Table of contents for 194 in The Knitter

Kath Andrews Kath has been publishing her patterns since 2012, online, in the UK and USA, and she honed her handknit design skills through the City & Guilds programme. Kath has designed a new knitalong for us, and the first instalment of her ‘Barragán’ lace shawl is on p24. Penelope Hemingway Historian Penelope delves into parish records, crime reports and asylum archives to uncover stories of knitters from earlier eras. She brings us a pattern for traditional Dales mitts on p55, and hares the story of a legendary Dales glove knitter on p59. Amanda Berry Amanda Berry is a talented and prolific toy designer who has produced many wonderful patterns for our sister magazine, Simply Knitting. We’re delighted to feature a new design from Amanda on page 65, for a…

THESE CHRISTMAS decorations are knitted flat using an aran-weight pure wool, then are seamed, stuffed and lightly felted, before being embellished with simple embroidered stars. SIZE Finished diameter: 8cm (3¼in) YARN DROPS Nepal (Aran weight; 65% wool, 35% alpaca; 75m/82yds per 50g ball) 1 x 50g ball of each: A Pomegranate (3608) B Chalk (8915) NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES 1 pair 5mm (UK 6/US 8) knitting needles Toy stuffing Jewellery split ring, ribbon or embroidery thread for hanging Tapestry needle TENSION 17 sts and 22 rows to 10cm over st st using 5mm needles YARN STOCKISTS DROPS Design www.garnstudio.com Available from Wool Warehouse www.woolwarehouse.co.uk For general abbreviations, see p89 PATTERN NOTES One ball of each colour will make six baubles - three in each of yarn A and yarn B -…

DESIGNED TO be a versatile layering piece for your autumn and winter outfits, this tank top is knitted in an aran-weight pure Shetland wool from West Yorkshire Spinners. The Croft Aran comes in a wonderful choice of solid and tweed colours, and gives a cosy fabric with a soft, silky handle. Sarah Hatton’s design features three vertical cable panels on the upper front, and is designed to be worn with at least five inches (12cm) of positive ease. SIZE YARN West Yorkshire Spinners The Croft Aran (Aran weight; 100% Shetland Islands wool; 166m/182yds per 100g ball) TENSION 18 sts and 24 rows to 10cm over st st on 5mm needles YARN STOCKISTS West Yorkshire Spinners 01535 664500 www.wyspinners.com NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES 1 pair 4.5mm (UK 7/US 7) knitting needles 1…

SPECIALISING IN gorgeous fibres and elegant colours, Perran Yarns is a must-visit website for knitters who love to work with luxurious yarns. The artisan brand is run by Steph Thornton, based on Cornwall’s rugged north coast. When did you first try yarn dyeing? “My hand-dyeing adventures began around 2005. I had been reading about it in a group on Ravelry after seeing some gorgeous variegated yarn that had been hand-dyed in the US. There wasn’t much yarn like that available here in the UK at the time, so I decided to have a little play to see if I could dye some myself. “I bought a bundle of Kool-Aid packs and started out with a turquoise and green peacock colourway. The way the colours could be blended captured my imagination,…

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THIS HOODY is just the ticket for outdoor adventures! Martin Storey’s design features jolly giraffe motifs parading around the front and back, worked using the intarsia technique. It’s knitted in three shades of Softyak DK, which provides a soft and cosy fabric. SIZE NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES 1 pair 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3) knitting needles 1 pair 4mm (UK 8/US 6) knitting needles, plus extra needle for three-needle cast-off Stitch holders TENSION 22 sts and 30 rows to 10cm over st st on 4mm needles YARN Rowan Softyak DK (DK weight; 76% cotton, 15% yak, 9% nylon; 135m/147yds per 50g ball) YARN STOCKISTS Rowan 01924 371501 www.knitrowan.com For general abbreviations, see p89 Rowan’s Softyak DK yarn comes in 24 cheerful colours BLOCKING DIAGRAM CHART KEY BACK Using 3.25mm needles and yarn…

Issue 193 Textured jumper • Mosaic top • Cable jumper • Men’s cabled sweater • Fair Isle laptop case • Icelandic lace mittens • Polo shirt • Baby layette • Socks • Raglan cardigan • Intarsia top • Lace & colourwork cardigan SEE THE PATTERNS IN DETAIL HERE http://bit.ly/RAVTKN Issue 192 Colourwork top • Lace & cable jumper • Textured cardigan • Lace shawl • Aran sweater • Cabled mitts • Throw • Slip stitch jumper • Fair Isle cushion • Men’s sweater • Cabled jumper • Blanket Issue 191 Cabled cardigan • Textured jumper • Fair Isle tank top • Brioche shawl • Lace socks • Men’s waistcoat • Lace yoked top • Fair Isle tea cosy • Child’s hoody • Lace cardigan • Textured T-shirt Issue 190 Lace…

