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| seren |
new knitty!!http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEsummer09/patterns.php |
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| FatCat |
Seren, I could kiss you! But luckily for you I won't   I checked this morning, and at lunchtime and no sign of it, but now it's here! Woohoo! A new Knitty is just what I need  Off to have a proper look now, thank you thank you
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| Nevisknitter |
Some lovely stuff there, like the idea of the blue snowflakes too. | ||
| Auntie Noo |
oooh I lurve Miss honeychurch - can't seem to see past that one!!!!! (and suddenly find myself searching "hemp" )
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| seren |
 for fatcat LOL
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| pictish |
@ Noo!!! I love that one too but have never come across hemp yarn in the UK before - ooooh wait a bit - there was a House of Hemp stall at Woolfest last year 
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| franney |
YAY!  the new Knitty!
I bought some hemp yarn at either Ally Pally or IKnit, i can't remember if it was last year or the year before whch would help cos i didn't go to Ally Pally last year
But anyway.... mine is Cashmere Canapa from Hemp for Knitting, and it's luvverly!! 
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| pictish |
Wow that yarn looks lovely franney!!!! | ||
| craftylady |
I'm taken with Morning Glory for some reason!! | ||
| daisydap |
hmm, not really struck by anthing there this time | ||
| Jo028 |
Me neither, it's a bit too wintry for me  Bur I do like the little girls dress
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| KnittingLadybird |
I've been thinking about this...the wintery bit and I do think it's quite a good idea to promote early knittery gift bits (as they have) knitted goods are really colder weather items. I do think there should be more inspiration for summer knitting but I think a lot a people shy away at this time of year and maybe this is to tempt them back.
I love the Trilobyte Hat
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| FatCat |
Ooh  Why thank you! My day just gets better and better
Well, I like lots of things out of this issue, and to be honest by the time I finish making any of them, the gloves/shawls especially, it WILL be autumn and I'll need them. Personally I think the planning ahead for Christmas gifts idea is great. Maybe it's part of a bigger plan and they're changing their patterns around a bit to account for the amount of time it takes people to a) clear existing stuff off the needles and b) actually make the new patterns? Granted, some people cast on immediately and finish within a week  but I'd say that was the exception rather than the rule and most of us take a good while longer. So maybe the Autumn Knitty will have some Spring stuff, the Winter one will have Summer stuff and so on Just a thought, I've no idea if this is actually the case
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| seren |
i thought it was too wintry when i looked at it but then i thought about how long it's taking me to knit a lacy summer top for mysefl - at the rate it's going it'll be october before i finish it
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| franney |
It is Ali, i only had the one ball that came in my mitt kitt but they are lovely and soft but you can feel the strength from the hemp in it too, if that makes sense?? I'd definitely buy more if i needed it, that's how much i like it
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