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NEWS
FRENCH FANCY
Debbie Bliss’s spring collection
is inspired by French style
and iconic Chanel designs.
Featuring dogtooth check,
linen stitch, clean silhouettes
and subtle tailoring, there are
two jackets, a bolero and a
back-buttoned top all knitted
in Debbie Bliss Cotton DK and
available from LoveCrafts.
SWEDISH STYLE
Swedish yarn brand MillaMia
has released Naturally Soft Sock,
a blend of 75% wool and 25%
polyamide in 20 colours, perfect
for sock knitting. The yarn comes
in a 50g ball of 200m and retails
at £4.50. It is backed by a range of
patterns including socks, hand
warmers and a hat.
MillaMia has also released a
set of patterns designed to be
garments you want to slip on
and slouch in. The Super Simple
Collection includes six designs
including jackets and sweaters
that are simple in shape and fit
but feature techniques that will
ensure they are interesting to
knit. The Stella jacket can even
be worn both inside and out.
MillaMia yarns and designs are
available from LoveCrafts.
Janet
Marlene
Luxe
Kylie
GLITZ AND SHINE FOR SUMMER
Lang Yarns has added a number of yarns to its range, all backed
by exciting design collections. Janet is a 50:50 cotton and nylon
blend made in the doppia caduta al rovescio style, which means
it combines two plies to offer a surface that is both matt and
shiny. It knits up on 4-4.5mm needles to a roughly DK tension
and comes in 50g balls of 120m. It comes in a range of 12 soft
pastel and cool neutral shades – try it out in the cabled Janet
sweater on page 64. Kylie is a multi-tonal, almost tweedy-
looking worsted-weight blend of 56% cotton, 25% silk, 13%
wool and 6% viscose. It knits up on 4mm needles to a tension
of 20 stitches and 29 rows to 10cm and comes in a palette of 13
pastels and strong feminine tones which work together to create
a sporty and rustic effect. Delicate Lurex bobbles add a touch of
glitz to Marlene Luxe. This worsted-weight blend of 55% cotton,
40% nylon and 5% polyester knits up on 4-4.5mm needles to
a tension of 19 stitches and 30 rows to 10cm. The six-strong
palette is restrained and focused around classic neutrals, while
the design collection features some really intriguing knits and
wild designs inspired by 1970s retro.
Stella
jacket
Molly
Stina
Cable
Elina
Juni