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Vogue Knitting, Fall 2020

The cover for the new issue is caramel and beige blend of colors featuring Temporal by Jennifer Shiels Toland, a rectangular top without sleeves to slip over other clothing for the fall. It is made of Sea Island Cotton which is actually a blend of pima cotton and merino wool by Plymouth Yarns in sand dollar. Inside you will find Interval, the long, open, crochet stitch cardigan by Cristina Mershon which is made of yarn called Popcycle made of recycled plastic bottles and bamboo fibers by Skacel/Hikoo. Plastic bottles have never looked so sophisticated.

Recycled fibers are a theme in this issue as is color blocking. I give you the page of color-blocked garments, one of which prompted my husband to remark, “It looks like you ran out of yarn.” Clearly, not a fan. Some of these items are also feature stitch blocking, if we can call it that, when the stitch as well as the yarn changes. You see a subtle version of both in Dandelion, the orange and yellow striped, V-neck pullover created from 3 different yarns from Sandnes Garn which has simple running embroidery stitches on a background of two stitch patterns The cardigan called Higher Education by Amy Gunderson uses stripes of rust and blue on a beige background of Madelinetosh Farm Twist.

There are also features on new products, new books, a local yarn shop, on black knitters and diversity including a piece by Gaye Glasspie, on yarns from Turkey dyed with coffee, an interview with Kaffee Fassett, and a technical article urging you to repair your worn-out knitted socks by Deborah Newton, another by Meg Swansen on hemming knits. This in addition to the total of 19 patterns, so a lot to learn.

My boyfriend’s cousin had a baby earlier this year, and I just had to knit a Dahlia dress for her. I crocheted some flowers in cotton yarn to brighten it up a little, because why not! The dress is knit in Sandnes Garn Duo, a blend of cotton and merino wool.