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The Knitter Issue 173
Creative colour
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Apple Orchard • Glorious Fair Isle colourwork inspired by the joys of spring decorates this cardigan design
The Knitter lovers… • …ideas, websites, patterns, events, inspiration and more!
NEW BOOKS • Our pick of the best pattern collections and e-books
LEARN AT HOME • Online workshops to boost your knitting skills
DIARY DATES • Events and workshops to inspire your knitting
START YOUR OWN CRAFT BUSINESS • Whether you want to take the start-up plunge or grow a side hustle, here’s a wealth of advice for social media, branding & more!
Railway Yarns • We meet Gillian Orford, the owner of a local yarn shop in Ledbury, Herefordshire
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Prior Park • This elegant rollneck jumper features a beautiful lace panel around the bottom
Syllabub • These sweet socks pair a striped fabric with a band of pretty lace around the leg
Yarn choice • Create soft, cosy knitwear with these six interesting and appealing yarns, spun from wool, mohair and alpaca
Great reads • Discover the rich traditions of Norwegian colourwork knitting with this wonderful book of mitten and glove patterns
Cabin in the Woods • Play with colour and lace to create this beautiful triangular shawl
PIGMENT & PLY • Inspired by a background in fashion and a love of art, Jessica Sharpe uses her sketchbooks to develop palettes for her hand-dyed yarns, as she tells Penny Batchelor
Whisk • Cosy and bright, this yoked sweater uses a chunky mohair-alpaca yarn
Dancing Grannies • These modern Norwegian mittens will bring a smile to your face!
Quincy • This cropped, lacy design can be worn as a cardigan, or reversed and worn as a jumper
Lunan Bay • This neat raglan jumper features a mock cable and chevron textured pattern
Green ambitions • Novita’s impressive programme of sustainability initiatives includes the launch of the eco-friendly Woolly Wood yarn
Bel Canto • This tie-fronted raglan cardigan has a vintage, feminine look
THE CHANNEL ISLAND CAST ON • Add a decorative edge to your sweaters using this interesting cast-on method. Helen Spedding explains how to work it
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Stirling • This smart textured jacket is sized to fit little ones aged six months to three years
Brampton • Have fun with marling to create this V-neck raglan jumper with ombre stripes
MASTERCLASS ARCHIVE • Discover the range of techniques explored by The Knitter in this reference guide to our Masterclass topics
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NEXT MONTH • Get set for spring with fresh designs from Fiona Alice Outi Kater Erika Knight Emma Vining Mary Henderson …and more
INFORMATION
Making changes • Graeme Bethune looks to innovate on the farm, with a new approach to the breeding of his Castlemilk Moorit ewes
Waldendale • This elegantly cabled, cropped cardigan is knitted in a luxurious yarn
British beauty • The KC Collection is a special new yarn range from King Cole, offering natural, luxurious fibres for keen knitters, as Helen Spedding discovers