The Knitter caters for skilled knitters with more than 10 challenging patterns in each issue. The Knitter has beautiful, original patterns and inspiration from world-class designers. Our patterns aren’t just fabulous to look at, they’re enjoyable to make, with a few unusual techniques and intriguing ways with yarns for you to try.

Issue 158

Comfort knits

Our featured designers

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Wicklow • Feel comfortable and cosy in this rollneck sweater with its elegant cables and textures

The Knitter loves… • …ideas, websites, patterns, events, inspiration and more!

NEW BOOKS • Our pick of the best pattern collections and e-books

LOCAL HEROES • This month, we explore the fantastic yarn shops of Antrim

YOUR TWEETS! • We asked… What’s the best yarn you’ve used this year?

Branwen • Worked from the top down, this lace-yoked cardigan has a dramatic flared shape

Aran Socks • Tiny travelling cables twist around these modern socks inspired by Aran traditions

New yarns • Whether you want chunky softness, smooth stitches, lustrous fabric or bright colour, these six yarns have a lot to offer

Great reads • Become a better shawl knitter - and discover how to create your own unique designs - with this in-depth handbook

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BRAMBLES & ME • Using natural dyes and fibres, indie dyer Mia Malone creates exquisite yarns for hand knitting

Lamorna • Gansey sweaters have a timeless appeal, and this design uses a range of handsome stitch patterns

Glitter • Delicate cables and a touch of sparkle add style to this cropped cardigan

Lodore Falls • A border of two-colour brioche stitch flows around the lower edge of this crescent shawl

Sylvania • Wintry colourwork motifs decorate the yoke of this classic children’s sweater

Cullivoe • Inspired by traditional Shetland patterns, this hat features beautiful Fair Isle colourwork

Junco • This relaxed sweater has stripes worked in soft grey tones and contrasting fibres

Sublime • Add a luxurious layer of warmth to your outfit with this pure cashmere design

Strength in softness • Rowan has worked with a Scottish cashmere producer to develop the brand-new, super-luxurious Pure Cashmere yarn, as Colette Earley discovers

ESSENTIAL CAST-ON METHODS • We bring you an at-a-glance guide to four useful cast-on techniques to add to your skills repertoire

Audhild • This long, swingy A-line coat has a gorgeously cosy cabled fabric

MASTERCLASS ARCHIVE • Discover the wide range of techniques explored by The Knitter in this reference guide to our Masterclass topics

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INFORMATION

The ethics of yarn • Graeme Bethune argues that paying a fair price for wool will lead to better yarn quality and environmental sustainability

Pen-y-Ghent • This raglan sweater in British wool has a smart pattern of graphic colourwork

The Sheepsoft story • The new yarn from Laxtons is proudly British, and is sourced and spun in Yorkshire using Bluefaced Leicester and Masham fleece, as Helen Spedding discovers