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We've got some lovely knits for you – and your family. Our cover project is a really versatile woman's gilet – subscribers get more ideas of how to wear this wardrobe staple on page 22 – and we've also got a pretty blue and white jumper to help you stretch your Fair Isle skills.
Men will love our cosy man's cardigan in soft browns and dinosaur lovers of all ages will be clamouring for our brilliant dinosaur jumper. It'll fit chest sizes 25-30in (68-78cm) which is roughly kids sizes 4-8 years but if your favourite paleontologist is a bit bigger then the design would look on a great cushion or throw too.
If you're looking for a quicker knit, try our fab vintage style clutch or one of the 12 patterns in our Quick & Easy Knits section.
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This month, we're getting ready for Easter so we've got some fab Easter eggs and cute egg cosies to decorate your table with.
We've also got some great gift ideas, whether you're treating a friend to a luxurious lace scarf or a new arrival to a pair sweet baby bootees – or yourself to a pair of bright knee high socks.
Alan Dart has also caught the bug and has made a whole catwalk of Easter bonnets with cute chicks to model them.
They're so fun and unusual that kids and adults alike are sure to love them and they're quick to knit so they make a great alternative to chocolate.
Other great things to look out for in issue 65 include:
- New 'Fair Isle' effect yarns.
- Rachael Matthews is setting fire to a spinning wheel.
- All about the largest knitted rock in the Tate.
Posted by Kira (127.0.0.1) on February 25, 2010 at 10:07 AM GMT #
Have you tried calling the subscriptions people to check when your copy was dispatched? We don't have access to any subscriptions systems here in the Simply Knitting office, so we don't have any info on dispatch dates. We haven't had office copies yet either.
Posted by Miriam (127.0.0.1) on February 25, 2010 at 10:24 AM GMT #
Posted by Kira (127.0.0.1) on February 25, 2010 at 10:40 AM GMT #
We've just got our copies, so the subs people must have had a delivery too. I don't know how quickly they go from box delivery to mailing copies out, I'm afraid. Apparently the cover gift was late arriving (it had to be shipped from overseas) and that's what's caused the delay.
Miriam
Posted by Miriam (127.0.0.1) on February 25, 2010 at 10:48 AM GMT #
Posted by Kira (127.0.0.1) on February 25, 2010 at 12:26 PM GMT #
I telephoned the subscriptions people who said that if I hadn't received mine by today to ring back on Monday!!
Not very pleased this month as I have my knitting club on Sunday and would have got a discount on any wool purchased that day and I normally knit "something" from each magazine!!!
Posted by Jenny (127.0.0.1) on February 25, 2010 at 05:49 PM GMT #
Subscribers were notified of delays due to bad weather, which is not in their control but a late shipment of the gifts obviously was known in advance in order to package them with the magazine.
VERY disappointing from a magazine with a reputation such as this.
Posted by Jane (127.0.0.1) on February 25, 2010 at 08:56 PM GMT #
Posted by Kira (127.0.0.1) on February 26, 2010 at 10:39 AM GMT #
Posted by Shaz (127.0.0.1) on February 26, 2010 at 01:23 PM GMT #
***Happy birthday Miriam***
Posted by Shaz (127.0.0.1) on February 26, 2010 at 01:32 PM GMT #
Jenny, if ever you need to know the ball count for something in advance in time for your knitting group, just drop me a line. I should be able to let you know what yarns things on the Next Month page will need.
Jane, as far as I know the gifts left China on time, but bad weather delayed them. We here in the SK office just make the magazine, we don't handle the printing, packaging or distribution. The first I knew about issue 65 being late was when I started getting emails from people about it, and I looked into it then. Had Elizabeth or I known about the delay, a posting would have gone up on the blog. It's certainly not our intention to disappoint anyone, and I'm sorry you have had a bad experience.
Posted by Miriam (127.0.0.1) on February 26, 2010 at 05:08 PM GMT #