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Winter warmers Sweater ideas for men, women & children Brighten up the dark winter days with colourful, cosy knits! The garments in our Graphic Collection play with classic Fair Isle and tweed patterns for a sophisticated modern look, while we have richly cabled projects in luxurious yarns to tempt you. We celebrate Shetland knitting in this issue, too, with a special shawl, a report from the Wool Week festival, and a profile of an inspirational family of Shetland designers. HAPPY KNITTING! from The Knitter team Our featured designers Carol Meldrum Inspired by Scottish themes and textile traditions, Carol is known for her fashionable and playful knitting patterns, and for her range of popular books including Knitlympics and Knitted Icons. This month, Carol brings us a modern Fair Isle poncho knitted…

FAERIE KNITTING Alice Hoffman & Lisa Hoffman Best-selling novelist Alice Hoffman, whose books include Practical Magic, has teamed up with her cousin, the designer Lisa Hoffman, to produce an entrancing collection of feminine garments and accessories. Lisa’s designs bring to life 14 original fairy tales written by Alice; projects include a lace capelet, a cabled cowl, cosy shawl, legwarmers and bonnets, and a pair of dramatic silk beaded gauntlets. £14.99, Adams Media 40 TIMELESS KNITS by Norah Gaughan This book brings together 40 of the most iconic designs created by the legendary Norah Gaughan for Vogue Knitting magazine. Known for her breathtaking cables, innovative constructions, and talent with textures, Norah’s style is inimitable, and this book has patterns dating from 1987 right up to the present day. £19.18, Sixth &…

27 December Exeter Sock Club www.woolontheexe.com 01392 669015 12 January Wadhurst, East Sussex Knitting Socks www.theknitknacks.co.uk 01892 785035 12-25 January Mysore, India Knitting Holiday at the Green Hotel with Renée Callahan www.knitforpeace.org.uk 020 7794 9835 15/22/29 Jan Loughborough How to Knit for Improvers with Nicki Merrall www.nickimerrall.co.uk 0790 443 7858 20 January Waltham Abbey Waltham Abbey Wool Show www.walthamabbeywoolshow.co.uk 07970 028499 23 January Faversham A Beautiful Buttonband www.theyarndispensary.co.uk 01795 597 700 31 Jan-2 Feb Manchester The Creative Craft Show www.stitchandhobby.co.uk 01425 277988 2 February London Brioche Workshop www.loopknittingshop.com 020 7288 1160 8 February Warrington Beginners Spinning Workshop www.blacksheepwools.com 01925 764231 17 February Tideswell Introduction to Yarn Dyeing www.peakdistrictyarns.co.uk 07594 969105 22-23 February Farnborough Make It and Knit & Stitch It www.make-it.org.uk 01784 880890 22-24 February Farnham Unravel www.craft.farnhammaltings.com/ portfolio/unravel-festival-knitting/ 28…

STITCH PATTERNS TWEED PATTERN (worked over multiple of 4 sts + 3) Row 1 (RS): Using yarn B, K3, *Sl 1 wyib, K3; rep from * to end. Row 2 (WS): Using yarn B, P3, *Sl 1 wyif, P3; rep from * to end. Row 3: Using yarn C, K2, *Sl 1 wyib, K3; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 4: Using yarn C, P1, *P3, Sl 1 wyif; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2. Row 5: Using yarn A, K1, *Sl 1 wyib, K3; rep from * to last 2 sts, Sl 1 wyib, K1. Row 6: Using yarn A, P1, *Sl 1 wyif, P3; rep from * to last 2 sts, Sl 1 wyib, P1. Row 7: Using yarn B, K4, *Sl 1 wyib,…

PONCHO RIB NECK Using 4mm circular needles and yarn A, cast on 122 sts. Do not join into the round - knitting flat avoids a pattern jog. Row 1 (RS): K2, *P2, K2; rep from * to end. Row 2 (WS): P2, *K2, P2; rep from * to end. Rows 1 and 2 form rib. Rep these two rows 12 more times or to required length, ending with a WS row. Next row (RS inc): Rib 4, M1, *rib 5, M1; rep to last 3 sts, rib 3. 146 sts. Next row (WS): Purl to end. Fasten off yarn A. BODY Change to 4.5mm needles and join in yarn B. Row 1 (RS): K10, pm, K1, pm, K13, pm, K28, pm, K13, pm, K1, pm, K16, pm, K1, pm, K13,…

