April 2024

Simply Knitting

The UK's best selling knitting magazine.

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Hello
Spring is in full bloom this issue! Our Fair Isle Collection Book bursts with garments, homewares and accessories in calming pastels and glorious brights. Inside the mag, adult garments for all occasions – Rowan’s Birdie colourwork cardi, Bronagh Mis
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Wishlist
Rowan’s new Designer Accessories Collective is filled with dreamy colourwork and clever stitchwork with some texture treats dropped in for fun! Could they be the classiest cosies ever for your spring wardrobe? Book £10.50, www.knitrowan.com More on p
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Cosy, Comfy, Classy
Spring style! Prepare to indulge! The Designer Collective is an accessory collection which is rich in colour and technique Featuring both guest and Rowan designers, and a range of Rowan’s most popular yarns – Felted Tweed, Kidsilk Haze, Kid Classic a
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Batik Elements Swirl Dk
Let colour flood your knits like never before! New Stylecraft Batik Elements Swirl DK is a wool and acrylic yarn with a lovely round twist. Its colour effect is a painted semi-solid look that gives beautifully subtle tonal hues when knitted up. The o
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West Yorkshire Spinners Colourlab Sock
West Yorkshire Spinners have launched an exciting new yarn which will flood your sock drawer with gorgeous bold colours. Created with the excellent quality you would expect from WYS, each sock yarn is made up of 75% wool and 25% nylon, making them st
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Brilliant Buttons
When you need a very special button for a very special knit then pay a visit to Incomparable Buttons! inspired by the traditional for knitters, these buttons cleanable (wash garments alternative to plastic. www.buttonmad.org ■
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Rainbows For Your Tiny Tots
Are you ready for something utterly adorable for your little ones? Tickly Tots is a beautiful self-striping marled baby yarn available in six fun colourways in an anti-pilling acrylic yarn. You’ll fall in love with the sweet shade names themselves –
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Modern Style
Bold brilliance and muted classics flood Kolibri by Johanna’s gorgeous pattern range! Johanna’s stylish pattern collection delivers soft, dreamy garments with an on-trend style. To suit yours or a loved-one’s wardrobe, you’ll be treated to bishop sle
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What I'm loving…
Never forget where you left your making-up needle when you have a mandala-inspired needle keeper! These bright enamelled tools are a quality gift for a knitter and a brilliant talking point at craft class. £13.95 each, www.notonthehighstreet.com This
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RECYCLE & RELOVE!
100% recycled yarn! Eco-knitters take note of this exciting new yarn! Cascade ReSolve brings the same fibres you love back to life through 100% recycled materials. This DK weight yarn has a velvety feel with a pleasing drape for your garments. Combin
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Stripe Of Stripes Stripe Of Stripes
GET the LOOK Page 19 Simply knitting loves IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS □ West Yorkshire Spinner ColourLab DK (DK, 100% wool, 100g/225m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table □ A pair of 3.75mm needles □ A pair of 4mm needles □ A 3.75mm circular
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Book Of The Month
For knit designers and artists, decorative tiles have always been a rich source of inspiration, thanks to their intricate patterns and vibrant colours. This compilation of knitting patterns and charts features 100 designs drawn from the beauty of dec
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Stay In Touch!
