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Chloé Elizabeth Birch Chloé is a freelance knitwear designer who loves to create fun yet timeless pieces. Chloé has designed for West Yorkshire Spinners and Vogue Knitting, and her latest pattern for us is a gorgeous black and silver jumper, in our special supplement. Dario Tubiana Italian designer Dario loves to play with colourwork, construction and stitches to create sweaters and accessories that will bring a smile to your face! This month, Dario brings us a modern cabled jumper in a vibrant shade of British wool. Find it on p56. Mary Henderson Mary is passionate about traditional Scottish knitting patterns, and we have two designs from her this month: a modern Fair Isle T-shirt knitted in plant-dyed yarn on p8, and a pair of stranded colourwork wristwarmers on p26. Bronagh…

VIBRANT WAYS WITH COLOUR After the long, gloomy winter, bring some pizzazz to your wardrobe with Sirdar’s vivacious new patterns! Designed using its popular Bonus DK yarn, the Two-Tone Neons collection includes six head-turning designs for women to fit busts of 32in to 54in. Among the designs is the ‘Pulse Flash’ sweater, which has a mesmerising colourwork pattern in purple and orange. ‘Voltage Vest’ has a relaxed shape for easy layering, along with bright orange graphic motifs. A modern take on traditional gingham appears on the short-sleeved ‘Bright Sparks Sweater’, knitted in electric blue or hot pink and white. ‘Glow and Go Top’ is a short-sleeved tunic, knitted in a diamond eyelet lace pattern and a gradient colour effect transitioning from neon yellow to grey. Other designs include a cardigan…

AN ABSTRACT pattern of squares and hashtag-like motifs decorates these long wristwarmers from Mary Henderson. She has used yellow and blue shades of Blacker Yarns’ gorgeous Samite Silk Blend, a woollen-spun mix of Bluefaced Leicester and Shetland wool blended with recycled silk. “The wristwarmers are knitted in the round using the stranded colourwork technique - carry the colours not in use up the rounds, catching in the floats,” Mary advises. “I used just 20g of each shade for my wristwarmers, so they’re a great way to use up leftover yarn. They’re finished with an i-cord cast-off to give a neat edge.” WRISTWARMERS RIB Using 3.25mm DPNs and yarn A, and the long-tail method, cast on 56 sts. Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist…

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BACK Using 2.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on 117 (131:147:159:173:187:203:215:233) sts. Join in yarn A. Rows 1 and 2: Using yarn A, knit. Rows 3 and 4: Using yarn B, knit. These 4 rows form striped garter stitch. Work in striped garter stitch for a further 5 rows, ending with WS facing for next row. Row 10 (WS): Using yarn A, K4 (2:3:7:5:3:1: 8:8), M1, [K9 (9:10:9:9:9:10:9:9), M1] 12 (14:14:16:18:20:20:22:24) times, K5 (3:4:8:6:4:2:9:9). 130 (146:162:176:192:208:224:238:258) sts. Change to 3mm needles. Beg and ending rows as indicated, using the Fair Isle technique (stranding colour not in use loosely across the back of the work), repeating the 24-st patt repeat 4 (6:6:6:8:8:8:8:10) times across each row and repeating the 24-row patt repeat throughout, cont in patt from Chart, which is worked…

BACK Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 147 (161:175:191:205:219:233) sts. Working from row 1 of Charts A, B and C as follows: Row 1 (RS): Beg with st 1 (9:2:9:2:10:3) of Chart A, work Chart A to end, then work Chart A another 2 (3:3:4:4:5:5) times, work Chart B once, work Chart C 2 (3:3:4:4:5:5) times, then work sts 1 to 15 (7:14:7:14:6:13) of Chart C once more. Row 2 (WS): Beg with st 15 (7:14:7:14:6:13) of Chart C, work Chart C to end, then work Chart C another 2 (3:3:4:4:5:5) times, work Chart B once, work Chart A 2 (3:3:4:4:5:5) times, then work sts 15 to 1 (9:2:9:2:10:3) of Chart A once more. These two rows set hem patt. Continue in hem patt until Back meas 6cm from cast-on edge,…

