Australian Knitting — April 2015

8 Australian Knitting

News Knitting snippets from around the globe

I just love knitting! It is so relaxing and it doesn’t matter what season

it is or what the weather is doing anytime is knitting time! If you feel

this way too – jump into this editions news and explore with me –

shows, books and fabulous yarns. By Susan Cordes

Yarns, patterns, embellishments and accessories

ake a look at http://www.jannettesrareyarns.

co.uk for some wonderful and unusual

yarns with the added bonus that they

have taken the time to offer the prices

in Australian dollars!

Whilst you are trawling around the

Internet, have a look at some great

digital downloads available from

http://www.deramores.com Deramores is

the UK’s number 1 online retailer of

knitting yarn, wool, patterns, needles

and other knitting and crochet

accessories. This is another website

that will show you Australian dollar

prices.

Knitting Calculator – just got my

hands on this knitting accessory!

According to ‘Pony’ ‘This calculator

lets you see immediately, without

bothersome working out, the number

of stitches and the rows you need to

obtain the required width and length

of the garment to be knitted.’ This

little gadget is a very good buy and

can be found online at Amazon and

other online stores. The question is

• will it mean I wont have to knit up
  those fiddly tension squares!
  For some wonderful embellishments
  to your knitted garment or accessory,
  take a look at Beads and Bows at
  http://www.beadsandbows.co.uk. This is a
  UK based company in Chesterfield
  and although it is mainly aimed at
  jewellery makers, knitters also need
  to source embellishments, so this
  is the place to look! According to
  a spokesperson for the company
  ‘Inspiration is only a click away’.

Amanda’s knitted bunting will give

you a whole new perspective on

bunting and gifts for the newborn!

Check out Amanda Hawkins

Knitwear – specialist in

personalised knitted bunting

and door plaques:

http://www.amandahawkinsknitwear.co.uk.

The Men’s Knitting Project has been

established to commemorate the

Anzac Centenary in Australia during

April 2015. Entitled ‘War & Peace

• The Men’s Knitting Project’ it aims
  to obtain over 250 knitted samplers
  knitted by men on the theme of war
  and peace. These samplers will then
  by made into a wall hanging, that will
  be displayed at the Goulburn Regional
  Art Gallery. They already have 40 male
  knitters registered!

The Men’s Knitting Project

Amanda Hawkins

Knitwear

Knitting Bag

Knitting

Calculator Owl Phone http://www.deramores.co.uk