My parents are Irish and my mum taught me to knit as a child. When I was 18 my grandmother visited from Ireland. She asked if I knew how to do Aran cable – I said it looked too difficult – so she showed me how easy it was, and now cable knitting is m
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What’s Trending This Month
From issues 242, 243 & 244 Karen knitted our Advent calendar for her grandson. Karen’s daughter was happy to have an option safer than a traditional Christmas tree as her son had just started walking, and they didn’t want any accidents! The family al
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Bags Of Joy
Perfect PACK AWAY! IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS ■ Scheepjes Stone Washed XL (70% cotton, 30% acrylic, 50g/75m) 5 balls of Yarn A Moonstone (841), 1 ball each of Yarn B Peridot (867) and Yarn C Turquoise (864) ■ A pair of 5mm needles ■ Lining, 40×60cm ■ Waddin
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Panda Queen
PACKED with fun details! IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS ■ West Yorkshire Spinners, ColourLab DK (100% British wool, 100g/225m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table ■ A pair of 3.25mm needles ■ A pair of 4mm needles ■ A pair of 4.5mm needles ■ Two
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Golden Spirit
GIFT IDEA IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS □ King Cole Wool Aran (100% superwash wool, 100g/180m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table □ A pair of 3.75mm needles □ A pair of 4mm needles □ A pair of 5mm needles □ 2 stitch holders 23 sts and 26 rows
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Step-by-step Pick Up And Knit
1 Holding the piece of knitting you are going to pick the sts up from in your left hand, and starting at the top-right corner, insert the right-hand needle between the first two stitches of the row. 2 Wind your yarn around the needle and ‘knit’ the f
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Lend A Hand
□ Hayfield Bonus DK (100% acrylic, 100g/280m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A White (961), Yarn B Sky Marl (591), Yarn C Peach Melba (587), Yarn D Ice Blue (730), Yarn G Primrose (957) Yarn L Lime (882) □ A pair of 2.75mm needles □ Toy filling, 250g □ Stitch
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Charity Of The MONTH
Charity Naval Children’s Charity Established 1825 What do you do? The Naval Children’s Charity provides financial and holistic support for children and young people in need. We help children up to and including the age of 25 with a parent that is ser
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Twist And Turn
QUICK KNIT cables! TAKE ON A CHALLENGE □ Cascade Yarns 220 Grande (chunky, 100% wool, 200g/200m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table □ A pair of 5.5mm needles □ A pair of 6mm needles □ Spare knitting needle for three-needle cast off □
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SHIELDS & AXES
Great GIFT IDEA IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS □ Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK (100% acrylic, 100g/280m) 1 ball of each Yarn A Silver Mist (678) Yarn B White (961) Yarn C Fox (779) Yarn D Pumpkin (766) Yarn E Pink Peaches (888) Yarn F Oatmeal (964) Yarn G Olive Gree
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Diamond Days
SUPER Stashbuster IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS □ Scheepjes Truly Scrumptious (DK, 50% polyester, 50% acrylic, 100g/108m) 1 ball of each Yarn A Custard Pie (341) Yarn B French Blue Macaroon (343) Yarn C Orange Cheesecake (332) □ A pair of 5mm needles □ Lining
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Spring Yellows
Now known as Sirdar’s flagship baby yarn, Snuggly 4ply creates an incredibly soft fabric, making it ideal for crafting snug and cosy hand-knitted garments for tiny babies and toddlers, to absolutely anyone and anything. Its gentle touch remains intac
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Little Sunshine
NOT TOO tricky! IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS □ Bergère de France Toison 100 (chunky, 77% acrylic, 20% wool, 3% polyamide, 100g/140m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table □ A pair of 4.5mm needles □ A pair of 5mm needles □ 5 Acacia Buttons, 18mm
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What A Quacker!
NOT TOO tricky! IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS □ Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic, 100g/295m) 1 ball each in Yarn A Graphite (1063) Yarn B Citron (1263) Yarn C Grey (1099) □ A pair of 5.5mm needles □ A pair of 4mm needles □ A pair of black safety eyes, 14mm
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Take A Break
CATCH UP WITH OUR READER KNITS AND STORIES over on page 22 1 Red spice used in goulash (7) 5 Tomato sauce (7) 9 Showery month (5) 10 Seasoned meat pizza topping (9) 11 Poem devoted to someone (3) 12 Whipping utensil (5) 13 Play (5) 14 Colour of milit
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Knitting Know-how
CONTACT US! Got a question for our experts? Then email us at simplyknitting@ourmedia.co.uk or write to us at Simply Knitting, Eagle House, Bristol BS1 4ST. KNIT GURU Faye Perrium-Reed Technical Editor & Designer Top freelance technical editor and des
