New, new, new!

King Cole has new yarn, new shades and new patterns in its most recent launch! We’re so excited for Nordic Chunky, a self-patterning Fair Isle-effect yarn! These exciting new products are available now from your local yarn shop and the yarn looks absolutely beautiful knitted up – there are loads of patterns we want to try!
www.kingcole.com

Back to school

Are you ready for an incredibly sweet College Collection for the little ones? New patterns from Rico feature everything from college jackets to tennis socks, all in a casual preppy style, knitted using the ever-popular easy care baby yarn Baby Classic DK. They collection combines four new colours with familiar shades – the result is a harmonious collection with lots of must-have pieces. www.rico-design.de/en/home

Sprinkles Pop

Cygnet’s new Sprinkles Pop is a fun printed chunky yarn with two ends cleverly twisted together to create a tweedy self-striping effect. With soft colour changes throughout, the stripes give fancy colour results to your creations. Available in eight bright shades, this yarn lends itself well to bulky, quick knit projects with a pop of colour! RRP £3.29 www.cygnetyarns.com

Alpaca Party

DROPs is hosting an alpaca party over on Wool Warehouse! The range of alpaca yarns are all 40% off until 13th October, perfect for knitting cuddly projects this winter. Wool Warehouse carries a great range, with DROPs alpaca yarns ranging from chunky, super-chunky, 4-ply, DK and aran weight.
www.woolwarehouse.co.uk

Going grande!

The superwash family is expanding! Cascade has just launched 220 Grande and 220 Superwash Grande ranges on its website. Superwash is buttery soft with great stitch definition. We’re big fans of the Superwash range – find the Ofer hat pattern using 128 Superwash in Knit Now issue 147.

We love books

Close Knit
Laerke Bagger, £25
Known for her exuberant use of colour and textures, this young textile artist is rapidly gaining a fanatical worldwide following. In this unique guide, she offers advice for knitters of every level, as well as fifteen basic patterns that can be varied infinitely to suit individual skill sets, tastes, and materials.
www.laerkebagger.com