Simply Knitting - UK (2020-02)

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WewelcomeBrimhamHT(£15.83for

320m)totheyarnfoldthisissue.Sisterto

theirBrimham4ply,HTis a 2plyhigh-

twistyarnwiththesamefibrecontent.

Thetwostrandstwistedtightlytogether

giveit a dierenttexture,andmakeit a

goodsolidyarnwithplentyofstructure.

It’ssmoothandsoftenoughfornext-

to-skinwearaswell!Workedat a looser

tensionit hasenoughdrapeforlace,and

itscrispstitchesaregreatforcables too!

http://www.edencottageyarns.co.uk.

HAVEYOUSEEN...

Brimham HT?

Checkoutthisexcitingnew

4plyyarnfromtheexperts at

Eden Cottage Yarns

FAB

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RECYCLEDYARN

Meetthenewrecruitstothefun

recycledPaintboxYarnsrange

from http://www.lovecrafts.com

RecycledBigCotton

Thisexcitingnew

recycledyarn(£

for250g)iscreated

fromleftover

jerseycottonfabric,

whichisshredded

thenblendedwith

polyester.Gorgeous

forhomewaresand

accessories,youcan

buyit in 15 shades

fromGreen,Yellow,

MintGreen,LightPink,

Red and many more.

RecycledRibbon

A slightlyfiner,

lighteroption,this

16-shadeyarn

(£8for250g)is

idealforsummer

accessories,and

especiallysuitedto

oversizedjumpers

andsoftslobby

bags.Workedon

9mmneedlesit’s

quicklyknittedinto

softhomewares

and more.

RecycledT-Shirt

Giveunwanted

T-shirtfabrica new

leaseoflifewith

thisstretchytreat

(£8for800g).Ideal

forhomewares

andaccessories,

RecycledT-shrt

comeswitha

natural-looking

colourfadeinits 16

shade groups.

41.10kg

ISTHEMOSTWOOLSHEARED

FROMA SHEEPINA SINGLE

SHEARINGSESSION!

Source: http://www.guinessworldrecords.com

MeetPat,a trulytalenteddesigner
andSimplyKnittingfavourite
Upearlyorslowtorise?I’malwaysupvery
early.Morningsaremymostcreativetimes.
Firstjoboftheday?Cup of tea, news on, and
knitswatches.
Mid-morningpick-me-up?Coeeanda
biscuit,oranythingsweetthat’sgoing.
Favetimetositbackandtakefive?
Maybemid-afternoonwhen I can take my dog
fora nicelongwalk.
Leisurelylunchtime?Usuallya super-quick
snackthenI’mbackto the more technical side
of pattern writing.

PAT

MENCHINI

Knitwear creative!

Post-lunchpriorities?Oncetheposthas

been,checkinginongarmentsbackfrommy

wonderfulteamofknittersandsortingany

alterationsthatmayhavecroppedup.

Clocking-otime?Never!Beingina creative

industryishardtoswitcho from, especially

withdeadlineslooming.

Discovermore

ofPat’sgreat

designsatwww.

ravelry.com/

designers/pat-

menchini

a day in the life of...

Addthesuper-softBrimham

HT to your yarn stash

Pat’sdesigns

alwayshavea

touchofclass

and elegance

RecycledMetallic

Addsomeglitzto

yourprojectswith

thisgreatyarn

(£11for250g).

Withitsrecycled

cottonjerseybase,

it’srespunwith

polyesterandlurex

tomakea shimmery

option.Choosefrom

sparklyRoseGold

andPewter,and

AgedCoppershades

to name a few.