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A delightfulpatternbook,boasting 22 babyknits
usinggarterstitch.Designsvaryacrossskilllevels
frombeginnertointermediate,whilethehigh-
resolutionlargeimagesandclearmaterialand
instructiontablesmakethisbookverypractical
forknittersofallabilities.Eachdesignhasitsown
uniquecolourschemeandtheme,whichhelps you
tailor your knits to your own unique style.
ONESTITCH
BABYKNITS
ByValPierce
(IMM Lifestyle Books, £12.99)
Writtenbythedesignersofthecult‘BestinShow’
knittingseries,thislatestbookissuretobepopular
andcontainsin-depthdetailtohelpyoumakea life-
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KNITYOUROWNDOG
BySallyMuirand
JoannaOsborne
(Pavilion, £9.99)
Featuringdetailedstep-by-stepinstructions,this
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youryoungknittertopickuptheirneedlesandhave
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thatthere’splentyforyoutochoose from and start
preparing for cooler weather!
WILDMITTENSAND
UNRULYSOCKS
ByLumiKarmitsa
(Search Press, £12.99)
Editor’s choice
Thisissue’sexcitingsummermust-buys
chosen bySK Editor, Kirstie McLeod
BabyElephantToy
Headtothejunglewith
thisadorable–
andeasy-to-knit
- elephantfrom
ClaireFairall
Designs,which
ismadeingarter
stitchwithsome
cleverfoldingto
maketheshape.
Thepatterncosts
£3.50fromwww.
clairefairalldesigns.
etsy.com.
QuietCitySweater
Thisdreamydesignby
MelanieBergisknitted
ina mixofShibuiYarns,
EchoandSilkCloud,
creatinganairyfabric
that’sperfectfora
summercover-up.Buy
thepatternforapprox
£6.90 from Ravelry.
BouquetButtons
Adda splashofsummer
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thesebeautifulresin
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Weguaranteeyouwon’tbeableto
resistbringingthesecatsintowoolly
life– andthere’llbenoshortageof
ownerswantingtoadoptthem!You’ll
find this purrfect trio over on page 39.
TBRamsdenjumper
andcardigan
MadewithWendywithWool
aranyarnthatcomesin 24
delicioushues,thesetwostylish
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WoolCoutureBlossom
JumperBabyKnittingKit
Thisscrumptiousjumperkit,
knittedinWoolCouture’sown
BeauBabyDKyarn,makes
fora perfectgift.Prices
startat£29.99fromwww.
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co.ukandthekitincludesthe
pattern,yarn,buttonsanda
tapestryneedle,allpackaged
in a Fairtrade cotton bag.