2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

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YOUR KNITS

ChiaoGoostainlesssteelcircular.I lovethem

mostlybecausetheydon’tsnagwhenI’mknitting

withverydelicate100%wool.

Darlene MacDonald, via Facebook

I thinkit dependsonwhatyou’reknitting.For

patternswhichareslightlycomplicatedI’lluse

woodenneedles,asI usuallypausemid-row

tocheckthepattern.ForeasierpatternsI’ll

usemetalsoI canflyalongthestitches.It also

dependsonwhetherI’msittingbesidemy

husbandaswoodenneedlesare (slightly) quieter!

JenMoore, via Facebook

KnitProsupplyfabulousneedles,wherethe yarn

slidesbeautifullyalongthem.

ThomasHillWallace,viaFacebook

KnitProcircularsarea dream,butI’vetried

10mmPrymergonomicneedleswhicharegreat,

butotherwisejustgoodoldbasicmetal ones.

Catherine Donley, via Facebook

I prefermyChiaoGoocircularneedles,

anythingfrom80cmto150cmandalsothe

interchangeables.Buttheyhavetobe metal so

thatI can’t/don’tbreakthem.

AnneLandser,viaFacebook

I useAddiTurbocircularmostofthetimebutI

alsoenjoyCloverbambooforbaby knits.

SallyAnnGray,viaTwitter

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A PERFECTPAIR

Hereisthephotoofmyknittedfriends,who

recentlygotmarriedontheweekend!To

makethishandsomecouple,I usedyour

NativitypatternbyAmandaBerrywhich

wasfeaturedbackinissue 165 ofSimply

Knitting. I wasabletouseandthenadapt

theoriginaldesignslightly.I thought

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BESTOFFRIENDS

I don’tknowaboutyou,butnothingpleases

memorethantoreceivea hand-craftedgift

asa present.It’ssucha lovelytouch,andI

thoughtthatit wouldbelovelyforothersto

sharethesamejoythatI feel.So,thisyearI

decidedthatit wastimetotrygivingaway

mycompletedknittingprojectsasgifts.

Hereisa pincushionthatI recentlymade.

I liketomakequirkydesignswithoriginal

characters.Twoofthecolourfulcharacters

thatI designedandmadearecalled,

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animageofone.I hopeyoulikeit!

KathWatson,Norfolk

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