Simply Knitting

152 Pages·2012·31.29 MB·English

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a real delight! Our
beautiful yarn shades
and textured stitches really
stand out in the sunlight,
and the long days mean
lots more crafting time in
natural light! Plus, isn’t it
great to enjoy a spot of
al fresco knitting in the
garden or on holiday? I’m enjoying knitting
up lighter pieces and I imagine you are too!
We’ve got heaps of brilliant, summery ideas Lace-bandtop
for you in this issue, with unique gifts for family for summer p72
and friends, fresh updates for your home, and animalwash
of course plenty of treats for you! I can’t wait
mitts p57
to get stuck into the quick-to-make beach Soft,DKweight
bag (page 21) and the pretty textured cardi cable socks p93
(page 12), both great knits for warm days.
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7CASTON...JULY 69PRIZEPUZZLES
Newseasonmakes,beautiful LINEN YARNS
booksand tons of great ideas. 70MADEWITHLOVE
Cheryl Walton’s adorable knits.
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32TALKING POINTS 78LINENYARNS
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41MODERNKNITTER
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