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From summer to autumn with
Busy Bee Basics - and news of a brand new look to our UK machine knitting
magazine...
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A timeless collection of five
sleeveless tops in a variety of styles and yarns to see you through August
and early September - or perhaps an autumn cruise somewhere hot! |
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Already selling well! Sweater, hat,
mitts and scarves for those early morning autumn walks. This book features
24 stitch patterns, but Aviemore has
bolder patterns for the electronic machines |
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The September issue of Machine Knitting
Monthly landed on our doormat on Saturday morning - and what a difference!
Anne said, in last month's issue, that the magazine would have a fresh,
new look as a result of bringing on board a new design expert, and the
fresh, modern, look is so impressive.
It's not just the cover, either! Every page
is now in colour, patterns have their own section, as have newsy items and
articles, and the result is really inspiring. As the knitting season is
just about to begin (although with the weather in Manchester I think
summer has been and gone!) this is going to be a magazine to really look
forward to every month.
Machine Knitting Monthly is often to be found
on the magazine shelves in W H Smith, but if you can't wait until your
next forage to the nearest store, you can always go to Machine Knitting
Monthly's website at
www.machineknittingmonthly.net/ |
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Busy Bee Basics
Machine knitting patterns that are
clearly written and easy to follow.
Designed, written and published in
the UK by Busy Bee Basics
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The
illustrations for Book 56, Tuck Stitch Designs for Ladies, Vol 2,
and for Book 41, Garter Carriage Designs,
Vol 3, have
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It's early days - very early days - but we have our own message board.
If you enjoy our patterns, why not tell us what you like best?
GALLERY
All our book covers on one page |
- 83 pattern books listed in numerical order - that's over 300
exclusive designs!
- Click on a thumbnail to see all the patterns in the book
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- Browse through Busy Bee's exclusive garter carriage designs
- Bold designs or subtle texture - let your garter carriage do all the
work
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27 garter carriage books  
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- Suitable for Brother, Knitmaster/Silver and Toyota machines
- Stocking stitch, tuck, slip, fair isle and ribs for all machines,
lace patterns for Brother
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- Four books of classic designs
- Use modern, fashionable yarns in double knit or aran weight hand
knitting yarns to ring the changes
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52 standard gauge pattern books
  
(more cover pictures below) |
- Follow these instructions to make your own, individual, ponchos and
wraps
- Use your own choice of yarn and stitch pattern
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- Cushion covers, delectable texture using double knit yarn on the
garter carriage
- Cushion covers, using coordinating colours and the standard gauge
machine
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Cushion Covers
 
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- Cut & Sew Necklines
- Your Knitleader Explained - in Plain English
- Busy Bee's Guide to the Garter Carriage
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- In book format - no lost templates!
- Instructions included
- Each neckline graded by garment size
- Easy to customise
- Simply trace, sew & cut
- Infinitely reusable
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- Extra help for new users
- Help with buttonholes
- Untangling knots
- When things go wrong
- Maintenance tips
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- For the Brother Knitleader only - built in or accessory (KL116)
models
- Set up the Knitleader
- Knit and measure the tension square
- Select the stitch scales
- Knit the garment
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Ponchos and Wraps
 
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- Trace these shapes onto your Brother mylar sheet
- Ideal for customising to get the perfect fit
- Easy to make design changes
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- Available in two sizes to suit both types of Knitmaster/Silver
Knitradar:
- Half scale (quarter size)
- Full size
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Charts for machine knitting
 
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- Formatted for the Brother FB100 Disk Drive
- Check the lists to see which disks match which books
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- Compatible with DK6 & DK7
- Designed with the correct texture settings for trouble free garter
carriage knitting
- Check the lists to see which disks match which books
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Designaknit stitch patterns will soon be
available on CD as well as floppy disk
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- Busy Bee's patterns sorted:
- By type (children, ladies, etc.)
- By type of machine
- By brand and thickness of yarn
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- Our distributor for North America
- Store in Portage
- Supplier of Tamm Yarns - and many more!
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NEXT EXHIBITION
BURY
5TH OCTOBER 2008
10.00 - 4.00
CASTLE LEISURE CENTRE
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- Dedicated to machine knitting:
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