Full of ideas for creative knitting
The Knitter – the latest magazine launch from Future – the UK’s leading craft publisher, is now on sale.
Aimed at the more experienced knitter, The Knitter looks at trends from the catwalk each month, interpreting the trends into knitwear patterns, and the first issue examines one of the key looks for the winter season – cable and lace. Focusing on the seasonal favourite of hand-knitted cable and the vintage feel of lace; patterns will allow readers to recreate a stunning cable jumper, lace-diamond coat and beautiful red cable handbag.
A whole host of knitwear designers have provided patterns for The Knitter, including Jean Moss, Sasha Kagan, Louisa Harding, author of Modern Classics: Twenty Handknit Classics for the Modern Woman, and designers from the Rowan design studio.
Readers will have the chance to win a monthly ‘stash’ bag of goodies, with the first one including a Purlescence tote bag, knitting needles, cashmere yarn, ‘Mason-Dixon: Outside the Lines’, a book by the US knitting bloggers, hand cream, laundry wash, a selection of reviewed books and other treats. Readers can phone in or text to enter and 100% of the profits will go to The Knitter’s chosen charity of the year, Macmillan Cancer Support.
The 100 page glossy magazine also includes 15 exclusive patterns, news pages, a column written by renowned US knitting bloggers ‘Mason Dixon’, 3 pages packed with all that’s new in the world of knitting and beyond, as well as book and yarn reviews.
Juliet Bernard, Editor for The Knitter said:
“I’ve been dreaming of a magazine like The Knitter for a while – one with beautiful, original patterns and inspiration from world-class designers – a knitting magazine with a touch of lifestyle and fashion about it. Each month we will home in on a trend from the catwalk and base some of our patterns around it to give The Knitter a very contemporary feel. As a knitter I can’t believe my luck that I get to work on such a fashion forward title!”
The Knitter is Future’s second knitting title and continues the development of the company’s craft portfolio, as publishers of sector leaders PaperCraft Inspirations, Scrapbook Inspirations, Simply Knitting and CrossStitcher.
The first issue of The Knitter is on sale now, with a cover price of £5.99.
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About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group with offices in the UK and US. Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today it creates over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events, with strong portfolios in the games, technology, music, film and active sectors including sports, automotive and crafts. Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally. The Company employs more than 1,200 people and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR).
For further information
For more information please contact Jen Campbell, Communications Executive on 01225 732269 or jen.campbell@futurenet.com
