Unn Søiland Dale: Marius and Norway’s Home Knitters
Meet Unn Søiland Dale, the Marius sweater, and the home knitters whose skilled labor helped build Norway’s hand-knitting industry.
No Single British Knitting Tradition: Shetland Lace, Fair Isle, Ganseys and the Written Pattern
Shetland lace, Fair Isle colourwork, coastal ganseys and printed patterns each tell a different British knitting story. Explore their makers and histories.
From Guild Needles to Fishing Sweaters: A Dutch Knitting History in Five Objects
Explore Dutch knitting through guild work, a rare cotton baby jacket, coastal sweaters and detachable sleeves—five objects that reveal changing uses and makers.
A Rose, a Ledger and a Sweater Pattern: How Knitting Became Norwegian
Follow Norwegian knitting through Selbu motifs, printed patterns, named designers and the home knitters whose work sustained an industry.
One Sweater, Two Techniques: Reading the Korsnäs Sweater
A museum object, an 1880 painting and Finland’s living-heritage record reveal how knitting and crochet meet in the Korsnäs sweater.
Old Wool, a Young Sweater: How the Lopapeysa Became Icelandic
How did the lopapeysa become Icelandic? Follow its imported yarns, circular yokes and changing place in national identity.
The Palm, the Cuff and the Eight-Petalled Rose: Reading a Selbu Mitten
A Selbu Bygdemuseum catalogue documents the 1881 mitten SE 1679, its named design zones and hand-spun wool—and records repairs elsewhere in the collection.
A Stocking, a Hook, and the People Behind Them: Reading Germany’s Knitting History
Trace German knitting history through Erlangen hosiery, Saxon silk stockings, Selter crochet hooks and the people behind these trades.
Sirkka Könönen: Painting the Forest in Wool—and Naming the Makers
Museum records reveal how Sirkka Könönen’s vivid Finnish knitwear joined wildlife-inspired design with a nationwide network of named makers.
The Marinière Is Not a Hand-Knit Sweater: French Stripes, Sailors, and the Factories Behind Them
The striped marinière is a machine-knit jersey, not a hand-knit sweater. Read its story through sailors, factories and fashion.