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Winyarns,books,vouchers,needlesandmoreinour
exciting collection of giveaways this month...BLOCKINGMADEEASY
Weallknowhowblockingisimportantto
thelookofa finishedgarment.Luckily,
Julie,thefounderofCocoknits,discovered
thiswhileteachingfinishingmethods,and
tookit uponherselftocreatetheideal
blockingmats.Cocoknits’Knitter’sBlock
hasa carpet-likefinishthatfirmlygrips
yourknitting,doesn’tabsorbwatersoyour
garmentswilldryevenfaster,andiseven
heatresistant– makingit simplyperfectfor
steamblocking.WehaveoneKnitter’sBlock
setof 18 tilestogiveawaytoa luckyreader
worth£80.Todiscovermorefabulous
products visit http://www.cocoknits.com.COLOURCRAZY
Welovetheserainbowneedles
fromKnitPicks.Madefromstrong
laminatedbirchwoodwithsmooth
joins,taperedtipsandflexible
cables,theseprovidetheultimate
knittingexperience.Eachneedle
isalsohandilycolour-coded!One
readerwillwina MosaicOptions
InterchangeableCircularSetwith
nineneedlesizesandtwocables;
alongwithanembossedneedlecase
tokeepthemin,worth£72.78intotal.
Toviewmoreneedlesandnotions
visit http://www.knitpicks.com.WIN
knittinggoodieswort ove
£1,021!
kWorth
£1o5 each!
AWE-INSPIRING
ALPACABUNDLE
Alpacasarenotonlyextremelycute,but
theirfibreisalsoveryusefulbecauseit
iswarmandevenhypoallergenic,sothat
peoplewithwoolallergiescanwearit!UK
Alpacahavepairedbabyalpacafromfarms
intheUKandIrelandwithTussahsilkfor
thesoftest,warmest,mostluxuriousyarn
ever!Thiswonderfulcombinationisalso
anti-pillingandanti-sheddingtogiveyour
knitwearevenlongerlife.Fourluckyreaders
willwin 10 x 50gballseach,worth£105.
Visit http://www.ukalpaca.com to find out more.3 4
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SOCKITTOME!
Wearefirmlyofthebeliefthatsockyarn
doesn’tcountasstash(atleastthat’swhatwe
keeptellingourselves),sowedon’tthinkwe’re
goingtobeabletoresistthisscrumptious
newsockyarnfromMillaMia.NaturallySoft
Sockisa brilliantblendof75%wooland25%
polyamide,makingit beautifullysoftbut
alsohardwearing.It isavailableina range
ofsubtlesolidssuchasFaluRed,vibrant
MarmaladeandboldBalticBlue.Plus,its
excellentstitchdefinitionmakesit perfect
fortechniquessuchasFairIsle,cableand
lace.Thisfabulousrangehasbeendesigned
tobebothfashionableandpracticalasit can
evenbemachinewashed.Fiveluckywinners
willeachreceiveseven50gballsofMillaMia
NaturallySoftSockyarn,eachfabbundleis
worth£31.50.
Formoreinspirationandproducts visit
http://www.lovecrafts.com.2