BACK AND FRONT (both alike) Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 124 (136:150:162:176) sts. Beg on stitch 27 (21:14:8:1) of Chart and ending on stitch 150 (156:163:169:176), cont in patt from Chart as folls: Work Chart rows 1 to 128, ending with RS facing for next row. Now repeating Chart rows 129 and 130 as required, complete work as folls: Cont straight until work meas 35 (35½: 36:36½:37) cm, ending with RS facing for next row. SHAPE ARMHOLES Keeping patt correct, cast off 5 (6:7:8:9) sts at beg of next 2 rows. 114 (124:136:146:158) sts. Dec 1 st at each end of next 5 (5:7:7:9) rows, then on foll 6 (8:8:10:9) alt rows. 92 (98:106:112:122) sts. Cont straight until armhole meas 20 (21½: 23:24½:26) cm, ending with RS facing for next…

IT’S SAID that two heads are better than one, and for Homespunwonders, a small business selling yarns, patterns and knitting accessories online and at yarns shows, that has certainly proved to be the case. Heather Kaye and her daughter Katie Collins, both passionate about crafting, teamed up to pool their creativity and sell fair trade yarns, their own hand-dyed yarn range, patterns, and accessories such as knitting cases and yarn buddies. Heather and Katie live in Sheffield, South Yorkshire - not far from the Yorkshire Dales, the area of outstanding natural beauty which supplies them with never-ending ideas for colour hues. Katie’s creative inspiration comes from folk-art style; she loves playing with colour, and making beautiful creations influenced by nature. Heather learned to knit, courtesy of her great aunt, when…

ORIGINALLY FROM the north of Ireland, Bronagh Miskelly is now based in London. She likes her designs to provide a bit of a challenge or be fun to knit, as well as to bring pleasure when they are worn. Who inspired you to take up knitting? “I come from a family of makers. One of my grandmothers was a prolific sock knitter, and the other had worked for an upmarket dressmaker when she was young. My mum was a sewer, and one of my aunts always had tapestry on the go. So I learned to do all sorts of crafts. Knitting was the craft that I took to most in my teens; it is the one that helps me to reproduce what’s in my head most easily.” Do you have…

SCARF Using 4mm needles and the long-tail or thumb method, cast on 117 sts. Row 1 (RS): K2, *cast off 5 sts (1 st left on needle, K3; rep from * to last 7 sts, cast off 5 sts (1 st left on needle), K1. 52 sts. Row 2: K1, *KFB twice, K2; rep from * to last 3 sts, KFB twice, K1. 78 sts. Row 3: Sl 1 wyif, knit to end, dec 1 st at centre of row. 77 sts. Row 4: Sl 1 wyif, P5, knit to last 6 sts, P5, K1. Row 5: Sl 1 wyif, K1, yo, sk2po, yo, knit to last 5 sts, yo, sk2po, yo, K2. Row 6: As row 4. Row 7: Sl 1 wyif, knit to end. Row 8: Sl 1…

HAMELTON TWEED 1 by BC Garn Price £4.49 per 50g/100m ball. 90% wool, 10% viscose; aran weight. Shown in shade HX26. www.loveknitting.com ALPACA TWEED by The Border Mill Price £15 per 100g/190m skein. 100% alpaca; aran weight. Shown in shade Midnight. www.thebordermill.co.uk 01361 883692 DONEGAL ARAN TWEED by Studio Donegal Price £3.95 per 50g/80m ball. 100% pure wool; aran weight. Shown in shade Light Blue (4726). www.greatbritishyarns.co.uk…

