Knitting - UK (2020-05)

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SPRING INTO SPRING WITH OUR

ROUNDUP OF THE LATEST YARN

AND DESIGN LAUNCHES

NEW SEASON

SPECIAL

mercerised cotton and knits up on 3.5mm needles to a tension of

24 stitches and 29 rows to 10cm.

Bergère de France has released 10 free patterns to go with the

yarns, both of which are made in France. They include summery

women’s garments with on-trend details like frilled collars and

integrated short sleeves as well as makes for men, babies and

small children.

Rowan Fine

Lace new shades

Denim Rev ive
new shades

Softyak DK

new shades

Rowan

Magazine 67

WARM TONES FOR

WARM WEATHER

Bold brights and warm shades dominate

the new additions to Rowan’s colour palette

this spring and summer season. Gently

flecked Coral, Sand, Pistachio and Jade

join the line-up for Denim Revive, a cotton

yarn made with recycled denim. Bright

Tangerine, Pear, Azalea and Bermuda have

been added to alpaca and fine Merino blend

Rowan Fine Lace, along with dark red Port

and deep blue-grey Mariana. And Softyak

DK, a blend of cotton, yak and nylon, gets

bold Tuscan Red and bright Jaune in its

range, along with more muted blues Albany

and Submarine, and khaki Canopy.

Rowan’s Magazine 67 is now on sale,

and its main story is a collection of designs

reinterpreting the twinset, with imaginative

and intriguing interpretations from Rowan

favourites including Lisa Richardson, Martin

Storey, Arne & Carlos, Kaffe Fassett and

Brandon Mably.

FRESH FROM FRANCE

Bergère de France has released two new cotton yarns. Pur Cotton

is a 100% organic cotton that knits up on 5mm needles to a roughly

aran-weight tension of 17 stitches and 22 rows to 10cm. It comes in

50g balls in a range of 10 classic bright and neutral shades.

Julienne is a colourful self-striping yarn that comes in a range

of six shade combinations. This 4 ply yarn is made from 100%