JUMPER NECKBAND Using 3mm needles and yarn A, cast on 90 (100:110:112:116:116:116) sts. Pm and join to work in the rnd, taking care not to twists sts. Next rnd: Using yarn B, K1tbl, P1; rep from to end. Work another 9 rnds in twisted rib as set. Next rnd (inc): *K6 (12:11:14:29:14:7), M1; rep from * to last 6 (4:0:0:0:4:4) sts, K to end. 14 (8:10:8:4:8:16) sts inc’d. 104 (108:120:120:120:124:132) sts. Change to 4mm needles. BEGIN COLOURWORK Rnds 1-13: Patt as set by chart, working the chart 26 (27:30:30:30:31:33) times across each rnd. Cont working chart, increasing on rounds indicated as folls: Rnd 14 (inc): *K3, M1, K1; rep from * to end. 26 (27:30:30:30:31:33) sts inc’d; 130 (135:150:150:150:155:165) sts. Rnds 15-18: Patt as set by chart, working the chart…

PATTERN NOTES The lower borders are knitted separately, and then joined to work in the round up to the armholes. The back and front are then worked separately, and the shoulders joined using a three-needle cast off. The neckline is finished with an i-cord cast-off. Sleeves are picked up and knitted in the round from the armhole down. The back is worked first with a moss stitch pattern on smaller needles to create the armhole shaping. The front has a round neckline, matching the pattern repeats from the back. CHART NOTES The colourwork chart for the border is worked in rows: RS chart is worked from right to left, WS rows are worked from left to right. The body is worked in the round to the armholes, so the charts…

LATVIAN BRAIDS Paper Tiger shows us how to work these decorative braids in the round https://bit.ly/paperlatvian STEPHEN’S STASH Take a peek into Stephen West’s WIP basket as he spring-cleans his studio https://bit.ly/westclean24 KITCHEN COLOURS Last Minute Laura dyes yarn using grapes, onion skin and avocado pits https://bit.ly/lastminutedye LIVING TRADITIONS Meet the Coast Salish women who make beautiful Cowichan sweaters https://bit.ly/marycowichan…

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CHART PATTERNS (written instructions) CHART A Rnd 1: K3tog, yo, P1, yo, K3tog tbl, P1. 6 sts. Rnd 2: K1tbl, yo, K1tbl, P1, K1tbl, yo, K1tbl, P1. 8 sts. Rnd 3: *K1tbl, P1; rep from * another 3 times. Rnds 4 to 6: As Rnd 3. CHART B Rnd 1: Yo, SSK, yo, K1, s2kpo, K1, yo, K2tog, yo, P1, yo, SSK, yo, K1, s2kpo, K1, yo, K2tog, yo, P1. Rnd 2: P1, *K8, P1; rep from * once more, P1. Rnd 3: P1, yo, SSK, yo, s2kpo, yo, K2tog, yo, K1, P1, K1, yo, SSK, yo, s2kpo, yo, K2tog, yo, P2. Rnd 4: P2, *K7, P1; rep from * once more, P2. Rnd 5: P2, yo, SSK, K1, K2tog, yo, K2, P1, K2, yo, SSK, K1, K2tog, yo, P3.…

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The Knitter FEATURE ORIGINALLY FROM Norway, Anniken Allis has been based in the UK since 1990, and she has been a regular contributor to The Knitter for many years. She is best known for her beautiful lace designs, but she also loves to create knitwear using brioche stitch and stranded colourwork, and she has contributed patterns to a wide range of knitting magazines, books and yarn companies. Anniken is an accomplished knitting teacher, too, hosting in-person and online classes on advanced techniques, and she also runs her own online yarn store, Yarnaddict.co.uk. Despite always being busy with her creative endeavours, Anniken found time to chat with us about what she has been getting up to lately. What techniques have you been using for your latest designs? “I’ve been trying to…

PATTERN NOTES The shawl starts with a long tab cast-on which is worked from both ends. There are two options for this start: either using Judy’s Magic Cast On, or using a crochet provisional cast-on method. For guidance on Judy’s Magic Cast On, see our masterclass in Issue 190, or watch a video at http://bit.ly/judymagicco For guidance on working crochet provisional cast-ons, see our masterclass in Issue 199. CHART PATTERNS MAIN CHART Row 1 (RS): P1, K4, K2tog, K2, yo, P1, yo, K2, SSK, K4, P1. 19 sts. Row 2 and all WS rows: (K1, P8) twice, K1. Row 3: P1, K3, K2tog, K2, yo, K1, P1, K1, yo, K2, SSK, K3, P1. Row 5: P1, K2, K2tog, K2, yo, K2, P1, K2, yo, K2, SSK, K2, P1. Row 7:…