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Mosaic Marvel
TRY A new stitch! IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS □ Paintbox Simply Aran (100% acrylic, 100g/184m) 2 balls of Yarn A Vanilla Cream (207) 1 ball of Yarn B Lime Green (228) □ A pair of 5mm needles □ 5 buttons, 20mm wide □ Tapestry needle □ A 40×40cm (15¾×15¾in) cu
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Hello Birdie
NEW from ROWAN EST 1978 TAKE ON A CHALLENGE □ Rowan Pebble Island (worsted, 100% Merino wool, 50g/108m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table □ A pair of 4mm needles □ A pair of 4.5mm needles □ 7 buttons (ref TG4276), 15mm shell from ww
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Step-by-step How To Knit Fair Isle
1 These images show what happens to the yarn that you carry over on the wrong side of the work. Work a stitch in the first colour as usual. To change colour, hold the working yarn out of the way and position the new colour ready to work the next stit
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How To Knit
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Simply Knitting
Editor Kirstie McLeod Deputy Editor Sophie Jordan Creative Design Lead Nicola Lynn Designer Camilla Owen Technical Editors Jen Bartlett & Rachael Prest Contributors Philippa Bunch, Colette Earley, Charlotte Foster Brown, Tricia Gilbert, Gingersnap Mo
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Meet The Team
“More sock yarn, so my stash can get bigger. Or possibly another pair of arms so I can make more socks!” “More affordable super-super chunky yarns so I can arm-knit the plushest throws and cushions to decorate my living room and bedroom.” “More eco-f
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Ripple Effect
IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS □ World of Wool Isle (aran, 80% Shetland wool, 20% Bluefaced Leicester wool, 100g/175m) 1 ball of Valla Field (IY16) □ A 5mm circular needle, 80cm long □ Tapestry needle □ 2 stitch markers 16 sts and 29 rows to measure 10×10cm (4×
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Spring Scene Spring Scene
Knit in sizes 8-26 TAKE ON A CHALLENGE □ The Border Mill North Coast 4ply (100% Shetland wool, 25g/90m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table □ A 2.75mm circular needle, 40cm long, or double-pointed needles (DPNs) if preferred □ A 3mm c
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Missed An Issue?
⁎ Pretty tartan jumper ⁎ Floral socks ⁎ Kids’ denim jacket ⁎ Men’s two-tone jumper ⁎ Easter bunny box ⁎ Rowan two-way cardi ⁎ Cute Easter toys ⁎ Kids’ zebra jumper ⁎ Scarf tea cosy ⁎ Rowan cardigan ⁎ Rabbit door stop ⁎ Yoga mat bag ⁎ V-neck jumper ⁎
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Comfort Zone
SUPER Stashbuster TAKE ON A CHALLENGE □ Jamieson and Smith 2ply Jumper weight (100% wool, 25g/115m) 3 balls of Yarn A Shade 29 1 ball of each Yarn B Shade 101 Yarn C Shade 14 Yarn D Shade 91 Yarn E Shade 1A Yarn F Shade FC22 □ A pair of 3mm needles □
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Winter Walks
Style it your way! IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS ■ Rowan Felted Tweed (50% wool, 25% viscose, 25% alpaca, 50g/175m) 2 balls of Yarn A Amethyst (192), 1 ball of Yarn B Mineral (181) ■ A pair of 3.25mm needles ■ A pair of 4mm needles 25 sts and 27 rows to measur
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SAFE & SOUND
Great gift knit! TAKE ON A CHALLENGE ■ DMC Woolly (4ply, 100% wool; 50g/125m) 2 balls each of Yarn A Brown (053) Yarn B Yellow (093) 1 ball each of Yarn C Red (051) Yarn D Green (081) Yarn E Blue (075) ■ A set of 3mm circular needles, 60cm long, plus
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Joys Of Spring
Knit in sizes 8-22! TAKE ON A CHALLENGE ■ Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (100% extra fine Merino wool, 50g/100m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table ■ A pair of 3.25mm needles ■ A pair of 4mm needles ■ Stitch holders 22 sts and 30 rows to mea
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Fruit Salad
Great gift idea IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS ■ Rowan Felted Tweed DK (50% wool, 25% alpaca, 25% viscose, 50g/175m) 1 ball of each Yarn A Zinnia (198) Yarn B Bottle Green (207) Yarn C Eden (209) ■ A pair of 3.25mm needles ■ A pair of 4mm needles ■ Pompom maker
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Little Rosie
In sizes 6 months to 6 years IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS ■ Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino (sport, 55% wool, 33% acrylic, 12% cashmere, 50g/125m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table ■ A pair of 4mm needles (or a 60cm circular needle, working in
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Waves Of Colour
Great gift idea TAKE ON A CHALLENGE ■ Cambrian Wool Cambrian Mountains 4ply (100% wool, 50g/150m) 2 balls of Yarn A Slate 1 ball each of Yarn B Hafan Yarn C Mineral Yarn D Perl Yarn E Rhosyn These yarn quantities are sufficient to make both the cowl

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