Close Knit features 15 patterns and 45 techniques from beginner to advanced from Europe’s coolest knitter Lærke Bagger. From sweet to savoury, basic breads to fancy pastry, New European Baking distils centuries of European tradition and heritage into mouth-watering recipes that home bakers can create in their own kitchens. 

Close Knit features 15 patterns and 45 techniques from beginner to advanced from Europe’s coolest knitter Lærke Bagger. There are illustrated instructions for making socks, scarves and sweaters — but you’ll also find ideas for creating babysuits, scrunchies, T-shirts and even a prom dress. In addition to eschewing perfection, her technique involves tying knots instead of sewing the ends of yarn, recycling every inch of wool and letting mistakes be a part of the design. With names like the Carpe Diem Sweater, the Bad Idea Top and the Easy Peasy Pillow, her knits are easily translated to fit whatever mood you’re in.

From sweet to savoury, basic breads to fancy pastry, New European Baking distils centuries of European tradition and heritage into mouth-watering recipes that home bakers can create in their own kitchens. This collection of 99 recipes is presented with elegant yet friendly flair by Laurel Kratochvila, an American-born, boulangerie-trained baker with her own Jewish bakery and bagel shop in Berlin. Each chapter is dedicated to a certain kind of baked product—breads, brioches and enriched doughs, viennoiseries and laminated pastries, tartes and biscuits—and includes foundational recipes and time-honoured techniques for dough-shaping, fermentation, seasoning and fillings.

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