CosyMonday Knit Diary

Knitting and crochet: trends, techniques and what fashion is wearing

I follow the fashion weeks, the trend reports and the yarn makers, and write about what I see before it reaches the shops. Here you'll find new techniques, crochet, colours and knitting history, along with my patterns that fit them.

New posts every week. Have a lovely week until then <3

Anne-Turid

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Pencil Please – The Skirt
From the fashion weeks: knitwear and crochet on the spring 2027 runways
The spring and summer 2027 shows are over. Here is the knitwear and crochet I have picked out, from sweaters tied around the waist to knitted skirts, white lace and... Read more...
A Sky Full of Stars – strikket lue og hals i gull, koboltblå og beige
Knit together in the winter dark: knitting cafés, KALs and knitting parties
When the dark comes early, knitters gather all over the Nordic countries. Three ways to knit with others this winter: a meet-up near you, a KAL online or a knitting... Read more...
Always Lovable – The Vest
The vest as a layer
The vest is one of winter's key pieces for layering. Here are my vests, and how to wear them. Read more...
Pink – The Sweater
Changing a pattern yourself: one thing at a time
You can change the length, width, neck and sleeves yourself. What takes some thought is the rest of the garment. Here is how to measure, work from your own gauge... Read more...
Bohemian Rhapsody – mohairgenser i gultoner med fargefelt og bohemske blomster
Change a pattern yourself, part 2: armholes, hood and colours
More room under the arm, a hood on the cardigan, colours in a different order or a pattern in the yoke. This is how you change the garment itself without... Read more...
Sunshine – The Sweater, solgul kortermet genser i halvpatent med puffermer og båthals
Sunshine yellow in knitwear: the colour that lights up the winter
Sunshine yellow was the big colour of spring, and yellow is still among the knitting colours of the winter. Here is where the colour stands now, three patterns in sunshine... Read more...
Light Green Daylight – The Cardigan, grønn stripet mohairjakke med heklet forkant
A crocheted sweater for winter: when crochet meets mohair
Crochet is moving into the winter wardrobe. This is how crocheted edges, sleeves and projects give mohair a new shape. Read more...
Anne-Turid som barn, med oransje garn i hendene
Kids knit: patterns and a course for children who want to knit on their own
A free knitting course for children, and patterns the child can read and knit alone: large type, short sentences and one action in each step. Read more...
To barn sitter i en sofa og strikker hver sin lue, den ene med hodetelefoner på
Knit with read-aloud: patterns you can listen to
Some of my patterns can now be listened to. They are read aloud step by step, with large text and high contrast. Here is the story behind it. Read more...
The Beach – The Sweater i varme høstfarger
Colour analysis for knitters: how to find the yarn colour that suits you or your child
A sweater sits right under your face, so colour matters more in knitwear than in almost anything else. Three simple questions, four colour types and advice for finding the yarn... Read more...
A Message – The Long Jacket
The chunky cardigan is back
The chunky cardigan is back this winter. Here are my cardigans, from popcorn stitches and half brioche to mohair with embroidery. Read more...
Le Lilac – The Sweater, mohairgenser i dyp plomme
Purple is the knitting colour of the winter
This year purple takes the place of grey and black. Here is why the colour gets an extra light in mohair, five patterns in purple and four ways to combine... Read more...
Strikk fra CosyMonday, bilde til innlegget om dominant farge i mønsterstrikk
Colour dominance in stranded colourwork: why the pattern looks different, and how to keep it even
Same chart, same yarn, same needles, and still the pattern stands out more clearly on one of the mittens. Here is what colour dominance is, how to hold the yarns,... Read more...
Strikket plagg fra CosyMonday, bilde til innlegget om hvordan du leser et strikkediagram
How to read a knitting chart: the symbols and what they mean
Squares, dots, lines and small circles. A knitting chart looks difficult the first time, but there are fewer symbols than you think. Here are the most common ones, and how... Read more...
