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If you're like a lot of knitters in the United States and Canada, you excitedly anticipate your seasonal issue of Vogue Knitting magazine. For almost 30 years now, this publication has awed and inspired knitters with its superb selection of unique designs and its absolutely stunning photography. It has introduced knitters to industry luminaries in intriguing editorial articles. And it has motivated us to expand our creative boundaries with helpful explanations of technique. More than any other magazine currently available, Vogue Knitting is the one knitters depend upon for a sophisticated view of the current styles, and for the latest news about what's going on in the world of yarn and yarn designs. Those of us who are newer to the craft might not realize that the current iteration of Vogue Knitting is a revitalization of the original publication that began in the early 1930s. What was once a popular presentation of money-saving knitted fashions was abandoned in the late 1960s. The feminist movement and cultural changes made the craft associated with outmoded female ideals seem archaic, if not demeaning. But as women established their new identity and strength, they felt less constrained by outmoded stereotypes, and became more comfortable asserting a new brand of modern femininity. Yes, they were equal in intellectual pursuits; but they were also wonderfully, gorgeously female! It wasn't long before they turned their creativity, ingenuity and talents to a craft that not only enabled them to enjoy flattering designer fashions, but also gave them the satisfaction of having created them with their own hands. Knitting had morphed from practical economic necessity to a priceless expression of individual creativity and fashion. One man who recognized the shift in women's attitudes toward the craft was Art Joinnides, vice-president of Butterick sewing patterns. He and the president of Butterick, Bill Wilson, first tested the market by including some knitting patterns in the fashion sewing publication, Vogue Patterns magazine. Their experiment was a success and it wasn't long until Joinnides approached Conde Nast, the original publishers of the Vogue knitting books, to resurrect the then-defunct knitting magazine.
By 1982, they were convinced, and the first new Vogue Knitting magazine was launched under the guidance of editor, Polly Roberts. Contributing to that original issue was Paul Amato who even today captures beauty, detail and imagination in breath-taking high-fashion photography. As we all know, the re-launched version of Vogue Knitting magazine earned itself a large and loyal following. Art Joinnides and his business partner, Jay Stein, recognized even greater potential for the venture and in 2001 launched SoHo Publishing, with its imprint, Sixth & Spring books. Now the owners of the magazine, they expanded the Vogue Knitting brand to include some of the most popular knitting books available, written by experts in the field. Carla Scott, who was among the first technical editors, is today the executive editor of Vogue Knitting magazine, with the amazingly talented Trisha Malcolm serving her second successful decade as editor. Under her guidance, the publication has continued to awe and inspire knitters who look forward to every issue. As a matter of fact, the magazine is so popular that vintage copies sell to collectors for terrific profits on eBay, and some knitters proudly boast that their collection spans back to the launch in '82. Over the years, many knitting industry luminaries have contributed to the magazine's success: Elizabeth Zimmerman and her daughter Meg Swansen, Kaffe Fasset, Sasha Kagan, Debbie Bliss, Kristin Nicholas, Norah Gaughan, and the remarkable Nicky Epstein. All of these designers, and many more, have had their knitting patterns featured on the pages of the magazine revered for its quality and fashion — featuring supermodels like Cindy Crawford and Paulina Poriskova, and Hollywood stars like Daryl Hannah and Courtney Thorne-Smith. As the world has changed, and knitters' demands have altered, Vogue Knitting has kept pace with new expectations. Now that we have the Internet at our disposal, they supplement their magazine with visual presentations like VK 360 which provides a few of their projects from every angle. They post free patterns online for their readers to access. And they participate enthusiastically in online social media. At the beginning of 2011, SoHo Publishing ventured into entirely new territory with the very first VK Live Event, held in New York City. It was so popular that they have expanded it to a second show this autumn in Los Angeles, California.
This fashion-oriented knitting show, that runs from September 23 -25 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, will feature industry stars like Deborah Norville, Kaffe Fassett and Vicki Howell. Attendees will enjoy fashion runways, workshops, new product displays and demonstrations, lectures, classes and a whole host of events designed to thrill, teach and inspire. It's a fantastic opportunity to share time with other knitters and to meet the amazingly talented men and women who have brought knitting into the fashion forefront by merging an age old craft with modern, sophisticated style. Vogue Knitting is a successful magazine, the cornerstone of a company that is constantly changing to keep pace with modern women, and a tremendous story of renewal and revitalization. What was once a simple knitting guide for the practical housewife is now an inspiration to modern, vibrant women whose talent, creativity and ability knows no bounds. |
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All Seasons Cotton Hooded JacketHere’s a perfect cover-up for the beach or for cooler summer evenings. It’s created with double strands of All Seasons Cotton from Rowan, one of our favorite warm weather yarns. Lace and textured bands at the back add a feminine touch while wide double-breasted garter stitch button bands broaden to form the hood.