BRIGHT, COSY and totally fabulous, this Fair Isle set from Mary Henderson was inspired by her garden; the large and small flower motifs in pink, blue and yellow are worked on a dark green background. “One of the rounds uses three colours, so I have offered some hints and tips, as careful and thoughtful stranding is required,” says Mary. “The Fibre Co.’s Lore lambswool is lovely to work with and is a DK weight, which means it knits up relatively quickly.” SIZE Cowl Circumference: 62cm (24½in) Depth: 23cm (9in) Beret Brim circumference: 50cm (19¾in) Depth (cast-on edge to crown top): 23cm (9in) Wristwarmers Wrist circumference: 20cm (8in) Hand circumference: 23cm (9in) Length: 24cm (9½in) YARN The Fibre Co. Lore (DK weight; 100% Kent Romney lambswool; 250m/273yds per 100g skein) 1…

NOW THAT autumn is here, this year’s Wool Month will aptly focus on wool’s well known warming capabilities, whether that is through layering up garments or the ambient room temperature obtained in the use of wool in carpet and interiors. ‘Keep Warm With Wool’ is this year’s overriding theme, along with highlighting wool’s other natural benefits. As utility costs continue to be volatile, it is important to be able to keep warm without turning the thermostat up! Wool Month is important to raise awareness about wool and remind consumers of the reasons to purchase wool items, as well as to highlight existing and new wool-rich products made with genuine British sheep farmers’ wool. We invite all supporters to share with us this messaging and help highlight wool’s key natural attributes…

KATH ANDREWS has designed this elegant shawl for our new four-part knitalong. “Mexican architect, Luis Barragán, is quoted as saying ‘A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy’. This wrap uses yarns whose colours are named ‘My Serenity’ and ‘My Joy’”, Kath explains. Her design is knitted in McIntosh BFL, a hand-dyed 4ply yarn spun from pure British Bluefaced Leicester wool. SIZE Finished measurements Length: 198½cm (78¼in) Width: 49½cm (19½in) Blocking measurements Length: 210½cm (83in) Width: 54½cm (21½in) YARN McIntosh BFL (4ply weight; 100% British Bluefaced Leicester wool; 600m/437yds per 150g skein) A MY Joy; 1 x 150g skein B MY Serenity; 1 x 150g skein NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES 1 pair 3mm (UK 11/US 2-3) knitting needles 1 pair 3.75mm (UK 9/US…

AINSWORTH & PRIN BFL Masham DK Shade pictured Spitalfields Skein weight/length 100g/240m Needle size 4mm (UK 8/US 6) Tension Approx. 20 sts and 30 rows to 10cm Fibre content 75% Bluefaced Leicester wool, 25% Masham wool Care Hand wash RRP £19 Contact www.theknittingshed.com 01903 683 683 This yarn is a blend of soft, white Bluefaced Leicester with 25% mid-brown Masham wool for added durability. It is hand-dyed in small batches, and each sophisticated colourway offers a gorgeous depth of tone and a subtle heathered look. The knitted fabric feels light and lofty, with an appealing gleam and a fine drape, and is soft enough to wear next to the skin. ROWAN Fine Tweed Haze Shade pictured Linen (006) Ball weight/length 50g/215m Needle size 4mm (UK 8/US 6) Tension 21 sts…

THIS YOKED, short-sleeved jumper from Mary Henderson is knitted from the top down to hip length. It’s decorated with bands of traditional Fair Isle motifs, paired with corrugated ribbing at the hem and sleeve cuffs. The fit is relaxed and is designed to be worn with around 4-13cm of positive ease. The sleeves and neckline are finished with an i-cord cast-off for a smart and colourful look. Mary’s design is knitted in five cheerful shades of Jamieson & Smith’s Jumper Weight wool. SIZE NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES 3mm (UK 11/US 2-3) circular needles, 40cm long Two 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3) circular needles, 80cm and 40cm long 1 pair 3.5mm (UK 9-10/US 4) knitting needles 3mm (UK 11/US C-D) crochet hook Stitch markers Stitch holders Waste yarn YARN Jamieson & Smith 2…

