Australian Knitting — July 2014

8 Australian Knitting

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Fashion Trends

Trends for the man in your life

Fluffy knitted jumpers for the blokes –

Givenchy shows them off with slouchy

trousers, whilst Paul Smith is rocking

and rolling teaming jumpers up with

leather trousers. Louis Vuitton is into

stripes this season – so a good mix

to take your fancy! Shapes for men

include round-neck knits, pie-crust

necklines, fair-isle knitted waistcoats

and tank tops, zipped cardigans and

believe it or not – twinsets!

Colours to work with

Colours this season are varied and

include:-

r

1JOLT

r

8IJUFT

r

#MVFT
m
JNQFSJBM
CMVF
UP
SPZBM
CMVF


and inky blue

r

&NFSBME
m
UP
TLZ
UPOFT

r

(SFZ

r

 5BO

r

(SFFOT

However the bottom line is – go

with what suits you or the person

you are knitting for. I for one, feel

autumn and winter colours should

be bright and bold to cheer up the

HSFZ
TLZ
&WFSZ
TFBTPO
TFFT
ZBSO


manufacturers create more complex

yarns that are twisted and dyed and

include mixed and sometimes unusual

by Susan Cordes

With winter well on its way, trends change to meet the new seasons demands, in colour, design,

style and of course material. This colder season sees specialty yarns top of the list made from

mohair, merino sheep, yak and even corn! Whilst chunky yarns that knit up fast and are nice and

warm are in the fore, along with arm knitting, small loom knitting and one-skein projects.

Poncho by Biggan Designs