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- Vogue Knitting: Ultimate Knitting Book
- Vogue Knitting: Weekend Knits
- Vogue Knitting: The Ultimate Sock Book
- Stitchionary 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
- Vogue Knitting: Beginner Basics
Calmer Triangle Cami
If you’re going to a summer concert, you might be looking for a top to show off your shape and your tan. This garment created with Rowan Calmer yarn will be perfect! Contrasting intarsia diamonds on the sides are shaped by increases worked from the lower edge up to nip in the waistline nicely.
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Gatsby Gold Tie Bikini
You’ll be the sexiest girl on the beach in this string bikini created with Gatsby yarn from Katia. The top is shaped with short rows with on the sides and a knit-in hem on the lower edge. The bikini bottom is stitched in one piece from the top of the back, with knitted-in hems and ribs around the leg openings.
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Linsey Cable Collar
Polo Top
Who can resist Norah Gaughan’s imaginative designs? Her love of geometry and style are reflected in this cap-sleeved charmer knit in Linsey yarn from Berroco. The cables that anchor the ribbed lapels are worked on the wrong side, then folded to the front to create a face-flattering neckline.
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Pima Clasico Wrap
Effect Top
Create an illusion of beauty! If you look closely, you'll see this top is actually not a wrap at all. The fold-around illusion is achieved with a contrasting garter stitch band that travels across and up the stockinette body. It’s worked in cool , comfortable Aslan Trends Pima Clasico Solid 100% cotton.
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Serena Textural Tank
You’ll find a myriad of different ways to wear this scoop-neck, body-skimming tank top. Created with Serena yarn from Manos del Uruguay, it’s worked in a wonderfully simple knit/purl texture that looks more complicated than it is. Manos del Uruguay Manos Serena Semi-Solid yarn is wonderfully soft.
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Douceur et Soie
Gossamer Cardi
This feminine cardigan with knitted buttons is created with Douceur et Soie yarn from Knit One, Crochet Too. A simple four-row lace pattern is used so it’s not all that complicated. The sweater is worked in one piece to the armholes with a contrasting border that’s picked up afterward.
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Kidsilk Haze
Checkered Cardigan
You simply must have this gorgeous sweater for cooler summer evenings. This exquisite cardigan is stitched in a checkerboard pattern using five shades of Rowan’s ever-popular Kidsilk Haze yarn. It’s soft, light and warm! Skinny ribbed borders and a stockinette collar edge frame the pattern perfectly.
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Pima Clasico Ruffled
Sleeve Vest
Go glamorous! Here’s a versatile piece that will add glamor to any wardrobe. Pair it with a long-sleeved top in the autumn and with a camisole during dare-to-be-bare weather. Crafted in Pima Clasico cotton yarn from Aslan Trends, it features slimming ribs, a picot hem, and ruffled cap sleeves.
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Prima Lace Capelet
Time to get to the cape! Feminine and flirty, capes are making big fashion news this season. This pretty piece uses two traditional lace patterns created with Prima yarn from Debbie Bliss. The main body and the edging are knit separately and then joined with a 3-needle bind off. 50" x 26".
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Sari Lacy Vest
Isn’t this pretty? Basic eyelets at top and bottom of this vest accentuate the bodice's elongated stitches, which are dropped, then gathered, to form dramatic crossed loops. It's knit in one piece and edged with a crocheted shell pattern. You’ll love creating this vest in Sari yarn from S. Charles.
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 Trisha Malcolm |
"I come from the land down under, where women glow and men plunder..." Do you remember that song by Men at Work in 1981? It very accurately describes one knitting industry luminary whose glow alights the creative passion in knitters throughout the world.
Trisha Malcolm is one of the driving forces behind Vogue Knitting Magazine. Talented, energetic, innovative and wonderfully witty, this celebrated editor come a long way from her small hometown in Australia where she learned to knit literally on her mother's knee. The daughter of a seamstress, patternmaker and knitter, she started young to observe and learn everything her mother did.
"Mum would sit me on her lap," she says, "and we would hold the knitting needles together. She would help me until I had it in my head. She's an incredibly patient person."
Her mother probably thought that Trisha was the most precocious of her five children, being only four years old when she first learned to knit.
