Vogue Knitting Fall Preview is Out!

The fall issue of Vogue Knitting celebrates the magazine’s 30th anniversary, and the fashion preview has been released to get us all excited about the next things we want to knit.

Because 30 is the pearl anniversary, pearl is one of the themes, with a whole story around cream-colored yarns beaded with pearls (and also made with pearls). Other features include Wanderlust, all about texture and Eastern influences; Ode to the Aran, a collection of classic projects in of-the-moment jewel tones and saturated colors; and the Glamour Gallery, in which mohair yarns take center stage to produce pretty, luxurious garments.

The issue will also include a look at Kaffe Fassett’s autobiography, Deborah Newton’s look at finishing Aran projects and much more.

One project that caught my eye is a cool Fair Isle coat in which what’s typically thought of as the wrong side is worn as the outside. You have to take a lot of care with how you handle your floats on such a project, but it’s a beauty!

If you want to get a closer look at any of the projects, you can click on the pictures for a zoomed-in view. See anything you like? Spill it!

Looking for Fall patterns to Knit? Check out these Fall knitting patterns we found on Etsy.

If you want to feel personally attacked by a collection of knitting and crochet patterns as I was, check out the “90s Mod Inspired” pattern lookbook from Yarnspirations.

It’s actually a great collection of patterns for folks who want to stitch up that Y2K look again (or for the first time). There’s an oversized, striped grandpa cardigan! A (crocheted) plaid messenger bag! A boxy argyle vest, and a rolled hem sweater the likes of which I bought in a store in the ’90s and knit a replica of later.

There’s also a section of “Prep School” patterns (think “Clueless,” they’re even called things like “As if” and “Betty”) including a granny square tie and crocheted wrap skirt, and a knit cabled pullover, beret and cardigan with blocky stripes. Other sections include casual collegiate, punk and mod, and academia.

Some of the patterns repeat among the sections but there’s a nice selection for people who want a little throwback for their back to school and fall wardrobes.

Since I had this sweater, we’ll take a closer look at the Caron Cropped Stripy Sweater. The one I knit from a pattern of my own devising in the mid ’00s was tonal blues, but this one calls for two colorways of Colorama Haze, a fuzzy self-striping worsted weight yarn.

The pattern comes in six sizes, with chest measurements ranging from 39 to 60 inches (that’s 99 to 152.5 cm). Clearly that’s a lot of ease at the lower sizes, since the smallest size is meant to fit an actual chest measurement from 28-34 inches, or 71-86.5 cm.

The sweater is a modified drop shoulder worked flat in pieces and seamed. That means the stripes probably won’t match around the body but it’s still a classic look. This one does have ribbing at the neckline, where the original sweater I owned and my re-creation had rolled hems throughout, but you can do it either way depending on your preference.

Do any of these projects remind you of clothes you might have worn or knit in the past? I’d love to hear about it!

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