FROM THE archives STITCH PATTERNS PATTERN PANEL Row 1 (RS): (K2, yo, skpo) 3 times, K6, yo, skpo, K5, (K2tog, yo, K2) 3 times. Row 2 (WS and every following WS row): Purl. Row 3: K3, yo, skpo, K11, K2tog, yo, K1, yo, skpo, K11, K2tog, yo, K3. Row 5: (K4, yo, skpo) twice, K3, K2tog, yo, K1, (yo, skpo) twice, K3, (K2tog, yo, K4) twice. Row 7: K5, yo, skpo, K7, (K2tog, yo) twice, K1, (yo, skpo) twice, K7, K2tog, yo, K5. Row 8 (WS): P37. These 8 rows form the panel. FRONT Using 3.25mm needles, cast on 95 (101:107:113:119:125:131) sts. Row 1 (RS): K2, (P1, K1) to last st, K1. Row 2 (WS): K1, (P1, K1) to end. Rows 1 and 2 set Rib patt. Work in Rib…

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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…

BACK Using 4mm needles and yarn A, cast on 64 sts. Beg with a Krow, work6 (8:8:10:12:12: 14:14:16) rows in st st. Cast-on row (RS): Break yarn, cast on 40 (44:48:S2:S6: S6:60:60:64) sts onto empty needle, K to end. 104 (108:112:116:120:120:124:124:128) sts. FIRST SHOULDER Cont in st st (throughout) as follows: Beg with a Prow, work 7 (9:11:13:13:13: 15:17:17) rows in st st. Join in yarn B. Using yarn B, work 2 rows. Using yarn A, work 2 rows. Using yarn B, work 2 rows. Rep last 4 rows 2 (3:4:5:6:7:8:9:10) more times. Using yarn A, work 6 (8:10:12:12:12:14:16:16) rows in st st. Working from chart, set chart as follows: Sizes 2, 4, 7 and 8 only Next row (RS): Working from row 1of chart, work 8-st repeat - (13:-:14:-:-: 1S:1S:-)…

SUMMER SHOWS Have a fun-filled day out this summer at one of the many fabulous yarn festivals taking place in the UK! First up is The Wool Monty on 8-9 June, which will be held at Magna, Rotherham. The fantastic line-up of dyers and yarn producers includes Caithness Yarns, Peak District Yarns, BareFaced and Fruitful Fusion. www.thewoolmonty.co.uk Wool@J13 is well known for its friendly atmosphere, and this year’s show is on 29-30 June inBishton, Staffordshire. Aswellascraft workshops, music, dancing and a stash swap, there’ll be more than 40 exhibitors including Perran Yarns, Ewe & Ply, Gorgeous Yarns, and Folkestone Harbour Yarn. www.wool-j13.uk Yarningham is the premier yarn show in the West Midlands, and will be held in Birmingham on 13-14 July. It promises an exciting, diverse line-up of makers -…

Elegant textured patterns and modern design details fill the pages of Rain Shadow, the new collection from Rowan. It has 10 summery knitting patterns and two crochet designs using Rowan yarns including Creative Linen, Cotton Cashmere and Summerlite. Layering pieces include two oversized cardigans by Martin Storey: ‘Guban’, which uses a diamond lattice lace pattern; and ‘Namib’, a wide, dropped-sleeve design with bands of textured eyelets and ridges. Lisa Richardson has designed the glamorous ‘Chalbi’ edge-to-edge cardigan, which has a spectacular textured pattern. For warmer days, there are lightweight tops such as ‘Gobi’ by Georgia Farrell, which has drop stitch bands for an airy effect. Kidsilk Haze is cleverly used to create translucent cap sleeves on a raglan top, and rippling intarsia bands on the ‘Sahara’ vest. The ‘Mojave’ vest…

Create practical, comfortable and charming knits for children with Amy Philip’s new book, Knitting for Babies and Toddlers, which offers 35 timeless projects for little ones aged from birth to three years. Essential projects include quick-knit vests, sweaters and cardigans using simple stitch patterns and sweet motifs such as apples and rain clouds. Other useful items for baby’s wardrobe include romper suits, leggings, bloomers and onesies, and accessories such as hats, booties and mittens. Decorate the nursery with Amy’s sweet pillows, blankets, and bunting, and knit up simple toys such as a rattle and a comforter. £14.99, CICO Books Floral art Donate knitted flowers to the Yarndale Meadow project and help to create a community artwork www.yarndale.co.uk/yarndale-hub/yarndale-worldwide-creative-project-2024/ Stylecraft has a range of fresh, colourful women’s patterns for spring using its…

