If you were just thinking “There are nowhere near enough books about Norwegian knitting featured in this blog!” I’ve got you covered. Handknits from Rauma Norway by Bente Presterud is about knitting Norwegian garments designed by Norwegian designers using Norwegian wool created in a Norwegian yarn factory.
Kidding aside, Handknits from Rauma Norway is not necessarily what you would think of when you think about this genre of knitting book. There are some typically Scandinavian designs, but there also less typical designs. All the designs come from Rauma Garn yarns and most if not all can be found on their website. But if you like their aesthetic, this book is a good way to get a sort of cross section of their patterns.
Here are some of the more typically Norwegian designs
And some of the less typical
Also, if you’ve ever wanted to knit your own sweat suit/pajamas, this book can help you out!
There are a lot of great patterns in this book, and it is nicely put together. The patterns are well written and the charts are very clear. There are plenty of lovely pictures of Norway throughout, which is a nice touch. I especially appreciated all the pictures of Norwegian sheep!
Quite A Yarn 
I would totally knit my own sweatsuit! It looks so comfy.
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It really does! It would take me a year, but might be worth it 🙂
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I don’t think I live somewhere cold enough to knit my own sweatsuit. Some of the sweaters look great, though, and I love the picture of the sheep!
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They are pretty definitely cold weather garments for the most part 🙂 It is a really pretty book!
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I think I could get away with some of the sweaters, maybe, especially if I was careful about what yarn I used.
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That’s true. If you used cotton or linen or similar it would probably work OK
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That’s what I was thinking, or a wool blend instead of 100% wool. But we’ll see. I already have some wool handknit sweaters that I do use, so there’s hope that others would work too.
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True – you do get cool days there sometimes
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I love the dress the blonde is wearing or maybe it’s a short sleeved long t-shirt. Some cool patterns it seems.
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It is a dress – very cool! Yes, there’s a lot of good patterns 🙂
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The designs are serious dedication to knitting!
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They are! There are some complex ones for sure. But there are some easier ones in there too 🙂
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Whelp. Now I want to knit myself a sweat suit. I’m beginning to suspect amazon is paying you to get me to buy more books.
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