Indulge your love of colour with our new design collection! There’s a range of colourwork techniques and stitch patterns for you to explore in this issue, including Emilia Jensen’s cheerful intarsia sweater, a brioche cowl by Anniken Allis, modern Fa

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Cabled top Fair Isle mittens Vintage-style tank top Felted bag Colourwork socks Cabled cardigan Men’s vest Intarsia cardigan Shetland lace wrap Cabled jumper Slip stitch shawl Gansey Fair Isle vest Cabled cardigan Brioche scarf Fair Isle cowl Lace ca

Using 4.5mm needles and yarn A, cast on 87 (97:107:117:127) sts. Row 1 (RS): K2, *P1, K1; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 2 (WS): K1, *P1, K1; rep from * to end. Rep last 2 rows until rib measures 6cm, ending after a WS row. Inc row (RS): K7 (7:8:7:4)

Make a slip knot on left needle. Knit 1 st into slip knot and place this st on left needle. *Insert right needle between first and second sts on left needle from back to front; wrap yarn around right needle and pull through as if to purl; place this

CAROLINE BIRKETT has been playing with wrapped stitches for her latest sock design. Knitted from the top down, the socks have bands of lace which incorporate wrap stitches, yarnovers, increases and decreases; wrapped stitches are also scattered acros

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying making Sarah Hatton’s ‘Fritillary’ sleeveless jumper from The Knitter issue 179. There’s a nice little cable panel on the front to keep things interesting, and I’m using Debbie Bliss’s Erin Tweed yarn, which is incredibl

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This raglan cable sweater is worked in pieces and joined, before the neckband and embroidery are added. Using 3mm needles and yarn A, cast on 180 (192:204:216:232:248 :264:280) sts. Work in 1x1 rib for 5cm, ending after a RS row. Change to 3.5mm need

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by Anna Johanna Anna Johanna’s playful approach to stranded colourwork is sure to bring a smile to your face! This wonderful collection of designs has 17 patterns for sweaters, cardigans, socks, mittens and a cowl. Anna’s enchanting motifs include re

FINNISH DESIGNER Niina Laitinen has an extensive portfolio of sock designs using exuberantly colourful and elegantly textured stitch patterns. For her latest collection, she has taken inspiration from her own travels around the world to bring us 20 h

THIS RECTANGULAR cushion cover is knitted in a Shetland lace pattern called Old Shale stitch. Our sample uses two shades of colour-changing sock yarn which highlights the wave pattern; DROPS Delight has since been discontinued, so we have recommended

Row 1: (K1, P1) to end. Row 2: (P1, K1) to end. Repeat rows 1 and 2. Row 1: (K1, P1) to last st, K1. Repeat row 1. Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on 99 (111:125:137:149:165) sts. Work 12 rows in moss st. Change to 4mm needles. Beg on st 14 (8:

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The German short-row technique makes the turns almost invisible. Work stitches according to pattern and turn work where instructed. After turning, slip 1 stitch pwise with yarn in front, pull working yarn tightly up and over the needle thus creating

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The cardigan is knitted in pieces with back slightly longer than the fronts; the pieces are joined at the shoulders using a three-needle cast-off. The sleeve cuffs and lower border are worked in garter stitch bands of colour. Button bands are worked

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EMILIA JENSEN is a knitwear designer who loves to work with colour, as her ‘Jane’ sweater on page 38 demonstrates. Based in Sweden, Emilia has a portfolio of joyful knits using multi-coloured stripes, spots and graphic motifs, and she has also contri

LAST MONTH, we looked at two different ways to knit small pieces in the round, using double-pointed needles (DPNs) and the Magic Loop method on one set of circular needles. This month, we explore three other methods for knitting small pieces like soc