| Winter 2017 Signatur Handknits |
 New Designs unleashed!
Coal Loader Market Sunday 28th May
In Style Turramurra Sunday 7th June
Handmade Market...
...Canberra Sat 10th - Sun 11th June
Craft & Quilt Fair...
...Thurs 22nd to Sun 25th June
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Winter 2017 New Designs and what stunning images!
Left in Brick Red Cabled Chaffey Jacket. In cream Manhatten Jacket and right in new colour Filigree Byron A line Coat. Scroll down for larger shots.
New designs, new colours, lots of sizes, lengths and choice - all ready for you! Off the Peg, Made to measure, or try a design and order a knitting kit - hope to see you soon! |
Coal Loader Artisan Market 
9am to 3pm
This is a quarerly Market of Australian Made, where you can meet the designers and makers. Great venue and great products.
Located at Waverton, Balls Head at the North Sydney Council's centre for sustainability - which was where the coal was loaded onto the ships in Sydney harbour, you can still see the tunnels, cafe on site too. |
 In Style Market Turramurra
located in Turramurra Masonic Hall: it's indoors, air conditioned and is a great venue.
In Style is on Sunday June 4th from 10am to 3pm
That's first Sunday of the month when you'll see a wonderful array of of Australian designed clothing and homewares. |
Handmade Market Canberra
This is a quarterly indoor market, just brilliant to be part
of this market
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th June
EPIC (Exhibtion Centre in Canberra)
Free parking and free entry |
The Australian Art Craft and Quilt Fair
The show returns to Darling Harbour - great new venue
Thurs 22nd to Sun 25th June
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Above left and centre Pandora Jacket in Cream and centre Cloud Grey.
Above right Cabled Chaffey Jacket - it will have buttons on the tail and sides - more shots soon!
Below Left and centre Byron A line coat, with panels of texture and front pockets.
Below right Manhatten Jacket
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Below Left and right Windsor Jacket in Sequioa and Light Olive.
Centre Back of the Manhatten Jacket |
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Harlequin Swagger - Design Talk - next newsletter
As with all my designs I like to create the pattern with sizes from 34"chest to 54"chest, however Mitres do present sizing challenges. Each Mitre is a square, simple increase the number of stitches and the Mitre is larger and the chest size is increased - however so is the length! With this design the armhole depth is created by Mitres too, which again create sizing restrictions.
In the next newsletter I will share a few details about this design and how to create larger sizes, just waiting to hear from my publisher so I can use images from the book to do this. |
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This has to be one of the most knitted pieces, featured on the cover of my book
Swing, Swagger, Drape - knit the Colors of Australia
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Above images from customers show the Harlequin in single colour cream wool and mohair combination, so the texture of the yarn is the contrast, you can really see the garter and st-st stripes in the skirt of the piece, whilst from the waist up is all garter st Mitres.
Next knitted extra long length in natural shades of hand spun yarn.
Blue cotton combination from Jean in the UK, stunning piece, Jean is a tall lady.
From the book in Khaki and lime is the three colour combination, the cover picture shows Harlequin knitted in just two colours.
As you can see in the image below left that the coat is virtually a semi circle. |
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Below: Cowls and scarves as knitting kits.
Wave Cowl in Cinque 8ply, Wave Wrap in Azteca Autumn Harvest, Circular Cowl in Cinque 8ply |
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| Right above and below centre and right: Circular Cowl - one pattern with 3 options and 3 yarn choices too. Knitted circular in Corrugated Garter = knit 2 rounds/ purl 2 rounds. Above is 8ply knitted on large needles. Increases are worked to take the Cowl over the shoulder. Below right Azteca which is a 12ply knitted circular top down, so a deep section is knitted before increases to create the look of a collar. Azteca comes in 100g balls so this only takes 1 ball, whilst centre is the same piece using 2 balls of Azteca. Note the added plait trim - I hate knitting circular, so I knit it on straight needles to save a little yarn and work a plait as a trim to cover the seam! |
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| 2017 Winter shows June |
Coal Loaders Artisan Market Sunday 4th June
In Style Market Turramurra - Australian designed
Turramurra Masonic Hall corner Pacific hwy and Turramurra Ave
Sunday 4nd June
Handmade Market Canberra - Australia designed and made
EPIC in Canberra Sat 10th - Sun 11th june
Australian Art Craft and Quilt Fair - Sydney's Darling Harbour
Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th June
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| If you'd like to discuss anything in this newsletter - or anything at all, please email Jane. Thanks for your support - Laura, Petra, Philippa, and I look forward to seeing you in the knitting circle! |
