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| murdo |
Louisa Harding NouveauI love Dorothee and Anoukhttp://www.theknittinggarden.com/lh-magnouveau.htm |
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| cazzie |
I've got this book and love so many of the patterns 
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| murdo |
I think this and her Summer Classics are two of her best for a while 
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| ClaireUK |
I've just bought this one too - its beautiful : ) | ||
| Glynis |
Sabine, Dorothee and Anouk 
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| cazzie |
You can see all the patterns here . I love Noemi as well (with sleeves)
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| melody yarns |
I do like some of the designs - Sabine is probably my favourite. But I have noticed that ith Louisa Harding designs (and many other designers) the designs are virtually the same year after year  I looked at this book when I was in Cucmberpatch a few weeks ago but didn't buy it. Or the other LH one
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| pictish |
Same here  I love her designs but find the books a bit samey - ditto DB these days. I haven't been tempted by a single British pattern book this season except Rowan 45 and Studio 14 
I am maybe suffering from pattern overload tho 
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| murdo |
I thought the Noveau ones were different? | ||
| melody yarns |
Me too - but I do love my patterns 
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| cazzie |
Me too - but then I havent brought any LH ones recently. I love the styling of these - think I have said this in another thread but these remind me of one of my old favourite TV progs - House of Ellott. I do love her patterns
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| Glynis |
The yarns used in the book are quite pricey given the poor yardage, aren't they? | ||
| cazzie |
I usually sub the yarns - dont like buying any of the 'Designer' yarns at full price 
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| Glynis |
I don't like buying them full price either
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| melody yarns |
Or me!
The designs in these books reminded me of the designs in the Italian ones from earlier in the season, or last season. There are some nice ones, but I preferred to buy the DB ones at Cucumberpatch as I liked more designs in them. I feel sometimes that the designers are compelled to bring out two or three books per season to keep up with their counterparts and just rehash older designs in new yarns.
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| cazzie |
I musy admit I didnt buy the Italian ones because the designs didnt grab me. Alot of designers do have a definite style and if you compare patterns the same basic design is there - in terms of number of stitches and the basic shaping. | ||
| murdo |
Not seen the Italian ones. I like these as they remind me of the Charston flapper girls
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