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The Knitter Issue 169 • Fill your autumn days with glorious colour! Beautiful designs to cast on today include an elegant lace shawl by Anniken Allis on p49, Bronagh Miskelly’s mock cable socks on p79, and a vibrant intarsia sweater from Dario Tubiana on p65. Plus, we explore the lovely hand-dyed hues of Fruitful Fusion, and the best yarns for your seasonal knitting.
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Caledonia • Graphic patterns in cheerful colours decorate this cowl and matching mitts
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Great reads • Explore traditional gansey stitch patterns and techniques with this beautifully presented book
Aysgarth Falls • The lace and cable patterning on this cardigan was inspired by flowing water
Aurelia • Step out in style and warmth with these autumnal Fair Isle legwarmers
Focus on… FRUITFUL FUSION • Ishrat Khawja’s love of hand-dyed yarns inspired her to start creating her own – and now her artisan colourways are inspiring knitters around the UK and beyond
Calamint • Drape your shoulders in luxurious warmth with this elegant lace shawl
Seacross • This yoked sweater features stunning colourwork knitted in a lovely lambswool
Delaunay • Play with colour and modular construction with this fabulous shawl
Buchan • This sweet sweater for little ones uses traditional gansey stitch patterns from Fife
Tortona • Neon-bright blocks of colour bring a 1980s look to this intarsia sweater
Teallach • Rippling cables flow around the middle of this plump, aran-weight cushion cover
The Eye of God • Penelope Hemingway analyses the traditional gansey motif revealed in a vintage photograph of a sailor from Whitby
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Starbeck • Knitted in British Bluefaced Leicester wool, this jumper is sprinkled with polka dots
Frieze • These elegant socks combine a mock cable stitch pattern and a lovely hand-dyed yarn
CARING FOR YOUR HANDKNITS • Caroline Bawn offers advice on washing your delicate knitwear while also caring for the environment
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Celebrating rare breeds • Graeme Bethune talks about his love of rare British sheep breeds - and why knitters should care about them, too
Atlantic • This patchwork-effect textured poncho uses a beautiful wool from the Falkland Islands
Treasure island • Pebble Island in the south Atlantic is the source of a special yarn...