Interweave Knits Fall 2020
Although it's hot where I live, it's time for new patterns whether for sewing or knitting, here is the new issue of Interweave Knits which features two the the kind of styles that arrive along with the cold weather.
The first is stranded knitting, or using more than 1 color to create a pattern. Karen Frisa has a technical article, very helpful for newbies like me who are wondering, how to I hold more than 1 yarn? and does it matter? She explains your options, and yes, it does. For proof, see the black and pink square she did up. Notice how the black squares in the bottom half are just a little bigger than the black squares in the top half. This happened because she switched the yarn colors from one hand to the other as she explains.
Now, you can take on the Summit Pullover which is a 3 out of 4 on the difficulty chart and designed by Kristen Jancuk and done up in Jamieson's Shetland Spindrift.
The other style that appears in the warm weather is the cabled and textured look which you see on the cover. The asymmetrical pullover in a dark pumpkin is Pinyon Pullover by Amy Gunderson another 3 out of 4 for difficulty. and done in Jamieson's Double Knitting which is another Shetland wool yarn. The shawl collar, one of my favorite look whether sewn or knit, appears on Moira Engel's Westfall Pullover done in Trendsetter Yarns Wish which is a wool blend in a pretty honey color.
If, like me, you are intimidated by such patterns, you can always practice the stitches on a scarf and work your way up to a sweater. As I always tell my students: learning is a process, so don't get discouraged. As the people who are not at all intimidated by these patterns already know.
You can find it at your local newsstand or online here: https://www.interweave.com/product-category/knitting/knitting-magazines/knitting-magazines-interweave-knits/