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Signatur July/Aug 2025 Newsletter 155

Colour, Texture & Techniques
Ready to wear handknits, knitting kits
and knitting patterns
I'm kicking July off with a design and skills presentation

This coming weekend (July 13th) I am talking to the Newcastle Hand and Machine Knitters Guilds. The day starts with a visual presentation, allowing me to share how and why I developed garment shapes such as swingcoats, blazers and jackets - always with 'every body' in mind. There will be open questions on design and finish, adjusting commercial patterns and how to adjust for narrow shoulders or a generous hip. I will have a rail of garments, as always in plenty of colours and many sizing options. There'll be lots of chances for everyone attending to try on garments and discuss fit & style in delicious detail. I can't wait to see you there. 


Just a few seats left via 
Leonie at newcastlemachineknitters@gmail.com
 and Kate at Kate  zimmermanka@yahoo.com.au

 
Markets and Shows July & August

Newcastle lecture Fit & Style Sunday 13th July
Full Day lecture on Fit & Style.
9.30am to 3pm with lunch included
Venue: Edgeworth Sports & Recreation Club.

I love these days, the focus is Fit & Style, how I have created designs over the years with certain body shapes in mind. Often it's simple techniques I've created that can be added to commerical knitting patterns.
For bookings contact
Leonie newcastlemachineknitters@gmail.com
or Kate  at Kate  zimmermanka@yahoo.com.au


 
Markets and Shows
Bendigo Sheep & Wool Show July 18th - 20th
This show really is an indulgence for hand knitters and great too watch 'meet up' groups who sit and knit and chat whilst watching the fashion parades!

NEW Sydney Artisan market, the Portugal Club Marrickville: Sat 26th & Sun 27th July 10am to 3pm
At last, I am fitting this quarterly market into my schedule.

Fibrefest at Wyong Race Course
Sun 28th Sept 10am to 4pm

Tasmanian Craft Fair Oct 31st - Nov 2nd

An amazing event with Australian-made designers, makers and producers spread over 6 venues - taking over the township of Deloraine. Love being a part of this fabulous show. What a great way to wind up winter 2025.
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Very top: Byron A-line. Above: Digit Tabard and Blocks Jacket
Below: Diamond Sweater, Blocks Sweater & Shona Jumper
Design is all about the details...
from colours & collars to pattern & texture. And of course beautiful, quality wool and cotton yarns...
Left is a great example: I love playing with collar detail. It's the element that can clinch a design choice. It's dramatic to photograph a high collar, but my designs always have collar & length options. The Pippa Sweater button-up shoulder detail lets you wear the collar open. All these collars are round but also slightly wider than average. This lets the neckband be 3cm deep or 15cm as a high collar. Hemline and rib details are a key, with side seam cables. 
Multi direction Mitres: why knot?
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Coco Shawl Panel Cardigan (below)
Mitres are so simple and rewarding. Two row stripes with a centre decrease. Stitches are picked up Mitre to Mitre from a garter stitch edge, one stitch per stripe, picking up cannot be easier!
The Coco Shawl Panel Cardigan is knitted firstly as panels for the back and two fronts, hem to shoulder. Then stitches are picked up along the long edge of each panel and worked out first to the armhole cast off and then to the side seam cast off - any chest size is achievable!
Knitting Classes: dates and venues to be set: email me to know more
Intarsia Knitting Class
For a knitter, the wrong side of the knitting also tells a story
The Bee Bee Jacket  is knitted in Intarsia with a ball-length of yarn per area of colour. The top left image shows how this twisting/interlocking looks on the wrongside of the knitting.  Simple Intarsia, like the Bee Bee Jacket, can be knitted from a diagram rather than a graph. My class will cover how to join and interlock colours, additionally interlocking colours for a multi-colour cast-on as shown left. 
Mitres Knitting Class

Knitting Mitres is quite simple. Garment construction with Mitres is also simple but is quite different.

This two or four hour class gives you an up close look at garments, some designs that are almost totally made with Mitres and many using panels of Mitres. 

Right shows the Mitre Tally Ho Jacket, with stitches picked up to allow for shoulder shaping. 

See more about Mitres on my YouTube video
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Mitre Knitting on YouTube

Below: Coco Aline Mid: Mitre Vee Capelet Right: Mitred Drape Vest

 
3rd Floor: Accessory Department, for my favourite cowls, hats & wraps
VERVE 12ply by Cleckheaton
70% Wool/ 30% Acrylic 50g balls
What I love about the colourways in Verve are the long bands of colour. Both are dyed as fluff, spinning blends and almost marls, colour to colour, with long lengths of colour.
This is quite different to hank dyed yarn, both the Wave Wrap left and the Basket Stitch Wrap above showcase these yarns beautifully.

Top: Basket Stitch Wrap in colour Blue, Aqua.

The Wave Wrap knitted in Orange Spice - my favourite - from orange to dark pink, into claret and a touch of autumn.

Left: The Wave Wrap knitted in Verve Pink, Lilac, Denim
Step by Step instruction in my patterns on
short rows for the Wave Wrap.
Patterns can be knitted in 8ply, 10ply & 12ply

These pieces have been really popular and make fabulous gifts, both as a knitting kit or as the finished piece.

Below Left: Circular Cowl

Leftt: Muffin Top Hat
Below Right: Wave Wrap

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Diamond Tunic and Diamond Sweater
 If you'd like to discuss anything in this newsletter - or anything at all, please email Jane. Thanks for your support - Laura, Annette, Anna, Josie, Petra, Philippa, Helen, Cathryn, Stephanie, Dodie, Anne, and I look forward to seeing you in the knitting circle!
 

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