It was art rather than knitting that first interested Trisha. She studied art and education at college and spent the first four years of her career teaching at a girls' high school. Then, like many Australians, she took a few years off to travel the world, backpacking through South America to the United States. When she ended up in New York after driving a $200 car across the country, she fell in love with the city.
"That was certainly not the plan," she confessed. "But I passionately love my new home."
After deciding to remain in her adoptive land, she became very much in tune with American fashion and in touch with the creative pulse of New York City. By the early 90s, Trisha took a job at Vogue Knitting, under the editorship of Nancy Thomas. Several years later, after Trisha had moved on to work on other Vogue projects within the Butterick company (the previous publisher of Vogue Knitting), she was in the right place at the right time when the magazine found itself without an Editor in Chief. Although she felt too young and inexperienced to take on the responsibility of a magazine, she was pushed into it by her current boss who, obviously, had a lot of faith in this burgeoning talent.
 Trisha's first issue as editor of Vogue Knitting, Fall 1997 |
"It's amazing how much you learn by getting in and just doing the job," she tells us.
Since 1997, Trisha has been responsible for filling every page in the magazine that isn't an advertisement. She gives a lot of credit to her very talented team who help her curate the designs, get them made, manage the photography, write and edit the words, design the layouts, and write the pattern instructions.
As if that weren't enough, her team also publishes KnitSimple and a trade magazine for the yarn industry, and they custom-publish Debbie Bliss magazine.
"We're very busy," says Trisha, "and it’s imperative we work together and to schedule."
When she's not managing the group responsible for the magazines, Trisha works with her book publishing team who create the products for the Sixth&Spring imprint. Her other responsibilities include overseeing Vogue Knitting LIVE, managing web content, coming up with new ideas to build the SoHo brands, and representing the magazine to her readers by doing presentations at stores and guilds. She is also the voice behind Vogue Knitting's Facebook page and Tweets.
"Equally as important is my work with the people in the knitting industry—at the yarn companies," she says. " The designers, yarn store owners and all those who make up the professional knitting community around the globe. Getting to know all these amazing people has been the best fun!"
The yarn companies and designers clamor for Trisha's attention because a nod from her can make all the difference in the world to their success. They know that knitters depend upon her judgment to present them with up-and-coming fashions for the season. Once a call for patterns goes out, she's inundated with submissions — usually in the form of a sketch and swatch. It's a difficult process to select which ones will go into the magazine.
"We select designs based on creativity and originality, fashionability, technical execution and previous experience with the designer," she says. " We have designers we have worked with for many years and if we need something that is their specialty, we will call them specifically."
And how does she decide what she wants to feature in Vogue Knitting magazine?
 Trisha learns about cashmere classifications at a recent shearing in Australia. |
"We closely follow trends in fashion, knitting and yarn from all over the world, particularly Europe. When we receive design submissions, we group them together to create a 'story.' We use a fashion color or style to unify them, or they just fit together by themselves! Some stories are fashion oriented, others are stitch or shape driven, or have a general look that organically comes together. "
These are the stories that make each issue of Vogue Knitting magazine a collector's item.
Trisha Malcolm has the job we all think we'd love to have. Fashion. Travel. Social events. And everywhere she goes, everywhere on the planet, she's respected by knitters for her vision and her contribution to their craft. She's revered as one of the most influential woman in our industry. And she's followed by those who wonder what innovations she's planning for the future. It's little wonder Trisha Malcolm glows.
This autumn pullover provides big looks with little effort. It features big bell sleeves and a tapered shape that's created by changing needle sizes. A lace pattern on the edges is also uncomplicated. Fast for the experienced knitter or a good learning project for the newer knitter! Made with Aslan Trends Artesanal in soft alpaca and durable nylon.
Turtlenecks are always in style for autumn. This raglan pullover is cropped, with crisp rib furrowing at the neck, cuffs and hemline to create interest and texture. Bonsai yarn by Berroco gives the piece great stitch definition. This is a contemporary, classic project that's simple enough for the new knitter who wants to improve her skills.
Layering is always a smart autumn option. We think this is a terrific piece that you'll want to layer day or night. It's a smart kimono-style jacket made with soft Debbie Bliss Baby Cashmerino yarn. A mohair lace edging softens the style. The kimono is created with Angel yarn from Debbie Bliss which is also used to add a soft halo to the sash belt.
You'll be going to longer lengths this autumn! That's where the fashion designers are taking us. This extra-long vest that's perfect paired with pants or the longer skirts is created with Lima yarn from Rowan. The stockinette body is edged with seed stitch for texture. A slightly-curved lower edge provides soft shaping and flattering fit.