SWATCHES SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE 34 shades BAA RAM EWE Pip Colourwork Shade pictured Chevin (028) Ball weight/length 25g/116m Needle size 2.75-3mm (UK 12-11/US 2-3) Tension 28 sts and 37 rows to 10cm Fibre content 100% British wool Care Hand wash RRP £3.50 Contact www.baaramewe.co.uk As the name suggests, Pip Colourwork was developed with colourwork projects in mind, and the newly expanded palette gives knitters even more options to play with. There are now 34 shades, including warm heathered tones, pastels and modern neons. Pip is lovely to work with, and knits up into a fabric that’s soft, woolly and bouncy, with a pleasing halo. PERRAN YARNS Silky Sea Shade pictured Galaxy Skein weight/length 100g/400m Needle size 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3) Tension Approx. 24 sts and 32 rows to 10cm Fibre…

PATTERN NOTES When measuring, stretch and pin the garment to simulate blocking. You may need to put stitches on a longer circular needle or waste yarn. The sleeves can be made longer. You can try on the sweater as you knit and work to the desired length, remembering that you may need more yarn. CHART PATTERN (written instructions) Row 1 (RS): K2, *yo, K2, sk2po, K2, yo, K1; rep from * to last st, K1. Rows 2 and 4 (WS): P to end. Row 3: K2, *K1, yo, K1, sk2po, K1, yo, K2; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 5: K2, *K2, yo, sk2po, yo, K3; rep from * to last st, K1. Rows 6 and 8: P1, K to last st, P1. Row 7: K to end.…

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SOCKS LEG Using 2.5mm DPNs and yarn A, cast on 72 sts. Divide sts evenly over 4 DPNs and join to work in the round, taking care not to twist sts. Pm for beginning of rnd. Begin with a Latvian braid: Rnd 1: *K1 with yarn A, K1 with yarn B; rep from * around. Rnd 2: *P1 with yarn A, P1 with yarn B; rep from * around. NOTE: Hold both yarns in front of work throughout. When changing colours, bring new colour under colour just used. Rnd 3: *P1 with yarn A, P1 with yarn B; rep from * around. NOTE: Hold both yarns in front of work throughout. When changing colours, bring new colour over colour just used. Change to yarn A. Work in st st for…

PATTERN PANEL (worked over 19 sts; also shown in chart) Row 1 (RS): C2F, K1, P5, K1, P1, K1, P5, K1, C2B. Row 2: P3, K5, P1, K1, P1, K5, P3. Row 3: K1, C2B, P4, K1, (P1, K1) twice, P4, C2F, K1. Row 4: P3, K4, P1, (K1, P1) twice, K4, P3. Row 5: C2F, K1, P3, K1, (P1, K1) 3 times, P3, K1, C2B. Row 6: P3, K3, (P1, K1) 3 times, P1, K3, P3. Row 7: K1, C2B, P2, K1, (P1, K1) 4 times, P2, C2F, K1. Row 8: P3, K2, (P1, K1) 4 times, P1, K2, P3. Row 9: C2F, K1, (P1, K1) 7 times, C2B. Row 10: P3, (K1, P1) 6 times, K1, P3. Row 11: K1, C2B, P1, T2F, P1, (K1, P1) 3 times,…

BACK Using 4mm needles, cast on 105 (113:129:137:145) sts. Work in garter stitch (knit every row) for 4cm. Row 1 (RS): *K1, yo, K2, s2kpo, K2, yo; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 2 and every foll WS row: Purl. Row 3: Knit. Row 5: K2tog tbl, K2, yo, *K1, yo, K2, s2kpo, K2, yo; rep from * to last 5 sts, K1, yo, K2, K2tog. Row 7: Knit. Row 8: Purl. These 8 rows form lace patt. Cont in patt until Back meas 37 (37:39:41:42) cm, ending with row 2 or row 6 of patt. SHAPE ARMHOLES Cont in st st only. Starting with a K row, cast off 6 (8:10:12:13) sts at beg of next 2 rows. 93 (97:109:113:119) sts. Work 6 (7:9:8:10) rows, dec 1…

Issue 201 Cowl-neck lace top • Intarsia pullover • Brioche cowl • Fair Isle hat • Colourwork cardigan • Men’s cabled sweater • Poncho • Wrap stitch socks • Child’s cardigan • Embroidered cable jumper • Lace cushion SEE THE PATTERNS IN DETAIL HERE http://bit.ly/RAVTKN Issue 200 Cabled top • Fair Isle mittens • Tank top • Felted bag • Colourwork socks • Cabled cardigan • Men’s vest • Intarsia cardigan • Shetland lace wrap • Cabled jumper • Slip stitch shawl • Gansey Issue 199 Fair Isle vest • Cabled cardigan • Brioche scarf • Fair Isle cowl • Lace cardigan • Men’s sweater • Cabled hat • Lace shawl • Fair Isle socks • Lacy jumper • Mohair sweater • Lacy socks • Doll Issue 198 Entrelac…