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Verena! Europe’s Top Knit Magazine

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I want to be a model for this magazine! Pretty sure I’d never make a good model for anything, but if you’ve seen where these models get to strut their stuff, you’d want to be one too. But, this is a knitting magazine, not a travel brochure. The designs are fresh and fun. 50+ patterns in every issue.

These patterns feature intricate cables and lace, as well as colorwork and shaping. Perfect for the knitter that wants a challenge, but there are also easier patterns too.

The only problem is, which one to knit first? I’m thinking the cabled hooded vest. Maybe out of handspun…..

Check out the website, and be sure to subscribe, you don’t want to miss this one!

http://www.verenaknitting.com/

Psssst…. the website features free patterns too!

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  1. I want to knit the cover sleeveless shell(pattern # 37)from the summer 2009 Verena magazine. I have been knitting for decades — but I am unable to figure out the pattern sequence. Knitter is directed to page 50 for charts — not very clear. what is the lace pattern?

Have you read?

Krampus Sweater Knitting Pattern

Santa and Saint Nicholas generally get all the good press, but Central European kids know you don’t want to just be good so you get presents from St. Nicholas; you also want to avoid the ire of Krampus. (He’s depicted as a human-like figure with horns and usually hairy or furry who gives birch rods instead of gifts to kids who are bad.)

If you’re the type to embrace the naughty side (or you just want to scare the children into good behavior over the holidays), maybe you’ll want to knit a Krampus sweater.  

This one, from Sofie Amalie Laulund, is a top down circular yoke sweater with Krampus faces at the top and cavorting Krampuses further down the body, with some traditional Scandinavian snowflakes thrown in for fun. 

Because of the large motifs there’s not a lot of room for adjusting the fit, but it is available in five sizes (the Ravelry page doesn’t say what the sizing is, and it says its worked with no ease but the photo looks like the sweater has a bit of positive ease, so if you decide to make this one just check the measurements and your own comfort level for ease when picking a size). 

It also uses five colors, but there’s very little red and brown so you can probably use scrap yarn for those parts. It calls for DK weight yarn. You’ll want a background color that helps the creatures stand out. You could also work the snowflake bands in different colors if you want to mix it up. 

The pattern is available in both English and Danish, and you can find it on Ravelry. This is the designer’s first pattern, which kudos to them because it’s such an ambitious (and fun!) project I’m happy to add to my collection of whimsy-filled knits. 

[Photo: Sofie Amalie Laulund]