Knits for AW11, Ugly Children’s Clothing with Marius in merino wool

The most popular knit style for this season must be the Marius knit series from the Norwegian brand Ugly Children's Clothing. The Marius series is based on the traditional and well known Norwegian Marius knit recipe originally designed in 1953. We simply love the relaunch of this knit pattern, now available in everything from sweaters, dresses and jumpsuits to accessories like hats and scarfs....

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Ugly Norwegians

Norwegian brand Ugly Children’s Clothing (founded in 2006) make the coolest cotton mix knit baby bodies, hats, dresses and leggings for babies and kids. Read more about the Norwegian Marius pattern here Talking about Ugly, I'm even more excited about their coming SS11 collection and have to give you a sneak peak of what to look forward to for the coming Spring season: It's the ultimate in urban...

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The Marius Sweater -a Norwegian Icon

In Scandinavia it's still quite common for the children to wear home knitted sweaters and cardigans. "Mariusgenser", Marius Sweater is something most true norwegians own. Designed in 1953 by Unn Soiland (later Dale), founder of Lillunn Design of Norway. She made textile history by designing new patterns, using coloured wool for thick sweaters, very unusual for the time,- making "Norwegian...

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