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ErinAmy
Chatty Knitter
USA
147 Posts |
 Posted - 01/21/2005 : 08:39:03 AM
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I have always loved magazines and when I started knitting of course I had to pick up every knitting magazine I could find, well, I still love them and can't resist anything related to knitting, but it seems like there are so many! What are your favorites? Here is what I have found:
Vogue Knitting International, (I just picked up the Winter issue yesterday)
Interweave Knits
Knitters
INKnitters
Cast-On
Knit-it
Knit.1
Family Circle Easy Knitting
Womens Day Quick and Easy Knitting and Crochet
Creative Knitting
Did I leave any out?
What do you like?
I seldom make anything from the patterns in them, but love the articles and picture!
Erin
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RachelKnitter
Permanent Resident
USA
2995 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 08:49:21 AM
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Rowan
Rebecca
There are 2 Creative Knitting mags--one US (formerly Knitting Digest?) and one from Australia. Personally, I think both are pretty bland.)
I like IK, VK, Rowan and Rebecca the best.
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Luann
Permanent Resident
USA
2610 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 09:17:12 AM
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Rowan also has a "hip knitter" magazine called R.2 - same idea as Knit.1 from VK. I haven't seen it in person yet.
Luann
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ErinAmy
Chatty Knitter
USA
147 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 09:17:31 AM
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Where do you buy Rowan? I have never seen that one. Is Rebecca really worth $16.00?
Thanks!
Erin
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knittynoddy
Gabber Extraordinaire
460 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 09:50:32 AM
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Phildar
Filati (Lana Grossa)
Drops (Garnstudio)
Rebecca
Evelyn
KnittyNoddy
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RachelKnitter
Permanent Resident
USA
2995 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 12:09:35 PM
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Originally posted by ErinAmy
Where do you buy Rowan? I have never seen that one. Is Rebecca really worth $16.00?
Thanks!
Erin
Rebecca is really more of a pattern book put out by GGH yarns, but I would personally say yes! There are always at least 3 to 5 (!) patterns I would want to make/wear in every issue, which is well more than I could say for most magazines. Think of it more like you would buying a pattern book put out by other yarn companies--the latest Jo Sharp book, the latest Debbie Bliss Book, etc. It's comparable in price to these. Maybe you wouldn't buy every issue, but it's definitely worth looking for at your LYS.
Warning, though--their sizing is a little on the, er, waifish side. I seem to often need the largest sizes of their patterns, and I'm usually a medium.
Rowan is only available at yarn shops, and usually about $20 an issue. Again, see above. |
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Luann
Permanent Resident
USA
2610 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 12:11:19 PM
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To me, Phildar, Filati, Drops and Rebecca aren't really magazines but pattern books. Rowan is a pattern book with articles and regular features more like VK or IK or whatever.
I have a membership with Rowan - I get two books a year plus a kit and notice of clearance sales. It's worth it to me (same cost as the cover price of their magazines) because I really like their patterns.
As for Rebecca, like any of the others, if you love the patterns, it's worth the price.
Luann
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imamshua
Chatty Knitter
USA
300 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 1:11:06 PM
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Don't forget Knit 'N Style. Most of their patterns are from yarn companies own publications, and in the earlier issues a good many looked "homemade" (fit issues), but I believe they have improved and they have great articles on new yarns and utilizing your computer for knit design.
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knitnerd
Gabber Extraordinaire
USA
423 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 4:38:51 PM
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| Ultimate Knitting is put out by the Bond knitting machine people and has patterns that can be worked by hand or by machine. |
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jaw
Seriously Hooked
USA
669 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 4:43:04 PM
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| Oh My Goodness - I just realized that you have listed 10 magazines and I have subscribed to seven of them and have purchased the other three at the store. I think I need to get a grip on my magazine habit. |
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ozknitter
Permanent Resident
Australia
3248 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 8:16:10 PM
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Hi,
There used to be a knitting magazine called Sandra.
I think it was from the UK.
I suppose it would be in the category of patterns only though.
Knit in peace and harmony.
Rose. |
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Soxy
Gabber Extraordinaire
New Zealand
389 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 9:48:46 PM
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Sandra is still around....specially in SA but Ive seen it here as well. Also a Burda nitting Mag
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Wen
Permanent Resident
Australia
3242 Posts |
Posted - 01/21/2005 : 10:08:50 PM
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The newsagent I go to has Sandra, VK international and the new VK one in addition to Creative Knitting. They also have the latest Jo Sharp book in the knitting magazines.
Wen
2005 stats: 1 FO, 8 WIP, 0 frogpond.
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Knitty1
Chatty Knitter
USA
229 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2005 : 08:28:20 AM
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Erin,
I get Knit It,Easy Knitting,and I subscribe to Creative Knitting.Friends always give me thier old issues of other mags , so I have alot of different ones.
Amy |
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continental knitter
Warming Up
USA
98 Posts |
Posted - 01/22/2005 : 12:19:06 PM
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Wild Fibers Magazine is not strictly knittng... but it always has at least one knitting pattern
The articles run the whole gamut of "fiber-related," from raising the animals, spinning, and yes, knitting.
And there is always a cute fiber producing animal on the cover :-)
Blessings,
Susan
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