Moodboard i rust og rosa fra CosyMonday
How to read a knitting pattern: 8 sentences that make people stop
It is rarely the technique that stops you. It is the language. Here are the eight sentences in knitting patterns that most often make people put down their needles, and... Read more...
A Sky Full of Stars – The Beanie i alpakka, mohair og gulltråd
A Sky Full of Stars: the beanie for those we carry with us
A beanie in alpaca, mohair and gold thread, dedicated to everyone who has lost someone they love. The story behind A Sky Full of Stars – The Beanie. Read more...
Bloom – The Golden Hour Dress med gulltråd
Christmas party knits: gold, shine and velvet
The autumn 2026 shows were full of gold, fringe and shine. Here are the knits that suit the Christmas party, from gold thread and black mohair to velvet and fringe. Read more...
The Beanie · Blue
Father's Day: knit a hat you can finish in time
In Norway, Father's Day is Sunday 8 November. Few people can finish a sweater by then, but you can finish a hat. Here are the hats, the mittens and the... Read more...
Moren min med strikketøyet
My mother, who keeps everything
My mother is the jack of all trades who taught me to sew and knit. She cuts off buttons, unravels old sweaters and knits them up again. That everything can... Read more...
Everyday Life – The Icon
Knitting for him
Everyday Life is my menswear collection. Here are the cardigan, the sweater and the beanies, in five men's sizes. Read more...
Love – Purple Edition, lilla halterneck-topp i mohair med bokstavene LOVE i turkis silke sydd på for hånd
Sewn-on details on knitwear: embroidery, buttons and fabric
Embroidery, buttons, silk and sequins. The details added after the garment is knitted are back on the runways. How to do it, and my garments where it has been done. Read more...
Garn til Always Lovable – Mini, heklet veske fra CosyMonday
The history of crochet: from tambour hook to granny squares
Crochet is the youngest of the stitch techniques, and no machine has managed to copy it. Here is the history, from the first patterns in the 1820s to the granny... Read more...
Håndstrikket plagg fra CosyMonday, bilde til innlegget om strikkingens historie fra sokkene i Egypt til Marius-genseren
The history of knitting: from socks in Egypt to the Marius sweater
Knitting is younger than many people think. The Vikings did not knit, the first knitters in Europe were men, and a queen stopped the knitting machine. Here is the history,... Read more...
Golden Champagne – The Beanie
Knitted Christmas gifts: beanies, mittens and scarves
There are less than two months until Christmas. Here are the beanies, mittens and scarves you can still finish in time, and that are good to give away. Read more...
My Cosy Winter Dress – The Dress
The knitted dress: knitted top-down
The knitted dress is back this autumn. All my dresses are knitted top-down, so you can try them on as you go and decide the length yourself. Read more...
Hug Me – The Jumpsuit, stripet strikket jumpsuit i brunt, blått og rosa fra CosyMonday
Hug Me and Anna in Den italienska husdrömmen
Marie Olsson Nylander wears Hug Me – The Jumpsuit and Anna's Hood Scarf in «Den italienska husdrömmen» on HBO Max. Here are the two patterns, and what it takes to... Read more...
Gul strikketopp og stripete strikkebukse i sterke farger
Put the screen away: read a book, knit a round
In Norway, 272 minutes a day go to the internet and 18 minutes to printed books. Many people now want to turn that around. Here is what the numbers say,... Read more...
Mira Pop - The Sweater
Substituting yarn without the garment turning out wrong
You can substitute the yarn in almost all my patterns, as long as you match the gauge. Here is how to recalculate the number of balls, and why mohair, alpaca... Read more...
Always Lovable – heklede vesker
Crochet trends 2027: dresses, skirts and crochet on knits
Crochet was part of many of the spring 2027 shows. Here is what is being crocheted now, from dresses and skirts to bags and crocheted details on knitted garments. Read more...
The Magic Woods – The Poncho i alpakka, mohair og gulltråd
Yarn you want to touch: this season's textures
Knitwear should be felt, not just seen. Here are the yarn textures that matter now and on into 2027: brushed mohair, brushed yarn held with a steady strand, bouclé, fur... Read more...