STITCH PATTERNS CHART A (panel of 54 sts) Rows 1, 5, 7, and 11 (RS): K18, P2, K1tbl, P2, K8, P2, K1tbl, P2, K18. Row 2 and all other WS rows: P18, K2, P1tbl, K2, P8, K2, P1tbl, K2, P18. Row 3: C12B, K6, P2, K1tbl, P2, K8, P2, K1tbl, P2, C12B, K6. Row 9: K6, C12F, P2, K1tbl, P2, C8B, P2, K1tbl, P2, K6, C12F. Row 12: Rep Row 2. Repeat Rows 1–12 for Chart A. CHART B (panel of 24 sts) Rows 1, 3, and 5 (RS): P2, K20, P2. Row 2 and all other WS rows: K2, P20, K2. Row 7: P2, C10B, C10F, P2. Row 8: Rep Row 2. Repeat Rows 1–8 for Chart B. CHART C (panel of 54 sts) Rows 1, 5, 7, and…

100 KNITS edited by Kerry Bogert (£34.99) SUBTITLED “INTERWEAVE’S ultimate pattern collection”, this hardcover book with more than 500 pages brings together 100 of the most iconic projects from Interweave’s huge back catalogue of knitting books and magazines. There will be some designs that will be familiar to many knitters - Evelyn Clark’s ‘Swallowtail Shawl’ from 2006, for example, which has been knitted by more than 12,000 Ravelry members, and Jared Flood’s iconic ‘Koolhaas’ hat. But there will be many, many more patterns in the book that will surprise and delight you, and will become new favourites. The one hundred projects include hats and socks; scarves, cowls, shawls and wraps; 21 cardigans; 26 pullovers, including sweaters and henley-style jumpers; and 11 tanks and T-shirts. A huge range of stitch patterns…

BODY Using 2.5mm circular needles and yarn D, cast on 172 (196:208:216) sts. Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts. Change to yarn C. Rib round: *K2, P2; rep from * to end. Rep rib round until Body meas 5cm from cast-on edge. Change to 3mm needles. Next round: Knit, inc 8 (8:8:12) sts evenly across round. 180 (204:216:228) sts. Work 4 rounds in st st (knit every round). Work Chart A once in full, repeating pattern 15 (17:18:19) times per round. Cont straight in st st and yarn C only until Body meas 39 (40:41:42) cm from cast-on edge. Leave sts on waste yarn or spare needles. SLEEVES Using 2.5mm DPNs and yarn C, cast on 40 (44:52:60) sts. Pm and join…

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PATTERN NOTES The first part of the shawl is knitted back and forth on 40cm circular needles until the circle can be closed. SHAWL Using 3.5mm needles and Yarn B, cast on 4 sts. Row 1 (RS): KFB, K to last st, KFB. 2 sts inc’d. Row 2: PFB, P to last st, PFB. 2 sts inc’d. Rep Rows 1 and 2 three more times. 20 sts. Cont to increase as set on every row, work Charts as folls: Beg working Chart A, making sure to centre the middle of the flower on the first row, working the 14-row rep twice. Cont working through Charts B to O. If preferred, when there are enough stitches to join in the round, cast on 6 extra stitches (to make a steek) and…

TREATS GALORE! After rushing around buying and knitting gifts for others, do you find yourself wishing for a little treat for yourself, to welcome in the New Year? Loop of London has some gorgeous kits to spoil yourself with! Among our favourites are the Moel View Leighton Handwarmer kits. They contain three hanks of Wensleydale yarn - cream, the very rare natural brown, and a naturally dyed skein - with a pattern by Ella Austin for a pair of intricate colourwork mitts. They cost £40. The new Roulade Scarf kit, meanwhile, uses elegant stripes to showcase the stunning CaMaRose Tynd Lavauld yarn, a blend of llama and wool in subtle colours; it costs £48.50. If you’re a Loop fan, you’ll want to proudly wear a brand-new Loop pin badge, with…

“Two cowls and two shawls completed. I have one pair of mittens, a hat and another cowl to make before Christmas Eve. Oh and a few decorations - mini elf and reindeers” Julia Badger@JuliaBadger2 “Yes yes yes! Have three items finished but not likely to get round to crochet stocking bunting for 6th year on row. Perhaps should make that in July!” Judit Sogan@MonsterYarns “I’ve already finished my Christmas knitting - three pairs of socks all done” Knit Linea@KnitLinea Yeap! 2 hats, 3 scarves, 2 shawls and 75% of a traditional Aran jumper so far” Emma Ockleford@EmmaOckleford “I never stopped. It’s a year round process for @lt_crafts” Little Tree Crafts@lt_crafts “Only a Christmas sweater for myself!” Alison Craven@KnittingPins What our favourite knitters have been saying… “To celebrate the launch of…

