2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

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YARN COMMUNITY

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ToniOdelloftheeclectic

KnittingisMetal.

HiToni,tellusabout

KnittingisMetal...

KnittingisMetalwascreatedin 01

whenI gotsickandtiredoftheclichéthat

‘knittingisforgrandma’.I believethatknitting

isforanyonewhohasa passiontocreate,no

matterwhoyouare.Thisnotiontheninspired

metocreatea shopthatstandsapartfromthe

rest,andfeaturesnotonlyindiedyersfromall

overtheworld,butapparelandfunstuthat

absolutelyanyonecanenjoy!It keepsknitting

fun,inspiringandoriginal.

Whatcanknittersfindanddoat

KnittingisMetal?

Lots!KnittingisMetalfeaturesuniqueshirts

witha heavymetalinfluence,music-themed

indieyarn,patchesandpinsforyourbattle

jacket,stitchmarkers,projectbags,notions,

andsomuchmore.Almosteverythingin

theshopisindependentlycreatedandhelps

supportsmallbusinessesaroundtheglobe.

Whatwillbethehighlightsforthisyear?

Thisyearisgoingtobea bigone!Thefirst

yearwasa success,butI thinkit’stimeto

branchoutmore.Alongwithnewshirtsthat

popupthroughouttheyear,there’sa whole

linecomingoutthisyearofpins,patchesand

shirtsunderthethemeofDirtyBlackSummer,

a nodtothealwaysmetal,‘Danzig’.It’sgoing

tobea hugechallengeforme,butI’mvery

excitedandthinkeveronewillfindsomething

thattheycanenjoy

andwanttobuyin

thenewline.

Where can we fin

out more?

Head to the main

website to view

some of the

fabulous products

available at http://www.

knittingismetal.

com, or follow

@Knitting Is Meta

on Facebook.

My favourite colour of the

moment has to be the

Pantone Colour of the Year

for 2019, ‘Living Coral’. Littl di I n h I

started creating Scheepjes

YARN 7 bookazine that the

stars would align to bring

the colour of the year and

our theme ‘reef’ together.

It’s like it was meant to be!

Simy Somer

Scheepjes Creative

Director

What’s your favourite on-trend colour?

I love the deep forest greens that
are everywhere right now. It speaks
of nature without being too glaring,
and it’s an easy colourtoaddtothe
rest of my ‘me-made’ wardrobe.
It also happens to be the
perfect shade to use as a gift
for my friends, no matter what
the gender! The picture is of
Paintbox Yarns Cotton Aran
Racing Green.
Cynthia Fong
Love Knitting Designer

King Cole Beaches DK is a

wonderfully soft yarn and creates a

lightweight, eas-to-wearsummer

fabric. This ya

shows o the

soft colours of sandy beaches

Accompanied by a range of

versatile designs, Beaches DK

is ideal for the warmer month

and makes a great addition to

any wardrobe.

Roland Parker

Marketing Assistant

Each month three of your favourite brands will answer a hot-topic question about knitting...

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Needles and hooks

Thisissuewebringyouthestorybehinda not-for-profitgroupof

like-mindedknittersat NeedlesandHooksAngelsandPreemies(NHAP)

Just some of

the delightful

knits donated

N

eedles and Hooks Angels and

Preemies (NHAP) is a group

of enthusiastic knitters and

crafters on a mission to do as much as

they can to help parents and families

during dicult times. They donate

knitted items to children’s hospices,

the homeless, both adults and children

who have been diagnosed with cancer

and those with dementia. They even knit

trauma teddies used by the police and

other emergency services to soothe

children during a crisis. In addition to

knitting, NHAP also transform used

wedding dresses into burial gowns for

angel babies, born still sleeping, and

help support parents of premature

and unwell babies. The group currently

donate knitted items to 220 hospitals

in the UK, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

and although the items are usually sent

straight to the hospitals, they can also

be requested directly from the group.

There isn’t a charge, and you’ll know

each item is hand-made with love.

FUNDRAISING NEWS

To help boost funds, NHAP continuously

raise funds by holding raes and

table-top sales where members of

the group donate hand-made prizes.

A small gesture, but one that helps a

great deal, is the ‘50p Jar’ – members

and followers of the group pop 50p

inside their knitting parcels. This small

contribution helps towards the postage

costs which are paid voluntarily by the

group when they donate knitted items

to charity, and every donation helps.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

To help the NHAP (and get knitting)

join them on Facebook and follow their

activities across social media. Every

month, hundreds of hats, cardigans,

blankets and bootees are donated to

the various causes supported. There’s

always a demand and NHAP are always

in need of more helpers!

Want to know more? NHAP, 172 Samfordham

Road, Fenham, Newcastle NE5 3JR.

Email: [email protected] or call 07393

315347. You can also visit their website
        http://www.needleshooksangelsandpreemies.com and
        follow them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/
        pg/angelsandpreemies/

TONI ODELL

Knitting is Metal

This

unique

brand has

metal at

heart