It's filled with stylish designs to suit every shape - as well as our cover star, Marie Wallin's colourblock sweater, you'll love the colourful cardigan from Sirdar and this retro-glam crochet collar by Kirstie McLeod.  Rosee Woodland's gorgeous Fair Isle tank top is perfect for summer: wear it alone in hot weather, or layer it up for cooler days. The repeating motifs make this a great project if you're new to the technique.   

Win tickets to the Creative Crafts Show!

We have 10 pairs of tickets to the show, which takes place in Sandown Park, Esher from 5th to 7th September. For more details visit www.sccshows.co.uk 

Turn to page 7 in issue 108 to find this competition's keyword, and then to enter the competition click here.

Win tickets to the Weald of Kent Craft & Design Show!

25 lucky winners will each receive one of these three pattern books from Patons: Sugar Fairies, Play Days, or Sugar & Spice!

We have some exciting news from Red Heart yarns - the new UK website is now live!

There are 31 different yarns available, from fashion, basic, and baby to sock yarn, in a wide range of colours. There are also over 100 free knitting and crochet patterns to choose from, including this striped jumper and this boys' Prince cardigan - and more new patterns are added every week. 

We've just put the finishing touches to issue 108, and thought you'd like a sneak peek at our new cover and selection of the patterns inside...

We're holding a Sale Extravaganza to celebrate the bank holiday, so until tomorrow you can save 20% on all orders* when you spend £15 - just use our special discount code below.

When we said goodbye to Debora Bradley in issue 100, she passed on the day-to-day editing of Simply Knitting to Kirstie McLeod. So now Kirstie's been at the reins for six months, we though it was high time we found out a bit more about her knitting background too...

It's the start of a long weekend for us lucky UK residents, and what better way to celebrate than with a special competition from Cucumberpatch! We're sending you on a treasure hunt around the Cucumberpatch website, looking for sweet treats...

As Daniel from Cucumberpatch explains, "When new customers come to the shop on their first visit, it's amazing how many times we hear the old adage 'I feel like a child in a sweet shop'. Well now we can back this up and sell the sweets to go with it.

"We were so excited to see the new packaging on a recent delivery of the Colinette Perugino Throw kits. These yarn sweets are oozing with wonderful colours. I think there will be the usual rush to unpack this sweetie wrapper and get stuck into the knitting - they look so good!"  

Father's Day is less than a month away - Sunday 16th June. So here are five of our best patterns you can knit up for him, ready for the big day...

Jane Burns' set of six Father's Day gifts consists of a flower pot cover, golf club cover, picture frame, notebook cover, mug hug, and this fun knitted bow tie. They're quick to knit, and sure to bring a smile to your Dad's face. You can download all six patterns for £2.99 by clicking here.

This week's free Tuesday tea cosy comes courtesy of Libby Summers of LibbyTDesigns, who designed this in aid of Breast Cancer Care's Strawberry Tea Party campaign.

This annual fund-raising campaign takes place every summer, and this year it starts on 1st June and runs until 31st August. Breast Cancer Care are asking you to get together with friends and family this summer, and host a Strawberry Tea party, to help raise money to support the 55,000 people diagnosed with breast cancer each year in the UK.