Issue 31

Laine 31, Lingering, invites you on a wintry staycation in Porvoo, one of Finland's oldest towns – quiet, snowy streets, charming old houses and cosy woollens to wrap yourself in. Inside this issue you'll find 16 gorgeous knitting patterns including captivating textured stitches, vintage-inspired lace, simple stocking stitch, several kinds of colourwork and a perfect all-over cabled sweater for the cable lovers among us.

We also meet academic, knitter, spinner and wool advocate Melissa M. Littlefield (@knittingthestash), visit Michigan Fine Yarns, a family-run yarn shop in Livonia, Michigan, and get style inspiration from Erika Sininärhi (@yksisilmukkakerralla).

Issue 31, Lingering, Winter 2027, includes:

• 16 knitting patterns: 9 sweaters, 2 cardigans, 1 vest, 1 shawl, 1 hat, 1 pair of mittens, 1 pair of socks
• Portrait – an interview with Melissa M. Littlefield on the surprising history of how wool was chemically transformed for modern consumers
• The Favourites section – Spincycle Yarns' colour-shifting Dyed in the Wool, a visit to Michigan Fine Yarns and style inspiration from Erika Sininärhi
• The Five Ways article, with tips for curating and organising your yarn stash
• The final part of Wool & Wellbeing, with Suvi Ala-Venna (@kudelmiani) and the Verso sweater
• Jeanette Sloan's (@jeanettesloan) column, Growing in Our Making, on creativity and our evolving relationship with craft

Designers featured in this issue: Eun Mi Ahn, Fiona Alice, Alice Caetano, Joanna Filip, Sarah Hatton, Kirsten Joel, Kaori Katsurada, Henna Ketonen, Thien-Kieu Lam, Rebekka Mauser, Heli Rajavaara, Lisa Richardson, Lili Tobias, Lív Ulven and Julia Wilkens.