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CONTENTS Welcome Letter 4 Monthly Free Pattern 5 New Season Autumn Winter 2014/15 6 Competition TIme 15 Rowan Loves... Lakeland 16 Summer Knits 17 Intarsia Christmas Bunting Design Masterclass 18 July 2014-3
Hello and welcome to the July enewsletter! We are looking towards summer with excitement here at the mill, and this issue brings you our top picks of colourful summer cover-up pieces, perfect for those balmy evenings. Looking onwards into the autumn, we are very excited about our new Rowan Knitting & Crochet 56 design collection, which launches this month why not grab your copy and see page 15 for details on how you can enter our fabulous competition! We also bring you news of all our stunning new yarns and brochure collections. We think that this autumn season is one of our strongest ever, and hope that you will agree! As always, we d love to hear your feedback, so please do get in touch using our Facebook and Twitter pages. The Rowan team Front Cover: Freida by Martin Storey Mohair Haze Row@n Members Free Download FREIDA Click on the symbol where it appears for a link to further information Keep in touch with us on social media 4 - June 2014
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NEW SEASON Autumn Winter 2014/15 R O W A N Knitting & Crochet Magazine 56 6 - July 2014
Autumn 2014 is all about rich, tonal colour. Warm neutrals are key, with rustic tweeds contrasting beautifully against fairisle and jacquard patterning to create a quietly modern and textured feel. Colour is muted, with anthracite, gunmetal and chocolate hues all sitting perfectly alongside ochre and camel shades. These trends are reflected perfectly throughout the following three design stories: Wilderness Inspired by wide open, dramatic landscapes, Wilderness showcases an iconic mix of rustic plaids, checks and fairisles. Cosy, patterned knits feature alongside cabled sweaters and richly decorated cardigans in a highly atmospheric collection. Craftwork Traditional in style, Craftwork celebrates pattern, colour and texture and showcases intricate and eye-catching designs ranging from pretty sweaters to an iconic wrap. Essentials Key shapes are translated effortlessly into style icons by the new Essentials collection. Worked in pale neutral tones, pieces range from open work tops and longline cardigans to slouchy sleeve sweaters. Knitting & Crochet Magazine 56 is available now, ensure you receive your magazine first by taking out a Rowan Subscription membership, featuring lots of lovely exclusive benefits! July 2014-7
Big Accessories Big Accessories is a fabulous collection of quick-knit outfit embellishments, meaning you can customise your style with a look not found on the high street. Textured scarves meet signature cowls in this hugely on trend collection, worked in the chunkier yarns of the Rowan range. As part of the collection, Rowan introduces its brand new Fur yarn. Launched in reaction to the hug AW14 catwalk trend, Fur is made from 97% wool with 3% polyamide to bind it, and will be available in a natural palette of four shades. 8 - July 2014
Big Wool Colour Collection The Big Wool Colour Collection debuts the brand new Big Wool Colour yarn; a bright and colourful extension to the popular Big Wool range. An eye-catching blend of 96% wool and 4% polyamide, the yarn will be available in six variegated shades. The design collection features thirteen fun and on trend pieces ranging from cosy cowls through to sweater dresses and stylish accessories. July 2014-9
Fazed Tweed The Fazed Tweed collection showcases sixteen sumptuous designs for women by Marie Wallin, all worked in the new 72% wool, 22% alpaca and 6% polyamide blend Fazed Tweed. Soft, light and rounded, Fazed Tweed has a tube construction, which gives a blended, tweed-like knitted fabric. Traditional aran cable features alongside colourful block stripes in this delightful collection, photographed in the stunning surroundings of Charleston Farm House, East Sussex. 10 - July 2014
Brushed Fleece The Brushed Fleece collection introduces the new Brushed Fleece yarn, perfectly showcasing its beautifully soft and featherweight qualities through sixteen stunning designs for men and women. Comprising 65% wool, 30% alpaca and 5% polyamide, the new yarn is super soft and boasts a pretty marl colour effect. Designs take the form of on trend outdoor wear, and vary from pretty cabled cardigans to flattering sweaters. July 2014-11
Rowan Finest A stunningly elegant collection of fourteen modern designs introduces the brand new Rowan Finest yarn; a blend of 50% wool, 20% cashmere and 30% alpaca. Available in twelve decadent shades, the yarn is beautifully soft to the touch and knits to a 4ply tension. Designed by Sarah Hatton, the supporting ladies designs range from neat cardigans to colourful sweaters and stylish accessories. 12 - July 2014
Simple Shapes Fine Art Aran This collection of eight stylishly simple designs by Sarah Hatton showcases the best qualities of the stunning Fine Art Aran yarn perfectly. The soft, aran weight yarn is ideal for relaxed sweaters, simple cardigans and wraps, and boasts a unique colour effect achieved by hand painting the fibres. July 2014-13
Simple Shapes Lima Simple Shapes Lima is an essentially wearable collection of eight key design shapes for women by Lisa Richardson. Garments include sweaters, tunics and a cardigan, all worked in the beautiful colours of the popular Lima palette. 14 - July 2014
COMPETITION TIME Win a yarn hamper worth 200! Post a picture of you with your new copy of Rowan Knitting & Crochet Magazine 56 on our Facebook page to be in with the chance to win 200 worth of woolly loveliness Haven t got your copy yet? Click here for a list of stockists. STORE LOCATOR July 2014-15
ROWANLoves Lakeland by Marie Wallin July sees the launch of a beautiful collection of fourteen designs for women and the home from Marie Wallin. Worked in Rowan British Sheep Breeds Chunky and Rowan Fine Tweed, pieces feature iconic fairisle, defined cabling and pretty felted effects. 16 - July 2014
Colourful Summer Knits Step into the sunshine with these brilliant and bright summertime designs, all handpicked by the Rowan design team! Patty by Kim Hargeaves using Panama Honey Mindil by Lisa Richardson using Pure Linen Pure Linen Collection Amazonite by Martin Storey using Truesilk Truesilk Collection Pollen Shrug by Martin Storey using Wool Cotton 4ply Knitting Pretty Jetty by Martin Storey using All Seasons Cotton Cotton Classics July 2014-17
Intarsia Christmas Bunting Design Masterclass with Dee Hardwicke 8 th & 9 th November 2014 Green Lane Mill Holmfirth During the workshop, participants will be guided through the working of intarsia bunting featuring Christmas motifs. Once a basic understanding of the intarsia technique has been established, Dee will spend the weekend showing participants how to develop an understanding of colour and use of inspiration to develop an intarsia chart of their own design, helping them to start incorporating this design into a small project. Participants will leave with a working knowledge of the intarsia technique and with the inspiration, skills and confidence to create their own colour charts from things that inspire them. For more information click below WORKSHOPS 18 - July 2014
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