YORKSHIRE MOODS
The Doulton Flock, which produces rare breed
Border Leicester yarns from its single-farm,
slaughter-free flock, has a new pattern
booklet. The First Yorkshire Moors Collection
has 13 accessories including Fair Isle hats, lace
scarves, a shawlette and mitts, showcasing
its warm and appealing colours. Mini skein
sets of its 4ply yarn are also available, which
will be perfect for little Fair Isle projects.
http://www.doultonborderleicesteryarn.comGinger is the new wooden
needle range from KnitPro.
They’re available as fixed
circulars, DPNs, and in an
interchangeable set, which
has 11 needle pairs sized from
3.5mm to 12mm, six cables,
and a magnetic chart keeper.
For stockist details contact Viridian Yarns on
0117 300 5244 or visit http://www.viridianyarn.com
+HçR+DUURJDWHThe Knitting
& Stitching Show heads to Yorkshire
on 28 November - 1 December
Buy tickets at http://www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/harrogate/Q
What’s a good way to reinforce
a steek before cutting it?A
Fair Isle knitting worked in the
round often includes a column
of extra stitches that are cut open - this
is called a steek. The two most popular
ways to ensure your work won’t
unravel before you cut it is to use the
crochet method or the sewn method.
1 For the crochet method, use a
contrast colour yarn and a crochet
hook smaller than your project’s
knitting needle to work a line of double
crochet (US single crochet) each side of
the centre steek stitch, leaving a ladder
between the two columns of crochet.
Then, use sharp scissors to cut up the
ladder between these columns,
taking care not to cut the crochet.
2 For the sewn method, you can use
either hand or machine sewing to sew
a zigzag line or two straight lines either
side of the centre steek stitch. Cut
carefully up the ladder of central steek
stitches. Sew a decorative tape along
the edges to protect the cut edges.Jen Bartlett offers
tips on reinforcing steeksSheepfold’s Alice Underwood has produced Q&A
a book celebrating Britain’s native sheep
breeds. Called Sheep of Many Colours, the
book presents colourwork charts for 20
different breeds, to be used to knit up a
decorative blanket, or as motifs on garment
projects, cushions, hats and more.
Alice first created her colourwork designs
to make a special blanket for her great-niece,
and later exhibited the finished piece. Such
was the demand for charts for her knitted
sheep that she put together this lovely book!
Each charted design is accompanied by
details about the breed, along with its history
and fleece characteristics; sheep include
Badgerface, Kerry Hill, Soay, and Shropshire.
£9.50. http://www.sheepfold.co.uk 0794 090 7738
British breeds in
knitted splendour
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