June 2015

June 2015
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CONTENTS
Welcome Letter
4
Retailer in the Spotlight
5
New Exclusive Summer Patterns
6
We Catch Up with Georgia Farrell
8
Liberty London
10
Free Pattern
11
Rowan Loves…Once Upon A Time
12
Debbie Abrahams Bead Club 2015
14
Rowan Weekend Workshop
15
Arena Travel Workshops
16
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Argentine
by Martin Storey
using Summerlite 4ply
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Hello and welcome to the June issue of the
newsletter.
As we move towards the lazy days of the summer months, we are excited to bring you
some new exclusive patterns in our Pattern Store; perfect for those sunny evenings.
We also show you our brand new space in the famous Liberty store in London, tell
you about an exciting Arena holiday to Iceland and meet designer Georgia Farrell.
Don’t forget to keep us updated with your crochet along progress on our social media
pages, there will be a special announcement about this in July’s enewsletter!
We hope you enjoy your new edition.
The Rowan team
Front Cover:
Snapdragon
by Marie Wallin
Creative Linen
Simple Shapes Creative Linen
Keep in touch with us on
social media…
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further information
Retailer in the Spotlight…
Pippicalzelunghe
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Rome - Italy
Pippicalzelunghe is a fabulous online
outlet based in Rome, offering inspirational
knit cafés and knitting groups, alongside
other initiatives. They also offer a helpful
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on all matter of subjects.
Knit cafés at Pippicalzelunghe
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Cafés is held in a beautifully tranquil,
countryside setting just outside Rome.
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friends, exchange ideas or simply chat
whilst enjoying pastries and coffees.
Bring along your work in progress and
join in the fun!
Cuore di Maglia
The pro-active retailer is also getting
involved in the Cuore di Maglia project,
http://cuoredimagliablog.blogspot.it/,
where people can send in hand crafted
blankets, scarves and hats intended for
premature babies and hospital patients.
Find out more and be inspired by visiting
their website:
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.COM
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New Exclusive
Summer Patterns
New to our Pattern Store is a
stunning collection of six designs
for women using our three new
yarns from the Spring Summer
2015 season; Summerlite 4ply,
Tetra Cotton and Cotton Lustre.
You can purchase the patterns
individually, or buy all six patterns as
an entire collection.
Crocus
By Grace Melville
Summerlite 4ply
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We catch up with…
Georgia Farrell
Tell us about your design background
I studied Textile design at University,
graduated in 2013 and have been
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graduated that I really got into hand knitting
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Textile Awards, which was an amazing
experience and since then I have started
writing more and more knitting patterns as
well as designing, creating and making.
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shapes and details of The Leadenhall
Building in the City of London.
into the most beautifully soft and drapey
fabric when you wash it. Picking my
favourite winter yarn is much harder
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it a real edge on texture. The colour
palette also works amazingly with my
architectural inspiration, lots of greys and
blues.
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yourself
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hyacinths and anemones are some of my
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unusual yarn that completely transforms
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New Location in
Liberty, London
We have moved!
Last month, the beautiful Rowan and
haberdashery area in Liberty, London
relocated to a new, larger area. We
hope you will agree that this is certainly
a space which inspires creativity – why
not pop in to see all the latest yarns
and collections in a new light!
MORE INFO
10 - June 2015
EXCLUSIVE
Alessandra
by Gemma Atkinson
Kidsilk Haze & Fine Lace
DOWNLOAD
For this and hundreds of
FREE patterns exclusive to
members,
click the button below:
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R O W A N Loves…
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Time
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book Once Upon A Time; this time
a beautiful collection of vintage
inspired childrens designs. Using
Felted Tweed and Cocoon, Marie
has created some stunning
fairisle and embellishment effects,
photographed at the Great Central
Railway in Leicestershire.
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Debbie Abrahams’
Bead Club 2015
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tried knitting with beads before you might want to consider signing up. The Bead
Club enables knitters to sample a selection of Debbie Abrahams Beads through
a collection of exclusive knitting projects, all using Rowan yarns, of course! The
patterns and beads are posted straight to your door, so all you need to do it sort
out the yarn for each project and you are ready to start knitting.
This year, Debbie has designed four knitted accessory projects using Rowan yarns
for the Bead Club:
“All Occasion Bunting”: includes the English alphabet A-Z and numbers 0-9 so you
can personalise your own message
“Floret Bag”: a useful drawstring bag knitted in an all-over slip-stitch pattern with
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“Glacier Scarf”: knitted in a pretty lace and bead stitch with a soft mohair stripe and
cabled edges
“Nowell Christmas Stocking”: a bright, colourful and fun project for the festive
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For more information visit the news area of our website.
NEWS AREA
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Rowan Weekend Workshop
Professional Finishing for your Knitting
with Jem Weston
27th / 28th June
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up as well with this 2 day course, which will revolutionise your knitting skills. We put
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essential techniques, including professional buttonholes, picking up stitches, sewing
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We will cover some very exciting techniques, including how to create a tubular cast on
for use with single rib and how to make horizontal pockets.
You will also create a facing for a neat hem with no rib and learn how to graft two
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For further details and to book a place, contact our Customer Services team on 01484
681881 or click the button below.
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Arena Travel
Workshops
Faroe Islands,
3rd – 7th August 2015
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Carol Meldrum, will be leading the holiday, from
Monday 3 August - Friday 7 August 2015.
This exciting trip will give knitting enthusiasts
the opportunity to visit the shop of renowned
Faroese knitting designers, Guðrun & Guðrun
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“The Killing”), visit wool producers Snældan and
Navia and enjoy knitting workshops with Carol.
This tour is priced from £1,799 per person, which
includes four nights, half board accommodation
and travel.
MORE INFO
Knitting In Iceland with experts Helene
Magnusson or Nicki Trench
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or 25 – 30 October 2015 (with Nicki Trench)
Price: £1,849
Single supplement: +£125
Join Arena on a knitting holiday to Iceland,
including a Reykjavik city knitting tour, a visit to
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Trench. A complimentary knitting kit is included
with both tours.
Click here to see more information:
Helene
Magnusson
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Nicki Trench
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Fia
by Amy Herzog
using Truesilk
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