The latest issue of Vogue Knitting (now apparently renamed Designer Knitting) landed on my doormat this morning. On my first glance through, I’ve already spotted two things that I’m dying to knit.
The giant yellow jumper is the Cropped Turtleneck, by Leena Sullivan.
I particularly like the sideways construction with the cables, which is what I’d originally intended to do with the Rowan Colourscape. I’m a huge fan of giant polo necks, and I think I’d be tempted to knit this one even taller. I’m currently knitting a giant moss stitch coat with my mountain of Big Wool, but I think I might have enough left over to make this as well.
The green hooded top is the Green Iiris Cropped Hoodie by Mari Muinonen.
I like hoods, I like cables, I like cropped jumpers… I love it!
I don’t know whether I have enough yarn in my stash to knit this one. I do have some lovely Rowan Cashsoft in Kingfisher, but I’d have to do the cabled sections in a contrasting colour, I think. If I was going to splurge on yet more wool, I think I’d go for Colinette Cadenza in one of their more subtle Dali shades. The one in the picture is Salty Dog.
One thing I particularly like about Vogue Knitting’s website is the new Fashion Preview section. When you click on the picture of each design you’re taken through to a video, where you can see a model actually wearing and moving about in the knitwear. It makes a real difference to know that the bottom of the jumper isn’t going to roll up as soon as the model moves her arms, for instance! You also get a chance to see the piece from all angles, which you don’t see in the magazine itself.
My subscription to Vogue Knitting has just expired, and I’ve been so happy with the launch of The Knitter that I wasn’t going to renew it. Having seen these patterns, and the website support, I think there might be room for both…