KEEP YOUR shoulders cosy with this cape from Sanna Mård Castman. The reverse stocking stitch fabric features columns of eyelets, and the lower border is decorated with a lace pattern of leaves and chevrons. It’s knitted in Scheepjes’s soft Terrazzo DK yarn, which comes in a huge choice of shades. SIZE YARN Scheepjes Terrazzo (DK weight; 70% recycled mulesing-free wool, 30% recycled viscose; 175m/191yds per 50g ball) NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES 3mm (UK 11/US 2-3) circular needles, 60cm long 3mm (UK 11/US 2-3) circular needles, 80cm long 4mm (UK 8/US 6) circular needles, 60cm long 4mm (UK 8/US 6) circular needles, 80cm long Stitch markers 2 x 25mm buttons TENSION 27 sts and 35 rows to 10cm over st st on 4mm needles YARN STOCKISTS Scheepjes www.scheepjes.com CHART KEY For general…

THE FRONT of this gorgeous design is decorated with a panel of cable chevrons separated by little loops; strings of bead-like lace motifs are worked up the sides and back of the leg. Kelly Menzies’ toe-up socks use Cascade Heritage, which comes in a huge choice of colours. SIZE YARN Cascade Yarns Heritage (4ply weight; 75% superwash Merino wool, 25% nylon; 400m/437yds per 100g ball) Cinnamon (5640); 1 x 100g skein NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES Set of 2.25mm (UK 13/US 1-2) double-pointed needles (DPNs), or circular needles, 80cm long, for Magic Loop method Cable needle (cn) Stitch holder or spare needle 2 stitch markers TENSION 30 sts and 54 rounds to 10cm over st st on 2.25mm needles. 38 sts and 54 rounds to 10cm over main pattern on 2.25mm needles.…

THIS KNITTING pattern would make a wonderful Christmas gift for cat lovers! Cute kittens take a nap on both sides of these mittens from Finnish designer Lumi Karmitsa. The cuffs have a picot edge and an easy lace pattern. The paw laying on top of the blanket is worked in duplicate stitch. Lumi’s mittens are knitted using a 4ply-weight wool-nylon blend from Filcolana, but you could easily substitute this with another sock yarn of your choice. SIZE To fit palm circumference: 19-23cm (7½-9in) Actual palm circumference: 19½cm (7¾in) Actual length: 25cm (9¾in) YARN Filcolana Arwetta Classic (4ply weight; 80% Merino wool, 20% nylon; 210m/230yds per 50g ball) 1 x 50g ball of each: A Natural White (101) B Desert Rose (187) C French Vanilla (196) D Medium Gray Melange (955)…

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Abbreviations alt alternate approx approximately beg beginning ch chain cn cable needle cont continue dc double crochet (US single crochet) dec decrease (work two stitches together) DK double knitting DPN double-pointed needle dtr double treble (US treble crochet) est established foll following inc increase K knit KFB knit into front and back of stitch K2tog knit the next two stitches together kwise knitwise meas measures M1 make one (see M1L) M1pw make 1 st purlwise: with LH needle lift the strand between next and last st from front to back and purl through the back loop M1L left leaning increase: with left needle tip, lift strand between needles from front to back. Knit lifted loop through back of loop M1R right leaning increase: with left needle tip, lift strand between…

IN THE summer of 1880, the Finnish artist Arvid Liljelund (1844-1899) travelled to the small Swedish-speaking district of Korsnäs on Finland’s Ostrobothnian coast. The population there comprised farmers, fishermen and seafarers. What drew Liljelund to the area was the festive folk costumes that people were still known to wear, and the summer of 1880 became one of his most distinguished creative periods. One of the special features of Korsnäs costume was the colourful sweaters that men wore to Sunday church services and other festive occasions. The oldest recorded mention of this type of sweater is from 1854; incidentally, the same year that Korsnäs got its first parish dyer, Ulrik Ingström, who had lived in St Petersburg and had learned the dyeing trade there. What makes the traditional Korsnäs sweater so…

“THIS JUMPER was inspired by the traditional sweaters made since the 1850s in the coastal village of Korsnäs in western Finland,” says Outi Kater. “Unlike the original Korsnäs sweaters found in Finnish museum collections, which are partly crocheted and partly knitted, this sweater is completely knitted in the round, and steeks have been used at the arm and neck openings.” SIZE YARN Jamieson & Smith 2 Ply Jumper Weight (4ply weight; 100% Shetland wool; 115m/125yds per 25g ball) NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES 2.75mm (UK 12/US 2) circular needles, 80-120cm long 2.75mm (UK 12/US 2) double-pointed needles (DPNs), or your preferred needles for working small circumferences 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3) circular needles, 80-120cm long 3.25mm (UK 10/US 3) double-pointed needles (DPNs), or your preferred needles for working small circumferences Stitch holders Stitch…

