Sirdar has issued a range
of women’s patterns for its
Country Classic 4ply yarn,
all featuring elegant Fair Isle
and colourwork details. There
are beautiful yoked jumpers,
relaxed sweaters, tank tops
and cardigans to choose from.
Available from http://www.sirdar.co.uk
NEW FROM NORO
These yarn cakes from Noro look simply
delicious, don’t they! The newest launches
from the Japanese yarn company are
beautifully presented, and offer the artistic
gradient colourways we’ve come to expect.
Tabi is a sportweight wool-polyamide in 150g
balls that’s ideal for self-striping accessories.
Tsubame and Ito are both worsted-weight
yarns which come in 200g balls. Tsubame
is a wool-silk blend, while Ito is a pure wool.
All three new yarns come in a wide range of
vivid colour-changing options.
For stockists visit http://www.knittingfever.comOn my needles
Helen Spedding,
operations editorSummer sun Complement your
knits with bright & beautiful layers
from Gudrun Sjödén’s new collection
Explore the clothing collections at http://www.gudrunsjoden.comI’m always on the lookout for nice
stashbuster projects, so I was really
pleased to come across a Fair Isle
cushion in Kate Davies’s book, Knitting
Season. As it calls for aran-weight
yarns, I knew it would be a great way
to use up some balls of Léttlopi wool.
The front of the cushion is worked
from the outside in, and features a
colourwork pattern of leaping fish. It’s
based on Glasgow’s coat of arms, and
is called ‘Let Glasgow Flourish’. I’ll be
joining the back pieces to the front by
working an i-cord cast-off. As well as
the Léttlopi wool, I used some Aire
Valley Aran yarn from West Yorkshire
Spinners, and a bit of Baa Ram Ewe’s
Dovestone Aran.
The front piece was super-fun to knit,
but if I’m honest, I don’t like the green
I’ve used in the centre - I was hoping it
would look like an island in the sea, but
it doesn’t really... I don’t think I can be
bothered to reknit it, though!
Knitting Season costs £20 and can be
ordered from http://www.shopkdd.comThe Knitter 18 Issue 149
Fibre Rocks is an exciting yarn event that will
be taking place on 6-7 June at a gorgeous
seaside location! The show will be held at
the De La Warr Pavilion on the seafront at
Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, and it’s
being organised by The Fibre Lounge team.
Among the 50 vendors will be yarn brands
such as Qing Fibre, HeyJay Hand Dyed Yarns,
Botanical Yarn, Brambles & Me and Rosie’s
Moments. You’ll also be able to buy tools and
notions from The Little Grey Girl, An Caitín
Beag, Emily Cross Ceramics and many more.
There will be workshops, demos and talks,
too, along with the chance to sit and knit with
Black Girl Knit Club in the community lounge.
For more information and to buy tickets,
visit http://www.fibrerocks.com
Fibre Rocks gets
set for yarny fun