Description

The Island and the Forest: A Knitted Correspondenceis an exchange of letters and knitwear patterns between two Swedish designers:Erika bergon the island of Gotland andLotta H. Lthgrenin the forest in the southeast of Sweden. The chapters in the book flow through the four elements earth, water, fire and air the shifting seasons and the natural world. In their letters, Erika and Lotta reflect on the little things in their life and how they draw out the big questions: meaning, creativity and belonging.

The Island and the Forest includes 12 knitwear patterns designed to be timeless and practical. The book youre holding is our attempt at interpreting our surroundings: the landscape, its atmosphere and the weather, in the shape of stitches, say Erika and Lotta.