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| FatCat |
Simply Knitting 60, Nov 2009Bought this today mainly for the free gift - 2 wooden shawl pins (mind you, they came apart as I took them out of the packaging but a bit of superglue has sorted them out nicely   )
It has a very pretty aran weight pink cardi with a cabled edge (on the front cover), a mohair lacey wrap, Christmassy potholders and coasters (nice way to have a go at intarsia, I might even try it  ), a tank top and sleeveless cardigan twinset in DK, 12 quick ideas for Christmas presents (scarves, gloves, hats, bangles etc), and a Martin Storey men's cardigan, whicih looks, well, I guess classic would be a tactful description!
Also a couple of toy patterns - a Pudsey Bear and an Alan Dart Rudolph Reindeer. I'm never going to knit toys, really not my thing at all, so if anybody wants either of both of them then drop me a PM 
ETA - Pudsey pattern has gone to a new home. Rudolph still available
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| pictish |
I must admit my shawl pins went straight in the bin But there are some nice things in the mag
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| FatCat |
Straight in the bin? Ah well, shows how we're all different! I really like mine
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| pictish |
Well mine were snapped  Maybe the postie's doing though.
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| FatCat |
Oh that's not good  Mine weren't snapped, it was just that the tops had come off the pins, so easily fixed.
I'm wondering if I'm brave enough to attempt the pink cardi, I'm not sure I've ever made anything successfully from SK
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| melody yarns |
good marketing strategy there FC...
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| FatCat |
Erm .... yeah, thanks Debs!  Reading back it would seem I haven't presented it very positively - broken gift and unsuccessful patterns
Let me clarify. When I said I'd never successfully made anything from SK I mean that I'd not got around to finishing things or hadn't liked the things I had finished. The patterns themselves that I've tried have always been fine, it's just all been down to me not SK. But they could probably do with choosing better glue and packaging for the shawl pins next time around
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| lillybee |
I get it on subscription but must admit I only knitted one cardi for me and it had errors. I do have a few patterns I will do when I get time though. | ||
| seren |
i quite like the pink cardi, loved the shawl pins (though one had the top fallen off because postie bent it to get it through the letter box). i like pudsey! | ||
| melody yarns |
I was only kidding!!
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| Jobo |
The tops came off my shawl pins also - mine went in the bin
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| dreamcatcher |
I bought this issue in the shops yesterday, shawl pins thankfully intact! I rather like them, and they should come in useful for things like the jacket in Nomad I'll be making this winter
I've also just resubscribed to SK, caved in when I saw the Mili bag offer Easily bribed with knitting accessories! They do still do a basic offer for subs without the gifts, but the extra is still a lot less than the bag would cost, if that makes sense ....
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| pictish |
I'm always up for a free Mili bag but I'm subscribing already - I like it for the articles about new yarns and what's happening as much as anything. It's usually got something of interest too - did it have the Rowan Colourscape pattern this month or was that Knit Today? admits to being a knitting magazine tart It is a nice pattern for a gilet anyway from the new book
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| dreamcatcher |
That must have been Knit Today with the Colourscape pattern, sounds nice! | ||
| pictish |
It's this one DC - I like the colourway it's done in too. | ||
| dreamcatcher |
I like the colourway too, that's a gorgeous pattern. How many skeins does it take? I have 4 that were intended for the Skye wrap
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| pictish |
4 for a 36-8" (actual = 41") same for the next size down which is 37.5" finished  There's a nice jacket in the mag as well actually (why I bought it) which is a wrap in cream Artesano Aran with a biggish collar but the guage is 18st so you could use any aran.
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| dreamcatcher |
Thanks ali, might have to get the mag - not one I normally buy as I found the early issues rather uninspiring. Sounds worth it for the patterns though
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| pictish |
I know - it's usually not my cup of tea
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