Issue 26 Autumn 2025 Crossing Paths
Laine's autumn issue, Laine 26, Crossing Paths, takes you to the bohemian Kallio district of Helsinki, Finland. We stroll the streets of this unique, creative neighbourhood, stop by at a local café and pick up flowers from the marketplace. The issue includes twelve beautiful knits to complete your autumn outfits: they feature luscious cables, fascinating textures and innovative stripe patterns — not to mention some meditative stockinette stitch and simple colourwork. This issue truly offers something for everyone!
Issue 26, Autumn 2025, includes:
- 148 pages
- 12 knitting patterns: 6 sweaters, 2 cardigans, 1 gilet, 2 shawls, 1 pair of socks.
- An interview with Elena Solier Jansà, the founder of the Catalan yarn brand Xolla, who works to preserve the local sheep breed.
- An article about neurodiverse knitters and makers — why is the creation of stitches a particular balm to a neurodivergent brain?
- Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she meets Chinua “Chin” Matthews: a knitwear designer and teacher living in California, USA.
- The Five Ways article about how you can increase creativity in your daily life and in your knitting projects.
- Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet the Paris-based Natalie Perreau who likes to knit at a local café.
- Seasonal recipes to inspire your autumn cooking.
- Book reviews.
Designers featured in this issue: Anu Ahoniemi, Alma Bali, Melanie Berg, Alice Caetano, Ronja Hakalehto, Soumine Kim, Sanni Pauliina, Anne-Michelle Phelan, Simone Ryan, Irina Shaar, Yuka Takahashi and Julia Wilkens.
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Laine Magazine Issue 25 Brushstrokes
Laine's beautiful summer issue, Laine 25, Stillness, takes you to an old summer cabin by the lakeside — nestled in the woods, surrounded by birch and pine trees, fresh waters and blue skies. The photos capture the quiet beauty and serenity of Finnish summer. This issue includes twelve light and relaxed summer garments and accessories, perfect for the warmer months. The knits are worked in a variety of yarns suited for summer, and they feature many interesting techniques and textures.
Designers featured in this issue: Audrey Borrego, Antonio Jesús Castillo Urquízar, Lindsey Fowler, Sus Gepard, Maria Gomes, Kaori Katsurada, Linda Lencovic, Lotta H Löthgren, Marina Storm, Maaike van Geijn, Imke von Nathusius and Marie-Ève Wedge.
Issue 25, Summer 2025, includes:
- 148 pages
- 12 knitting patterns: 2 sweaters, 3 cardigans, 3 T-shirts/tops, 3 shawls, 1 pair of socks.
- An interview with the British knitter and yarn entrepreneur Milli Abrams, who is set to row 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean in a bid to raise money for charity.
- An article about Stéphanie Schiffgens, a shepherdess from Oregon who raises Gotland sheep in the US, producing long and lustrous wool adored by knitters around the world.
- Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she meets Louis Boria (@brooklynboyknits), a New York-based knitwear designer, teacher, activist and TEDx speaker.
- The Five Ways article providing experts’ tips on how to take better photos of your knits.
- Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet the Finnish Tiina Lehtonen, who likes to knit in her allotment garden cabin.
- Seasonal recipes to inspire your summer cooking.
- Book reviews.
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Laine Magazine Issue 24 Brushstrokes
Laine's lovely spring issue, Laine 24, Brushstrokes, is full of creative energy and soft, joyous spring colours! The photos were taken in an artist’s studio, in all its vibrant, inspiring chaos, and a lush, green park with old deciduous trees and quiet pathways. The knits are delicate, feminine and refined, featuring beautiful textures and interesting techniques.
- 148 pages
- 12 knitting patterns: 4 sweaters, 3 cardigans, 1 vest, 1 top, 1 shawl, 1 collar and 1 pair of socks.
- An interview with Nanna Einarsdóttir, an Icelandic software engineer, knitter and startup entrepreneur who aims to create the perfect online tool for knitters.
- An article about GOR Woollen Mill. With ethically and locally sourced fibre, produced using renewable resources, this Australian mill makes some of the most sustainable and socially conscious yarn available.
- Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she meets Helda Panagary, a disabled crochet designer, blogger and activist based in London.
- The Five Ways article, where we learn to knit more ergonomically with the help of experts.
- Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet the Tokyo-based Aldo Cass, whose two passions are crafts and tea.
- Seasonal recipes to inspire your spring cooking.
- Book reviews.
Designers featured in this issue: Julia Exner, Reetta Haavisto, Sophie Hemmings, Heidi Kästner, Rebekka Mauser, Cheryl Mokhtari, Paula Pereira, Sarah Solomon, Veera Välimäki, Vivian Wei, Julia Wilkens and Rui Yamamuro.
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Laine Magazine issue 21 Summer 2024 Harvest
The stunning summer issue Laine 21, Harvest Sun, is filled with beautiful and practical summer knits featuring fun stitch patterns, engaging techniques and lovely details. The serene photos depict a balmy summer day in the countryside amidst blooming gardens and golden, sun-drenched fields.
