Vogue Knitting Magazine - Holiday 2006
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Vogue Knitting Magazine - Holiday 2006

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Here are 36 stunning fashions to knit for women in time for the holiday season. There are cardigans and jackets, elegant sweaters featuring lace, cable and fair isle designs, hats, scarves, and a bag. Textures and colors, delicate lace, and one-of-a-kind designs will inspire you. Designer Nicky Epstein offers some tips on felting. There is also an article on making a plaited scarf that will be the envy of all. If you enjoy reading as much as knitting, the book reviews will catch your eye. There is also a wonderful article on color. Get ready for the holiday season with special items for yourself and possibly a gift for someone special!

See corrections for the patterns in this issue at The Vogue Knitting Website.

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Enchanting and delicate, Cropped Lace Top, for experienced knitters, designed by Shiri Mor, is stitched in a multitude of lace patterns. In sizes XS/S, M/L, and XL (finished bust 30.5, 37. 42.5"; finished length 17, 20.5, 22"), it uses 675, 1125, 1350 yards of lace weight mohair blend yarn (approx. 225 yards per 25g ball), plus purchased trim.

See one correction for this pattern (Design 2) at The Vogue Knitting Website.

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Enchanting Cropped Lace Top, designed by Shiri Mor for experienced knitters, and knit in elann.com Super Kydd by Betsy Mamo. In sizes XS/S, M/L, and XL (finished bust 30.5, 37. 42.5"; finished length 17, 20.5, 22"), it calls 675, 1125, 1350 yards of lace weight mohair blend yarn (approx. 225 yards per 25g ball), plus purchased trim. Betsy knit the size M/L, pictured above, and noted that she used only half as much Super Kydd as the pattern called for!

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Front Tie Cardigan, designed by Shirley Paden, is bell-cuffed, ruffle-collared, and knit in a blissful "frost flowers" lace pattern. Its Curlicue neck edging accents its delicate waist shaping, and twisted cord ties bring closure. In sizes S, M/L, and X/L (finished bust 37.75, 40.5, 45.75"; finished length 25, 26, 27"), it uses 8, 10 12 balls of Filatura Di Crosa Zarina (sport weight - 181 yards per 50g ball), or 1448, 1810, 2172 yards of substitute sport weight yarn.

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Front Tie Cardigan, designed by Shirley Paden, knit in elann.com Lara by Fiona Mill. Bell-cuffed, ruffle-collared, and featuring a blissful ""frost flowers" lace pattern, its curlicue neck edging accents its delicate waist shaping, and twisted cord ties bring closure. In sizes S, M/L, and X/L (finished bust 37.75, 40.5, 45.75"; finished length 25, 26, 27"), it uses 1448, 1810, 2172 yards of sport weight yarn (works out to 11, 14, 16 balls of elann.com Lara).

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Asymmetrical Wrap Jacket, with a knit-in shawl collar, is fit for a queen. Slipped stitches create a visual demarcation line between the body and the front edges. These edges, along with the collar and bell cuffs, are worked with 2 strands of yarn; the rest of the self-finishing garment calls for just a single strand. In sizes XS, S, M, L, XL, and XXL (finished bust 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53"; finished length 24.5, 25, 26, 26.5, 27.5, 28"), it uses 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 balls (100g/ 127 yards each) of yarn which knits 15 sts to 4".

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Asymmetrical Wrap Jacket, knit in elann.com Highland Chunky by Elaine Weyuker. It features set-in sleeves, subtle bell sleeve cuffs and a shawl collar that can be worn standing or folded down. In sizes XS, S, M, L, XL, and XXL (finished bust 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53"; finished length 24.5, 25, 26, 26.5, 27.5, 28"), it uses 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 balls (100g/ 127 yards each) of yarn which knits 15 sts to 4", which works out to 14, 16, 17, 19, 22, 24 balls of elann.com Peruvian Highland Chunky.

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Designed by Mari Lynn Patrick, this close fitting cardigan features a body shaped through carefully placed panels of ribbing. Knit in one piece, the front edges are picked up and worked in a pattern stitch which results in subtle scallops at the button band. Please note that the entire piece is worked while holding two strands of yarn together. In sizes S, M, L, and XL (finished bust 32, 34.5, 37.5, 40"; finished length 22, 22, 25.5, 25.5"), it uses 10, 12, 14, 16 skeins of Alchemy Yarns of Transformation Monarch (70% cashmere/ 30% silk - fingering weight - 28 st/4" - 156 yards per 40g skein) or 1560, 1872, 2184, 2496 yards of a substitute yarn of similar gauge and weight.

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Feminine yoked pullover, designed by Sandi Prosser, proves that lace does not have to be lace-weight to dazzle. Vertical lace cables stop at a yoke of horizontal horseshoe cables, from there, an arch lace pattern travels upward, giving way to the lace-rib mock turtleneck. In sizes S, M, L, and XL (finished bust 36, 38, 40.5, 43"; finished length 22, 22, 23, 23"), it uses 4, 5, 6, 6, skeins of Joseph Galler Mimosa Cashmere (220 yards per 100g) or 880, 1100, 1320, 1320 yards of substitute bulky weight (12-15 st/4") yarn.

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Close fitting ruffle-edge wrap jacket with flared hemline, shawl collar and bell sleeves was designed by Daniel Adamczyk. In sizes XS, S, and M (finished bust 28, 31, 35"; finished length 22.5, 23, 23.5"), it uses 7, 8, 9 balls of Cascade Heathers 200 (100% wool – 20 st/4" – 220 yds per 100g ball) or 1540, 1760, 1980 yards of substitute worsted weight (20 st/4") yarn.

See errata for this pattern at the Vogue Knitting Website.

  
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