Knitting has a very strong tradition in Estonia and is an important part of Estonian culture and identity. Every parish in the country has its own colour palette, stranded colourwork knitting pattern (for mittens, socks, and gloves), as well as unique knitting techniques.

In Estonia, there are master knitters who keep the traditional ways of knitting these techniques and patterns alive with their intricate knits which are knit in the way they have been knitted for generations. Alongside the beautiful traditional works of the master knitters are modern traditional inspired knits inspiring new generations of knitters in Estonia and around the world.

Discover the stories of some of Estonia’s master knitters, unique Estonian knitting techniques and how those have inspired modern traditional inspired designs by Aleks Byrd.

This is a lecture presentation at Fibre Space, Alexandria, VA, USA.