Designers featured in this issue: Fiona Alice, Jenny Ansah, Audrey Borrego, Soraya García, Kaori Katsurada, Irene Lin, Faïza Mebazaa, Paula Pereira, Julia Wilkens and Griselda Zárate.
Issue 21 includes:
- 148 pages
- 11 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 4 sweaters, 2 cardigans, 2 tops, 2 shawls and 1 pair of socks.
- An interview with Kendall Ross (@id.knit.that), who has turned her knitting into a unique art form. Kendall’s wearable art pieces draw inspiration from her experiences as a young American woman.
- An article about the Irish knitting education initiative Wool in School, which is committed to increasing awareness of wool and teaching children to fall in love with knitting.
- Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she chats with April Tang: the co-founder of Shangdrok, a Taiwanese/Tibetan company specialising in traditional hand-spun yarn and handmade felt.
- Five Ways by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro, where we learn about the not-so-hidden power of colours and how to use them in our knitting projects.
- Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet Emilia Bergoglio, who knits in the park of a shrine near their home in Tokyo, Japan.
- Seasonal recipes to inspire your summer cooking.
- Book reviews.
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Laine Magazine Issue 20 Spring 2024 Waterways
Our lovely spring issue Laine 20, Waterways, invites you to spend a day by the sea with us. The issue includes ten beautiful and unique knits perfect for the season: the kind that will keep you warm on the first spring days when you can’t get enough of the outdoors but still need that extra layer to keep you warm.
Issue 20, Spring 2024, includes:
- 10 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 5 sweaters, 1 cardigan, 1 tee, 2 shawls and 1 pair of socks.
- An interview with the Afro-Finnish knitwear designer Jenny Ansah who wants to bring a stronger sense of community to the world of handicrafts.
- The results of our first-ever Laine Knitting Survey, with 4,433 responses from knitters from all over the world. Read what knitting looks like in the 2020s and how knitters hope to see it evolve!
- Jeanette Sloan’s Fibre Talk: a regular article on Jeanette chatting with interesting people. In this issue, she meets Maria Zeb Benjamin from The Wool Library, a grassroots organisation that celebrates British wool.
- Five Ways by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro, who explores how artificial intelligence might change knitting in the future.
- Where I Knit: a regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet Sascha Faxe, a Danish MP who likes to knit in Parliament meetings.
- Seasonal recipes to inspire your spring cooking.
- Book reviews.
Designers featured in this issue: Rebecca Clow, Lily Kate France, Eliza Hinkes, Susanna Kaartinen, Marzena Kołaczek, Marion Mursic, Joey Poh, Olga Putano, Qing Studio and Thea Vesterby.
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Laine 15 Autumn 2022 Available in colour or a special Black/White edition
The autumn issue of Laine 15 comes with a whole new look!
Laine magazine is taking a step into a more modern, dynamic direction by celebrating knitwear and the world of fibre in a fresh way. Together with the new look, Laine is excited to introduce new, regular articles, such as Jeanette Sloan Talks Fibre. Of course, there are also things that won’t change: gorgeous knitwear patterns, beautiful high-quality photography and the size of the magazine, all elements that Laine is known for.
The new look was created by Kyiv-born Marina Veziko, one of Finland’s leading designers and the Graphic Designer of the Year 2021. While the war continues in Ukraine, Laine is prouder than ever to support Ukraine and its people.
To celebrate the new look, there are two different cover versions available: one in full-colour and a very limited black & white version.
Issue 15, Autumn 2022:
- 148 pages
- 12 knitting patterns (both charts and written instructions provided): 6 sweaters, 2 cardigans, 2 shawls, 1 hat, 1 pair of socks)
- an interview with knitwear designer Lindsey Fowler on postpartum depression and how knitting offered her an identity outside motherhood. Lindsey’s debut book, Salt & Timber – Knits from the Northern Coast, is published in August by Laine Publishing.
- an article on how sheep help to save endangered biotopes
- NEW! Jeanette Sloan Talks Fibre – a regular article on Jeanette chatting with interesting people. In this issue, she meets Rose Sinclair, an academic researcher, author and lecturer. Rose's PhD research into Dorcas Clubs examines how textile networks can be catalysts for social change.
- NEW! Five Ways by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro. In this issue, Päivi explores 5 ways how knitting can be used as a tool for change.
- NEW! Where I Knit – a regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot, and talking about crafting in their everyday lives.
- seasonal recipes to inspire your autumn cooking
- book reviews.
Designers featured in this issue: Jenny Ansah, Jennifer Brou, Weichien Chan (also known as the Petite Knitter), Štěpánka Drchalová, Meiju K-P, Bernice Lim (also known as Yamagara), Hanna Maciejewska, Terri Maue, Olga Putano, Florence Spurling and Yiğitcan Vatansever.
Printed in Estonia. Print only. No digital download code available.