This is our first garment from the new Rowan Autumn/Winter range. It’s a new yarn called Cocoon, merino wool and kid mohair mix. It’s beautiful to knit, very soft and is unplied which gives the finished knitting a soft, supple feel. We are HUGE fans of it in the shop and it has been popular with customers. The pattern is from the latest Rowan Magazine. We did do it longer than the pattern as it’s quite cropped in the picture. I did the smallest size and it just used an extra ball of the main shade for an extra couple of inches length. The sleeves are quite wide and could easily be made narrower although the 80’s batwing style seems to be back in for this season!

We have lots of new colours in Rowan Tapestry which has inspired me to knit a pair of gloves from knitty.com. I think maybe gloves and socks are the new scarves for this christmas!

There are two new yarns from Sirdar, Hug and Juniper which have been selling very well because the patterns are so great. These will be on the website as soon as Bob has done the pics. in the meantime, please call or e-mail if you are interested in either or if you have any questions about our stock.

The Cocoon jacket takes 5 balls of the main shade and 1 each of 2 contrast shades for the small and medium sizes. The next 2 sizes take 6 of the main and 2 each of the contrasts.