The big fashion news this autumn season is the cape. We love this draping cowl-neck version created with Knit One, Crochet Too Nautika yarn. The seed stitch body, worked in one piece, has intricate cables with cable and lace patterning. It zips closed on the diagonal. The ribbed cowl picked up when the body is completed.
Here's another very clever interpretation of the cape: a cropped capelet that features cables topped with lattice filled by double seed stitch. And to finish, it's cinched up top with a crocheted chain tie. You'll love wearing this innovative piece that's sure to get attention. It's created with Shepherd Worsted yarn from Lorna's Laces.
Little Red Riding Hood meets Nordic chic! You'll look fabulous in this capelet created with Wool Clasica yarn from Manos del Uruguay. It's a great project for a stranded colorwork beginner. Worked in two halves that are joined in finishing, the side edges are then picked up and worked in a ribbed pattern. Start now and be ready for autumn!
You'll be seeing red this fall! Just think how pretty you'll look in this flattering, fitted cardigan. It features swirly side-to-side cables, seed stitch and stockinette rib, with ribbed edges and dainty fold-over collar. This autumn beauty is created with luscious Ambrosia yarn from Knit One, Crochet Too. Start now for fall!
Don't you love the classic styles with their simple elegance? We do, too! This simple cardigan is created with eco-friendly British Sheep Breeds yarn from Rowan. A single cable at the center back gives an extra touch of style to the reverse stockinette texture of this timeless wardrobe builder.
Here's the scoop on autumn fashion! It's a fabulous scoop neck top created with 128 Superwash yarn from Cascade. The intricate trellis design branches out from a twist stitch pattern on the skirt to a traveling cable, twist stitch and yarn over scheme for the bodice. This is a versatile layering piece that will get a lot of use.
We've been seeing a lot of Fair Isle on the runways of autumn fashion shows. This sweater, created with three shades of Invernal yarn from Aslan Trends, boasts an edelweiss-style Fair Isle pattern around the yoke. It's a body hugging pullover that's worked in the round.
Nothing provides cosy comfort like a hooded wool jacket. This swing jacket features an over-sized hood and stylish shaping. It's created using a garter stitch in 100% wool Luxury Tweed Aran yarn from Debbie Bliss. This style looks fantastically casual chic when paired with jeans and boots.
A little Alpine flair dresses up the weekend with this creamy cabled sweater. It's crafted in sumptuous Silk Blend yarn from Manos del Uruguay. This cleverly designed garment is worked in a big rectangle from cuff to cuff and is cleverly divided so that the cables continue unbroken along the neckline edge.
Here's a piece that will get you noticed! It's a show-stopping coat dress created with the ever-popular Soft Chunky yarn from Twinkle. This bulky beauty boasts hourglass cabling down the front and an oversized fold-over capelet collar. This is the tailored coat dress turned upscale by Vogue Knitting.
Fluff is the stuff of high fashion on this cutaway vest created with Zara Plus from Filatura di Crosa and Natasha yarn from S. Charles. The body is worked in a simple lace rib pattern and has plenty of wearable elasticity. The loop stitched shawl collar is created separately and is then sewn on.
You could win the VK Live L.A. Malibu Package worth over $100!
Answer our skill-testing question and you could win a prize package that includes:
» FREE Entry to the VK Live Event in Los Angeles, California on Sept. 23-25, 2011 (or in New York in January if you can't make the L.A. event)
» 1 Class
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» *FREE $25 gift card to Vogueknitting.com
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Vogue Knitting LIVE L.A. offers an expansive knitting marketplace, along with fashion shows, classes, master-level workshops, lectures, meet-and-greets, raffles and more. Highlights of the event include Deborah Norville as host of the Champagne Red Carpet Marketplace Preview, Kaffe Fassett as keynote speaker, and A-list instructors like Meg Swansen, Debbie Macomber, and Nicky Epstein. Visit www.vogueknittinglive.com for more details on the event. (The Gift is transferrable if you are unable to attend either event.)
To enter, simply email the answer to this question: In what year did Art Joinnides resurrect Vogue Knitting Magazine?
Send an email with your answer to VogueKnitting@Yarnmarket.com. Make sure the subject is: Spotlight on Vogue Knitting.
Entries must be received by midnight July 31, 2011. We'll draw a winner from all the correct submissions on August 5, 2011 and announce it in our next issue of Spotlight. One entry per person, please!
Congratulations to Monika Deutsche who won our Spotlight on Anny Blatt contest June!
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