Rowan Knitting and Crochet Magazine No. 56 (ZM56) features handknitting and crochet designs from Marie Wallin • Martin Storey • Lisa Richardson • Gemma Atkinson • Vibe Ulrik Grace Melville • Julia Frank • Sarah Hatton • Brandon Mably • Kaff e Fassett • Carlo Volpi • Galina Carroll • Heather Dixon

3 Stories are featured:

WILDERNESS ... is inspired by wide open, dramatic wild landscapes and the colours found within. A Scottish infl uence is prevalent throughout with plaids, checks and fairisles being the main pattern inspiration.

CRAFTWORK ... is inspired by an artisan approach to traditional craft in a celebration of pattern, colour and texture, heavily infl uenced by the Bauhaus and Arts & Crafts movement.

ESSENTIALS ... a collection of the magazine as the showcase for the key shapes of the season but translated into simple easy to wear styles that will compliment the season’s ESSENTIAL looks.

FREE PATTERNS (Mohair Haze)

FREE PATTERNS (Fine Tweed)

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The new collection of yarns for Autumn Winter 2014/15 are influenced largely by simplicity and a quiet modernity.

Yarns are voluminous, fluffy, hairy, felted or brushed but all are weightless in character.

Shetland melanges and rustic tweeds, mixing with heavily textured yarns add a hand crafted feel.

Autumnal colours of warm neutral shades, camel, burned and dense chocolate.

Grey is always present ranging from pale icy cold melanges to dark gunmetal.

Brights colours are lively and enriched by contrasting with winter white and anthracite grey.

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Fairisle and jacquard patterning are patchworked together creating a totally modern look. Yarns are phased together using subtle, blended colours.

Rowan is promoting two main stories to refl ect the major trends for winter WILDERNESS and CRAFTWORK, to contrast with the two main stories, the ESSENTIALS collection of the magazine is completely plain in colour and will concentrate on the key shapes of the season.

Featured Yarns:
Felted Tweed • Felted Tweed Aran • Rowan Tweed • Rowan Fine Tweed • Frost • Cocoon • Kid Classic • Chenille • Wool Cotton • Kidsilk Haze • Fine Art
• Fine Lace • Alpaca Colour • Pure Wool Worsted • Pure Wool 4 Ply • Pure Wool DK • Creative Focus™ Worsted • NEW YARN! Mohair Haze • Colourspun

FEATURES
• Homeware with 8 FREE Downloads for Row@n
• History of Sanquar Knitting Plus the pattern
• World War One Knitting Feature
• Designer Feature Lisa Richardson
• How Too on 2 Stranded Fairisle
• Alpaca Facts.

Order code: ZM56

Format: 314mm x 240mm

WILDERNESS
• ...is inspired by wide open, dramatic and wild landscapes and the colours found within.
• A Scottish infl uence is prevalent throughout with plaids, checks and fairisles being the main pattern inspiration with textured stitches, houndstooth and herringbone tweeds adding heritage overtones.
• Pattern mixes, patchworking, blended striping, mixed and phased yarn combinations show this largely traditional collection in a totally new and modern way.
• Cabling structures such as traditional arans adds the warmth and cosiness to this rich countryside rambling theme.
• Colouring is inspired by the autumn countryside. Shades forest pine, bronzed brown, stormy blue, shadowy deep green, speckled grey, felted khaki, moss, ochre and yellow chartreuse.
• Shapes within this womens and mens relaxed hand knit collection are rounded and generous with drop shoulders and wide easy sleeves which are worn layer
upon warm layer with more body fi tting garments underneath.
• The overall softened sculptural silhouette is emphasised by bulky scarves, wraps
and snoods which cloak the head and shoulders

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CRAFTWORK
• ...is inspired by an artisan approach to traditional craft in a celebration of pattern, colour and texture, heavily influenced by the Bauhaus and Arts & Crafts movement.
• Creative knits are rich using jacquard patterning in textured yarns and embellished to give a hand crafted look.
• Textured stitches look felted and imperfect and colouring is broken and blurred.
• Stripes, soft optical jacquard, colour blocking, ombre pattern banding, customised embroidery, pixelated fl orals, modern argyles, bright phasing, float fairisle and oversized houndstooth all come together into a textural melting pot of colour.
• The result is an unique collection of richly decorated knits that are complimented by bright simple plains, simple block stripes and neat repeating patterns.
• Colouring is a collage of lively brights and solid neutrals, largely infl uenced by the artist’s studio.
• The key colours Prussian blue, deep yoke yellow, deep pink, smoked grey, Jaff a orange, leather tan, aquarelle, flame and Moroccan blue.
• Creative pieces draw attention to the make - revealing seams and the ‘wrong’ side of the fabric.

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ESSENTIALS
Winter 14/15 sees the ESSENTIALS collection of the magazine as the showcase for the key shapes of the season but translated into simple easy to wear styles that compliment the season’s ESSENTIAL looks.

To balance the two location stories, this season’s ESSENTIALS collection is completely plain.

The collection comprises mainly plain knits with some textured and lace stitches with the main emphasis on garment fit and shape.
One of the key trends for the season is for brushed mohair in simple shapes and the collection will refl ect this.

This is a clean colour collection with the use of our popular core regular wool and mohair yarns.
Colouring is neutral using a very soft pale to mid grey colour palette.

Key shapes are: slouchy sleeve sweaters, compact v necks, longline cardigans, slim crew neck sweaters, cropped wide sleeve tops, wrap tops, twin sets, neat crews, vees and cardigans.

Our staff have had many years experience of working with Rowan yarns. Rowan designs never date but sometimes the colours and qualities that were once the original designs, have to be substituted; we can advise on the nearest shades.

We stock the entire Rowan handknitting range. Please see our Rowan stock list.