Simply Knitting - UK (2019-08)

Subscribe at http://www.theyarnloop.com/simply-knitting 29

YOUR KNITS

SUBS STARS

IMMEDIATEMEDIACOMPANY,PUBLISHERSOFSIMPLY

KNITTING, SUBSSTARSGIVEAWAYTERMSANDCONDITIONS:

Prizes weredispatchedbeforetheonsaledateofthisissue.

Therearenocashalternatives.Threewinningentrieswillbe

chosenatrandomfromallcurrentsubscribers.The draw is final

and no correspondence will be entered into.

Everymonth,threesubscriberswina prizeas

a thankyoufortheirloyaltytoSimplyKnitting.

Thismonth,thewinners(below)willeach

receive6 ballsofCaronSimplySoftLightyarn,

alongwitha lovely‘WalkinthePark’spring

cardiganpattern.It’stheperfect weight for

both spring and summer!

MsR Sweeting,Selby

MsMWolfindale,Smethwick

MsJ Mundy,Kidderminste

Checkyourissuenextmonthtosee

if you’re selected as a lucky winner!

WORTH

£28.49!

JOYOFKNITTING

I madethisEasterwreathfora friendof

minewhoisalsoa customer.Thebaseof

thewreathismadefroma polystyrenering

wrappedwithyarn.ThenI addedchicks,

flowersandanEaster-themedribbon.For

anaddedtouchI knittedthelittleeggsand

alsomadea cutelittlerabbitandcrocheted

theflowers.Theoverallprojecttookme

arounda fortnightintotaltomake,butmy

friendwasever-sopleasedwithit!I just

lovemakingquirkyitemsthataredierent

andunique.I thinkthat’sone of the joys of

designingitemsyourself!

BarbaraNe, viaemail

Theteamaredelightedtohearthat

youtakesomuchinspirationfromthe

magazine, Barbara. Happy knitting! FESTIVEDELIGHT

I thoughtyoumightliketoseethe

ChristmasjumpersthatI madeformy

childrenlastChristmas.I usedthepattern

fromissue 153 ofSimplyKnittingby

Stylecraftandaddedtwodierentmotifs.

ForextraembellishmentI thenadded

bellstoSanta’shatandvariousbuttons,

pompomsandsequinstodecoratethe

Christmastrees.I knittedthejumpersusing

thewonderfulneedlesetthatI hadreceived

witha copyofSimplyKnittinglast year. I’m

stillusingthebrilliantsetnow!

FayDickie,Dumfries

It’ssonicetohearthatyouareenjoying

thisfestivepattern,andhowyourknitting

needlesetisstillcominginuseful!It is

definitelynevertooearlytostartplanning

your festive knitting projects, Fay!

Definitelynotblack!I findit verydicultto see

whatI’mdoingwhenI useblackyarn.

EileenGribbon,viaTwitter

I lovea gorgeousnaturaltweedyarn!

AvaBalsamo,viaTwitter

I likeyarnswitha multicolourblendornatural

shadesthathavelittleaddedflecksof colour.

MandyLawrence,viaTwitter

Pinks,purplesandblues.I lovea stripypatterned

wool,whichiswhyI’mcurrentlyitching to find a

reallynicestripyblendofyarn!

KarenParkinson,viaFacebook

Oooh,black,especiallyif it’ssnowflakewool!I like

stripyorrandomlypatternedwoolasit’smore

interestingthanplaincolours.Butif it hastobe

plain,thenI wouldchoosea darkred or pink yarn.

CathyWatson,viaFacebook

Bluesandpurples,I alsolikepinkvariegated yarn.

AnitaThompson,viaFacebook

I reallylovetoknitwithMerinowoolina varietyof

dierentcolours,it’soneofmyfavourites.

ElaineTelford,viaFacebook

Purple!Also,blue,pink,yellow,red,naturalwool

colours,multicolours,rainbowcolours,sparkle

colours,neoncolours,autumnshades,spring

pastels,jeweltones,thelistgoes on! 

JillianEve,viaTwitter

Nextmonth...

“FAVOURITEKNITSFORBABIES”

Tellusyouropinionofourhottopicquestion

onFacebook,TwitterorInstagram!Contact

details can be found at the bottom of the page.

Welovehearingfromourreaderssodon’t

delay,popupa postonFacebook,tweetus

onTwitter,tagusonInstagram,followus

onPinterest,addtoourRavelryFinished

ProjectsBoard,dropusanemailorpostus

a letter!Hereareallthedetailsyouneed:

WRITETOUSStayinTouch,SimplyKnitting

magazine,ImmediateMediaCo,Tower House,

FairfaxStreet,BristolBS13BN

[email protected]

FINDUSANDFOLLOWUS

Facebook.com/simplyknitting

@SimplyKnitMag

ravelry.com/groups/simply-knitting-magazine

@simplyknittingmag

pinterest http://www.pinterest.com/simplyknitmag

KUALALUMPUR

I thoughtyoumightliketoseemeknittingonthecoach

fromKualaLumpurtoSingapore!I havenevertakenmy

knittingonholidaybefore,butknowingthatwehada

six-hourcoachtrip,I madethedecisiontotakesome

knitting.It waslovelytoknitandwatchthecountryside

gobyandit madethejourneygosomuchquicker!I

also found time to knitbythepoolatourlovelyhotelat

TanjungBenoainBali.

Suzie Brewer, Farnham

What do

YOU think?

Ourletterwriterwinsa

mysteryprizeofyarny

goodies worth £15!

SAY HELLO!

“YOURFAVOURITE

COLOURFIBRE

TO KNIT WITH”

*Prizes subject to change

Suzietookherknitting

allthewaytoKuala

Lumpuron holiday!

WHERE ARE YOU KNITTING?

Thechoiceofredyarn

asa backgroundmakes

the design really pop out

Thebrightknitted

eggsarea brilliant

added little touch