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update - Bournemouth 7th March 2009; Nottingham 5th April 2009
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Two new helpful books from Busy Bee
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This week's featured Busy Bee Designs
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Making A Textured Scarf
£4
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Rhuddlan Castle - Garter Carriage £4
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You choose the stitch pattern, you choose the
yarn - you can even choose the machine (our examples are based on a
standard gauge, but any machine can be used) - if you know how many
stitches and rows there are to 10cm you can make a scarf with
confidence!
There is something extra in this book, something which newer
knitters especially will enjoy, as instructions are given for multi colour
tuck stitch and partial pin tucks.
Multi colour tuck stitch is a simple way to add both colour and texture
to the fabric, whilst partial pin tucks can be used on any machine - even
machines that can only do plain knitting - to add bands of texture,
thickness and weight to the fabric, easily. |
The weather in March and April is always
changeable; one moment its all daffodils and spring sunshine, the next its
blizzards and snowdrifts.
But the days are longer and a bit brighter
and the shops are full of printed cotton tops and skirts, so I've looked
through our collection of garter carriage designs to find one book that
just might cope with whatever the climate throws at us whilst also looking
forward to warmer, brighter times.
The three designs in this book are all
knitted in Yeoman Panama, a good mid-season yarn with its mix of cotton
and Acrylic and a range of colours from cool and pastel to bright and
jewel.
Choose
from a cap sleeved top with a sweetheart neckline, V neck top with short
or long sleeves or a round neck jumper with a border pattern which can be
adapted to give three different textured effects.
Sizes are from 30"/32" to
44"/46".
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Making Cushion Covers
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Summer Collection £4
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These quick and easy cushion covers can be made on any machine with any
yarn and any stitch pattern.
The cushion covers in Book 206 are each made from just one piece of
fabric - what could be easier? Guides are given for making a ribbed cushion
with a nautical colour theme and a summer meadow cushion and, of course,
fair isle and textured patterns can all be used.
Another option is to use the textured designs from Book 205, Making A
Textured Scarf, for a modern look. More experienced knitters can easily add
trims and fastenings to complete their own designs.
These cushion covers are not just for the living room - use them for
dining chair pads, workroom chair or wheelchair cushion covers, too.
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Sometimes the classics are just the right
thing for
these changeable weeks and, although Book 12 is called Summer
Collection, the 4 ply Acrylic or Yeoman Panama designs will be warm to
wear but forward-looking to the spring season.
If
you have a Brother machine you could make the fine lace, square necked
top; a classic designs but also very modern, which would sit well under
the shawl collared cardigan.

Although the two lace designs in the book are
written for Brother machines, experienced knitters using other machines
can usually find similar stitch designs that will knit to much the same
tension.
Also included in the pattern book is a
classic V neck sweater or summer top knitted in Yeoman Panama. The sweater
has semi-set in sleeves and an optional 24 stitch border design; just
select the short sleeve option to make a spring or summer top.
Sizes are 34"-40" in this book, but
other pattern books have designs which go up to size 48"/50" |
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This is the cover of the September 2008 issue
of Machine Knitting Monthly - heralding a completely new, fresh look to
the magazine.
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/ |
All our book covers on one page
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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
If you would like to pay by PayPal,
please email us for details.
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- 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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- 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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- Cut & Sew Necklines
- Your Knitleader Explained - in Plain English
- Busy Bee's Guide to the Garter Carriage
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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Available in two sizes to suit both types of Knitmaster/Silver
Knitradar:
- Half scale (quarter size)
- Full size
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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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- Store in Portage
- Supplier of Tamm Yarns - and many more!
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- Enclose a cheque
- Send to us!
- Email
for online ordering
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Machine Knitting Magazines
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- Dedicated to machine knitting:
- Nottingham
- Bury
- Bournemouth
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