The summer issue of @laine_magazine has unveiled its cover, and we’re delighted to see the lovely ‘Lucienne’ jumper by the talented Audrey Borrego @yarnflakes , knitted in Candide ‘sirène’!
Entitled ‘Harvest sun’ and superbly photographed by @riikka_kantinkoski, this issue will transport you to a balmy summer day in the countryside amidst blooming gardens and golden, sun-drenched fields.. You’ll find 11 designs for jumpers, cardigans and accessories for the warmer weather, as well as articles on knitting and creativity.
To see all the patterns in this issue, visit Laine Magazine 21‘s Ravelry page.
This issue also includes:
- an interview with Kendall Ross (@id.knit.that), who has turned her knitting into a unique art form. Kendall’s wearable art pieces draw inspiration from her experiences as a young American woman.
- an article about the Irish knitting education initiative Wool in School, which is committed to increasing awareness of wool and teaching children to fall in love with knitting
- Jeanette Sloan’s column Fibre Talk, where she chats with April Tang, the co-founder of Shangdrok, a Taiwanese/Tibetan company specialising in traditional hand-spun yarn and handmade felt
- Five Ways by our regular writer Päivi Kankaro, where we learn about the not-so-hidden power of colours and how to use them in our knitting projects
- Where I Knit: A regular piece that pictures people knitting in their favourite spot. In this issue, we meet Emilia Bergoglio, who knits in the park of a shrine near their home in Tokyo, Japan
- seasonal recipes to inspire your summer cooking
- book reviews.
For this issue, designer Audrey Borrego imagined the Lucienne sweater, a design that plays with the structural look of raglan sweaters: the geometric lace panels draw attention to the raglan lines, while also giving this beautiful summer jumper a lighter touch. Lucienne is a pretty, elegant garment worked from the top down, with a slight boat-neck shape and a cropped body and sleeves. As most of the construction set-up is done outside of the lace, you can easily adapt the pattern to any desired length.
Pattern: « Lucienne » by Audrey Borrego, published in Laine Magazine 21, in 9 tailles (en anglais)
Yarn: Candide (70% mérinos d’Arles biologique, 30% coton recyclé ; 185 m / 50g), 5 à 9 pelotes du coloris “sirène“.
This issue is available on preorder here:
Photo credits: Laine Publishing