Simply Knitting - UK (2020-04)

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YOUR KNITS

LOUNGINGLUNA

Hello!I thoughtyoumightliketo

seeLuna,myMaineCoon,looking

sleepyinhernewfavouriteplace.

ThepatternwasbyJoAllportin

issue 187 ofSimplyKnitting. It’s

safetosaythatit wasa success

andI havea veryhappyLuna!

NowI thinkI needtoknitanother

oneforourothercat!Bestwishes

andthanksfora greatmagazine!

HilarySaunders,viaemail

Thanksforyourgoodwishes

Hilary,andisn’tit wonderful

thatLunastayedstillfora

photoinhernewcatbed.I

loveseeingallofyourknitting

projects,sopleasedokeep

sendingthemin! SOCKSUCCESS!

I wouldliketothankyouforproducinga very

useful,informativeandinspirationalmagazine.

I boughtWestYorkshireSpinnerssockyarn

attheSpringKnittingandStitchingShowat

Olympialastyear,andhavebeenlookingfora

suitablepatterneversince.WhenI sawJane

Burns’patterninissue 189 I knewit wouldbe

ideal.ThesearethesocksI made.I’mlooking

forwardtohavingfunwearingthem.I also

havemyeyeonthesockpatterninissue 188

touseuptherestoftheredwool.SofarI have

completedthefirstthreepartsofthetextured

throwknit-a-longandI’meagerlyanticipating

thenextinstalment.UsuallyI waituntilallthe

instalmentsofa knit-a-longarepublished

beforeI start,butfor

thisthrowI wasjust

tooimpatient.NowI

amjustimpatiently

waitingtocarryon!

Thanksagainfor

a greatmagazine.

Keepupthegreat

workteam!

BarbaraJacobs,

Essex

Whatwonderful

socks,Barbara!I

can’twaittosee

a pictureofyour

finishedthrow.

IntheroundasI canavoida purlrowandsewing

upthosepeskyseams!

JeanTrinder,viaFacebook

Circularseverytime– nolikelihoodoftaking

somebody’seyeoutfora start.I alsofindthat

they’remoreergonomical,andintheround= no

sewingup,whichisalwaysa bonus– yey!!

CarolOakes,viaFacebook

Intheroundeverytime.Whenknittingstraight

theneedlescansometimescatchonthechair.

Veryeasytochangethesizeofneedlesasyou

go.A greatinvention.Allmystraightneedlesare

confinedtoa boxhiddenaway!

GlenysLawrence,viaFacebook

Inthestraight!I findmovingthestitchesfrom

theplasticparttothewoodenpartofthe

needlesontheroundannoying!

NiaMereridParry,viaFacebook

I amoneofthosepeoplewhohastheneedle

underthewing(arm)soI preferstraightknitting,

althoughI dolikethetopdownpatterns.

LindaLeighton,viaFacebook

I definitelypreferknittingflat.I avoidknitting

intheroundasmuchaspossibleunlessit’s

somethingreallyspecialthatI wanttoknit!

JoHyde,viaFacebook

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BERGAMO,ITALY

I took my knitting with me during a non-competitive

walkorganisedinthebeautifulnortherncitywhereI

live,nearBergamo!Theuppertown,whereI aminthis

photograph,iscomposedofa Venetianwalledcore,and

isa UNESCOWorldHeritagesite.HereI reachedthe

verylastknitstitchesofwhatwillbethebackofa cross

stitchedpillow– anotheroneofmypassions!

CamillaMauletti,Italy

A stunningbackdrop,Camilla!

SUBS STARS

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Our letter writer wins a

mystery prize of yarny

goodies worth £15!

I C , P I OF SIMPLY

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There are no cash alternatives. Three winning entries will be

chosen at random from all current subscribers. The draw is final

and no correspondence will be entered into.

Everymonth,threesubscriberswina prizeas

a thank you for their loyalty to Simply Knitting.

This month, the winners (below) will each

receive 6 balls of Caron Simply Soft Light yarn,

along with a lovely ‘Walk in the Park’ spring

cardigan pattern, worth £28.49! The perfect

weight for spring and summer!

J Brown, Braintree

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WHERE ARE YOU KNITTING?

Camilla took her

knitting with her on

an organised walk

You can find this pattern in

Simply Knitting Issue 187

A cosy and very

colourful pair of

socks by Barbara

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