Linka Neumann

Linka Neumann grew up in Oslo in a family who loved to travel; outdoor activities were a big part of her childhood. Linka also loved to draw and paint, but she was the only member of her family who didn’t knit! This changed after she worked in a nrsing home where the staff and the patients knitted – Linka made her first sweater, and so began a new chapter in her life.

Linka eventually began to design her own garments, and her first sweater, the Wilderness Sweater with its distinctive dog-paw-print motif, is still one of her most popular. She has published three books – her first, published in 2019, was on the bestseller list for over 30 weeks and has been translated into several languages.

In 2020, Linka opened her online store, linkaneumann.com – she now has almost 150,000 followers on Instagram (@linka.neumann) and 14,000 on Facebook. In 2024 she won two prestigious Knit Awards: 'People's Favourite' and 'Collaboration of the Year', for her work with the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, @naturvern.

She and her husband live in the village of Åsgreina, Norway, with their two dogs.