2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

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WHAT’S NEW

We’veunearthedthistrue ofa darning

mushroomontheLoopKnittingwebsite

andjusthadtoshare.Bothusefuland

stylish,WilliamMorriswouldhave

approvedofthesemust-havemagic

menders.HandmadeinJapan,they

aredesignedbyHikaruNoguchiwho

istheguruofvisualdarninginJapan.

Anyfollowersofslowfashionorfans

ofvisiblemendingwillknowabout

thedarningmushroom,whichis

greatfordarninghand-knittedsocks.

Makeunsightlysnagsfromjumpers

disappear,regenerateworn-away

patcheswiththesame-colouryarn,

ormakea statementwithdierent

coloursthatpop.Notonlypractical,

thesedearknittingtoolsarea

pleasuretouse.Feastyoureyeson

thesegorgeousplainand

hand-paintedtoadstoolsat

http://www.loopknittingshop.com.

Darling

darning

mushrooms

Repairthosefaveknits

you can’t bear to part with

don’t miss this!

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Coloursfade

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theotherinthisyarn

fromtheCreative

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for800m):aqua,lilac,

navy,coral,greyand

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If youwantsocks

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looktoSuperba

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MeetJenofArnall-CullifordKnitwear,

whichproducestechnique-ledpatterns

Upearlyorslowtorise?Upearly,and if I can’t

sleepI dosomenon-workknitting.

Firstjoboftheday?Makinga massivevatof

coee.I can’tdoanythingwithoutcaeine.

Mid-morningpick-me-up?A fewroundsof

sockknittingwithanotherbucketofcoee.

Favewaytositbackandtakefive?Onthe

bedwiththecatandsomethingmindlesstoknit.

Thesortofprojectyoucanpick up and put down

easily– socksorshawls.

Leisurely lunchtime?A sandwich while I speed-

JEN ARNALL-

CULLIFORD

A whizz at techniques

2019

A NEWCOMPETITION,THE

WORLDHEAVYMETAL

KNITTINGCHAMPIONSHIPS,

WILLTAKEPLACEIN

FINLAND THIS JULY!

readallthepostsin the latest knitalong in our

Ravelrygroup.

Post-lunchpriorities?Writingtutorialsor

patterneditingbeforetheschoolrun.

Clocking-otime?Relaxingwitha boxsetand

a reallymeatyknittingproject.Cables,charts,

brioche– themore,themerrier!

Find out more at http://www.acknitwear.co.uk

a day in the life of...

TeamArnall-Cullifordare

a technical powerhouse!

RicoFashion

LinenSwellAran

Theloosestructure

ofthisyarnmakesit

a go-toforsummer

knits.Thecotton

linenmixaran-

weightyarn(£4.49)

isgreatforcardis,

shawlsortopsand

so much more.

RicoCreative

CottonColour

Coated

A blendofstylish

colourswithineach

ball,CottonColour

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createscooland

contemporary

knits.AnditsDK

weightyarniseasy

to work with too.

Photo: Jesse Wild

Daretodarn– pep

upoldknitswiththe

helpofthehumble

darning mushroom