FLOWERS, DIAMONDS and zigzags decorate this children’s jumper by Sophie Jordan. She has picked a cheerful colour palette for her Fair Isle design, using the incredibly soft and warm Alpaca 4ply yarn from DROPS. The upper body and sleeves feature the classic lice stitch pattern, here knitted in stripes of four different colours. The body is worked bottom-up in the round to the armholes, then split into back and front sections which are worked separately. BODY Using 2.5mm circular needles and yarn B, cast on 160 (170:180:190:200) sts. Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts. Twisted Rib round: *K1tbl, P1; rep from * to end. Rep Twisted rib Round until piece meas 4 (4:5:5:5) cm from cast-on edge. Change to 3.5mm circular needles.…

STITCH PATTERNS SLEEVE RIB PATTERN (worked in the round) (multiple of 8 sts) Rnd 1: *K1tbl, P2, K3, P2; rep from * to end. Rnd 2: *K1tbl, P2, SKYK, P2; rep from * to end. Rnd 3: *K1tbl, P2, K3, P2; rep from * to end. Repeat these 3 rnds for pattern. SLEEVE RIB PATTERN (worked flat after armhole shaping) (multiple of 8 sts) Rows 1 and 3: *K1tbl, P2, K3, P2; rep from * to end. Row 2: *K2, SPYP, K2, P1tbl; rep from * to end. Rows 4 and 6: *K2, P3, K2, P1tbl; rep from * to end. Row 5: *K1tbl, P2, SKYK, P2; rep from * to end. Repeat these 6 rows for pattern. COLOURWORK PATTERN Note: Sts are slipped purlwise with yarn held on WS.…

FRONT Using 3.5mm needles, yarn A and the cable cast-on method, cast on 113 sts. Work Chart rows 1-38 twice. Work Chart rows 1-25. Cast off in yarn A on WS. BACK PART 1 Using 3.5mm needles, yarn A and the cable cast-on method, cast on 113 sts. Work Chart rows 1-38. Work Chart rows 1-8. BUTTONBAND Using yarn A: Row 1: *K1, P1; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 2: *P1, K1; rep from * to last st, P1. Repeat last 2 rows 4 more times. Cast off in rib. BACK PART 2 Using 3.5mm needles, yarn A and the cable cast-on method, cast on 113 sts. BUTTONHOLE BAND Using yarn A, work as for Buttonband replacing row 5 as follows: Row 5: (K1, P1) 4 times,…

STITCH PATTERNS PANEL A (worked over 14 sts) Row 1 (RS): P1, T3F, P6, T3B, P1. Row 2: K2, P2, K6, P2, K2. Row 3: P2, T3F, P4, T3B, P2. Row 4: K3, P2, K4, P2, K3. Row 5: P3, T3F, P2, T3B, P3. Row 6: K4, P2, K2, P2, K4. Row 7: P4, T3F, T3B, P4. Row 8: K5, P4, K5. PANEL B (worked over 14 sts) Row 1 (RS): P4, T3B, T3F, P4. Row 2: K4, P2, K2, P2, K4. Row 3: P3, T3B, P2, T3F, P3. Row 4: K3, P2, K4, P2, K3. Row 5: P2, T3B, P4, T3F, P2. Row 6: K2, P2, K6, P2, K2. Row 7: P1, T3B, P6, T3F, P1. Row 8: K1, P2, K8, P2, K1. BACK Using 3.25mm needles, cast on…

Abbreviations alt alternate approx approximately beg beginning ch chain cn cable needle cont continue dc double crochet (US single crochet) dec decrease (work two stitches together) DK double knitting DPN double-pointed needle dtr double treble (US treble crochet) est established foll following inc increase K knit KFB knit into front and back of stitch K2tog knit the next two stitches together kwise knitwise meas measures M1 make one (see M1L) M1pw make 1 st purlwise: with LH needle lift the strand between next and last st from front to back and purl through the back loop M1L left leaning increase: with left needle tip, lift strand between needles from front to back. Knit lifted loop through back of loop M1R right leaning increase: with left needle tip, lift strand between…