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“THIS SCARF is a celebration of the vivid yet soothing texture of entrelac knitting, in the same way that a moonbeam is both vivid and soothing as it splashes over the deep night sea,” says Viveka Velupillai. “It is knitted horizontally, to make for long, wavy stripes that wrap snugly around your neck, with the edges left as zigzags rather than worked as a straight edge. This pattern uses beads at the short end tips, to give them added weight and sparkle. It is knitted on smaller needles to tighten the gauge of the squares.” SIZE Width: 14cm (5½in) Length: 218cm (85¾in) YARN Uradale Yarns Jumper Weight (4ply weight; 100% Shetland wool; 173m/189yds per 50g ball, or 86m/94yds per 25g ball) 1 x 50g ball of each: A Ling Heath;…

“IN THE painting A Funeral Onboard, by Carl Fredrik Sundt-Hansen (1841-1907), there is a young man in a blue pullover at the centre of the picture. The sweater is a spunsetrøye, from the word spons, a term for the plug in a fishing boat. The pattern is simple and typical of many Icelanders, and we used the motif on this cowl, although it could also be used for many other warm garments that protect against wind and weather,” say Line Iversen and Margareth Sandvik, authors of the book Fishermen’s Knits from the Coast of Norway. The cowl is knitted in the round in a 4ply Norwegian wool, and then seamed lengthwise. SIZE Circumference: 120cm (47¼in) YARN Hillesvåg Sølje (4ply weight; 100% Norwegian Pelssau wool; 350m/383yds per 100g skein) A Black…

HISTORIAN PENELOPE Hemingway is an expert on the tradition of Dales glove knitting, and the motifs on her ‘Swaledale Mitts’ were inspired by a historic example called the ‘G.Walton 1846’ gloves. This type of mitt or wristwarmer was sometimes called a ‘muffatee’. “In her unpublished diary, Marie Hartley, the writer of the 1951 book The Old Hand-Knitters of the Dales, commented on a now lost pair that she saw, after the book’s publication: ‘…Mrs Alderson… showed us a pair of muffatees that had come from Mr Alderson’s home. They were knitted like the Swaledale gloves with the date 1867. (Very thick and warm)’” SIZE Length: 23cm (9in) Palm circumference: 21cm (8¼in) YARN West Yorkshire Spinners Bo Peep DK (DK weight; 52% Falklands wool, 48% nylon; 112m/122yds per 50g ball) 1…

THIS SWEET doll, designed by Amanda Berry, is knitted in Hayfield’s Bonus DK yarn, and she comes with knitted clothing including a hat, legwarmers, a skirt and shoes; the hair is made from Bonus Super Chunky yarn. The doll is embellished with wooden beads, button eyes, bows on the shoes and a bamboo wand - if you are intending to give this doll to a small child, we advise omitting these embellishments, and embroidering the eyes instead. SIZE 38cm (15in) tall YARN Hayfield Bonus DK (DK weight; 100% acrylic; 280m/306yds per 100g ball) 1 x 100g ball of each: A Cream (812); B Fern Green (603); C Oatmeal (964); D Golden (595); E Hazelnut (567); F Burnt Orange (647) Hayfield Bonus Super Chunky Extra Value (Super-chunky weight; 100% acrylic; 82m/90yds…

THIS SHAWL design from Soraya Garcia alternates stripes of ribbing with stripes of two-colour brioche ribbing, separated with narrow welts of garter stitch. It’s worked top-down, starting with a garter tab cast-on, and finishing with a border of ribbing in a rich brown shade. Soraya’s shawl is knitted in John Arbon’s Yarnadelic Sport, a lovely Falklands Corriedale wool which comes in a range of 18 beautiful colours. SIZE 130cm (51in) wide and 54cm (21¼in) wide, after blocking YARN John Arbon Yarnadelic Sport (5ply/sport weight; 100% Falklands Corriedale wool; 333m/365yds per 100g skein) 1 x 100g skein of each: A The Beautiful Ones B Black Gold of the Sun C Pink Moon NEEDLES & ACCESSORIES 3.75mm (UK 9/US 5) circular needles, 120cm long Stitch markers TENSION 16 sts and 23 rows…

LATVIAN BRAIDS are horizontal braids which are a beautiful way to embellish the edges of knitwear, or to separate different patterns or motifs. They are made by simply twisting the yarns at the front of the piece and then purling a stitch. The key is to always twist your yarns before each stitch the same way every time on one round, and then twist them the other way on the next round. This gives the distinctive herringbone look, and also means you don’t have to bother with untwisting your yarns as you go – they will naturally untwist on the next round. To achieve this look, begin with both yarns hanging at the front of the work. Take the first colour you want to work and bring it under the…