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Helene Magnusson

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in Paris, France

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http://icelandicknitter.com

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Art, Children's, Cookbooks

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Icelandic knitting traditions

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Hélène Magnússon is an Icelandic knit and fashion designer, the author of many publications about traditional Icelandic knitting and the organizer/guide of Hiking and Knitting tours in Iceland. Hélène believes that the best way to preserve traditions is to give them a new life.
More about her on: http://www.icelandicknitter.com ...more

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Icelandic Ovis: testknit call

When Caitlin Hunter from Boyland knitworks published her Ovis sweater, I was so smitten by it that I purchased it right away with the firm intention to knit one for myself, then couldn´t help making my own Icelandic version this summer, showed it to Caitlin who was very keen on me publishing instructions…. and so [...]

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	Icelandic Handknits: 25 Heirloom Techniques and Projects by Helene Magnusson (Goodreads Author), Elin S. Sigurardottir (Foreword) 4.06 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nordic Knits: 44 Beautiful Patterns to Knit and Keep You Cozy by Sue Flanders, Janine Kosel, Helene Magnusson (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 61 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Icelandic Knitting: Using Rose Patterns really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Íslenskt prjón 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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