According to AnOther Magazine, on this day in 1858, Hymen Lipman recieved a letter from the United States Patent and Trademark Office which granted the first ever official patent for the modern pencil (the sort with an eraser attached onto the end). Why not mark the occasion with a small selection of some of the fine illustrations of Iben Høj knitwear made by our favourite artists – which one is your favourite?
From left to right: Jenny Mörtsell, Cecilia Carlstedt, Laura Laine

From left to right: Jenny Mörtsell, Montse Bernal, Bec Winnel