Simply Knitting - UK (2019-08)

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Weloveseeingwhatyou’veallbeenknitting,

doingandsayingoverthepastfewweeks...

Stay in

touch!

ADORABLEDOLLS

I knitblanketsforourlocal

homelesscharityandalso

dress-upbabydollsthatI donate

todementiapatients.Thishas

tobeoneofmyfavouriteknitting

projects,dressingbabydollsto

giveawaytoa goodcause.I have

alwayslovedknittingasit keeps

meoccupied,especiallywhen

travelling.I trytokniteveryother

day,andif I canfindthetime,then

I couldliterallyspendallday

knitting!Dependingontheproject,

it cantakemeuptofivedaystoknita

dress,cardigan,hatorblanket.But I think

thatit iswellworththeeort!

ChrissieMann,viaemail

Whathardworkyouhaveputinto

yourbeautifulknitteddressesfor

theseadorabledolls.Wewouldlove

toseemoreofyourbeautifulknits,

Chrissie!Wehopethatyouenjoy your

mysteryyarnbundleprize!

QUICKKNITINSPIRATION

TheveryweekthatI receivedthelatest

copyofmyfavouritemagazine,with

theQuickKnitssupplement(issue183)

includinga hatpatternbyMaryHenderson,

mybabysisteraskedmetoknithera hat!

I saidyesofcourseandwithinthreedays

amidmotherhoodandwashingup,I had

whippedthisup.I changedthepatterna

littleandusedstashyarnthatmatchedher

reddishhairandbluejeanslook.I marleda

wine-redshadeofmohairwitha Stylecraft

variegatedyarn.I havetoadmittocheating

withthepompomandbuying a luxuriously

fluy one.Thank

youSimplyKnitting

forallthegreat

patternsprovided

eachissue!

LillyBee,

viaemail

Wealwaysloveto

seeyourknitting

projects.Your

sistermustbe

verychuedwith

thisgorgeous,

snug hat!

HereisChrissie’s

finishedlittle

Bellamadefrom

thedelightfulkit

providedinissue

184.Wethinkher

attentiontodetail

isbrillianthere!

Chrissie,

via email

BELLA

BUNKIN Welovethisbrilliant

Easterjumperby

JaneBurns(issue

184)whichSusan

knitted.It wouldbea

fabpresentfora girl.

It tookSusanjust

overa fortnightto

finallycompleteit.

SusanGellatly,

via email

Linda’sdog,

PrincessLeia

modelsher

colourfulknitted

teacosy.Wethink

it looksgreat,but

Princessdoesn’t

seemtolookvery

impressed!

LindaKennett,

via email

BUNNYGIFT PRINCESS LEIA

Thisgorgeousdoll

canbedressed

upina varietyof

knitted garments

Thecombinationof

mohairandvariegated

*Prizes subject to changeyarn works very well here

STAR LETTER

...............what’s trending this month...............

We love keeping up with what you’re knitting – this month it’s fab Easter-themed knits...

Ourstarletterwriterwinsa mysterybundleof

fabulousknittinggoodiestoboosttheirstash

with,worth£50!Includedisa yarnbundlein

a stunning mix of colours, fibres and weights.

CUTECLARABELLE

MeetClarabelle,whoI madeformybaby

granddaughter,Isabella.I hadfunknitting

hersoI hopethatIsabellawillenjoy

dressingherup.I canalwaysaddtoher

wardrobeandhelpIsabellarecogniseand

learnthenamesofdierentcolours.

FionaLaden,viaFacebook

Clarabelle makes a great dress-up doll.

A fewofthe

lovelydesigns

thatChrissie

kindly donates