Simply Knitting

I’m thrilled to bring you our first summer mag – it’s a stunning, value-packed issue, with a huge number of new patterns to try! As June is the season for layering, we start with Pat Menchini’s stunning houndstooth vest. Its three-colour pattern is simple to knit and comes with undeniable wow factor. Our exclusive Burda Knitting magazine is also packed with summer ready garments. In fact, this issue we’re giving you a whopping 28 brand new, designer garment patterns – more than any other UK monthly knitting magazine! And as if that’s not enough, you can start your celebratory projects with our Knit Your Own Jubilee Party pattern booklet, begin your Flower Fairies collection with pretty Primrose and stashbust with the 150 Thrifty Knits collection. Phew! How will you decide…

WE ♥ SOCKS & SANDALS Hurrah for gardening season and getting out there in socks and sandals! We’ve fallen heels over toes for Charlotte Stone’s cheery detailed radish sock pattern (they come with matching mitts too!). Pattern £3.50, Stone Knits on www.ravelry.com What I’m loving… For Editor Kirstie McLeod, summer brings cotton and silk yarns, floral buttons for cardis and so much more King Cole Recycled Dishcloth Cotton Yarn Ditch those nasty plastic scrubbies and cast on your own cleaning buddies with this 100% recycled cotton dishcloth yarn from King Cole. Big Value Recycled Dishcloth Cotton £2.50, www.kingcole.com, 01756 703670 for stockists North Sea Fish from Scheepjes YARN 13 bookazine Looking for stand out home decoration? Knitted in self-striping yarn and stranded colourwork, these pretty fish will create playtime fun for youngsters and add a unique touch to your living…

Rowan Mini Bret Slipover Pattern The Rowan Mini Knits books use grown-up patterns and reduces them into kids’ sizes. The Mini Bret V-neck Slipover is one of our faves! Rowan Mini Knits book £15, www.knitrowan.com, 01484 668200 DROPS Evening Fires Vest Chunky, snuggly and warm – what more could you want on a chilly summer evening than a knit that’ll shoulder the cold? Pattern free, www.garnstudio.com Debbie Bliss Sweater Vest This chunky mohair jumper and vest pattern uses gorgeous colour blocking and linen stitch to create drama. Pattern £3.50, www.lovecrafts.com, 01409 404010…

1-5 August KNITWEAR FOR FASHION BEGINNERS 1 Granary Square, King’s Cross, London N1C 4AA This short course offers you the opportunity to create an original design from scratch using a knitting machine, with no previous experience required. You will be given a solid grounding in all machine-knitting techniques, from basic stitches to Fair Isle, and will receive a certificate upon completion. £725 for the whole week. If you’d like to know more, call 020 7514 7015 or visit www.arts.ac.uk/subjects/textiles-and-materials/short-courses/knitwear/knitwear-for-fashion-beginners-short-course-csm 6 and 13 August LEARN TO KNIT MITTENS WORKSHOP Online Improve or refresh your knitting skills while making a pair of cute fingerless mitts. You will learn how to cable, increase stitches, work in the round (using both DPNs and circular needles), read a pattern and chart, and calculate tension swatches over two one-and-a-half-hour lessons, a week apart. £79 per…

IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS YOU WILL NEED □ King Cole Luxury Merino DK (100% superwash Merino wool, 50g/140m) For yarn quantities and measurements see size table □ A pair of 3.25mm needles □ A pair of 4mm needles □ A pair of 4.5mm needles □ Stitch holders or waste yarn □ Locking stitch markers TENSION 28 sts and 28 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over patt using 4mm needles ABBREVIATIONS For a full list see page 95 WHERE TO BUY □ For yarn stockists contact King Cole on 01756 703670 or www.kingcole.com OR YOU COULD TRY… □ Wool Warehouse 0800 505 3300 or www.woolwarehouse.co.uk □ Knitting Village 07738 022813 or www.knittingvillage.co.uk 10% off! Wool Warehouse are offering 10% off King Cole Luxury Merino DK! Quote code SK224 when you order by calling 0800 505 3300 or visit www.woolwarehouse.co.uk. Offer ends 10 June 2022. FIND YOUR SIZE SIZING COLOUR KEY So you can…

TAKE ON A CHALLENGE YOU WILL NEED □ King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK (50% bamboo, 50% cotton, 100g/230m) 4 balls of Yarn A Oyster (543) 2 balls of Yarn B Ice (518) 1 ball of Yarn C Pale Green (1643) □ A pair of 4mm needles TENSION 22 sts and 28 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over stocking stitch using 4mm needles MEASUREMENTS 40x175cm (15¾x69in) ABBREVIATIONS Make star P3tog, leaving sts on needle, yrn, then purl same sts tog again WHERE TO BUY □ For yarn stockists contact King Cole on 01756 703670 or www.kingcole.com OR YOU COULD TRY… □ Wool Warehouse 0800 505 3300 or www.woolwarehouse.co.uk □ Knitting Village 07738 022813 or www.knittingvillage.co.uk 10% OFF! Wool Warehouse is offering 10% off King Cole Bamboo Cotton DK! Quote code SK224 when you order on 0800 505 3300 or by visiting www.woolwarehouse.co.uk. Offer ends 10 June 2022. LACE WRAP STAR PATTERN Work Rows…