Posted on Wednesday, December 28 2011 at 9am
It may only be December, but to ensure you don’t miss out on any of the knitting highlights coming up, this is our February issue! As a result you’ll find lots of romance-themed news and patterns throughout the magazine, and our cover gift this month is a set of six heart-shaped buttons, plus a free Sweet Hearts pattern book.
We’re delighted that we’ll still be supporting Refuge as our charity throughout 2012. If you didn’t get a chance to make a blanket in 2011, now is your chance to join in the fun, and make a real difference. Go to www.justgiving.com/refugeblankets to download patterns.
We also have some fab competitions this month, including the chance to win pampering lanolin-based toiletries from Romney March Sheep Farm in Kent, and tickets to the Creative Crafts Show at Malvern (1-3 March) and Wonderwool Wales (28-29 April.
In Knit One Purl Fun find out how Miriam got on at Susan Crawford’s trunk show in at Marmalade Yarns in Frome, and discover how knitting keeps long distance lorry driver Addy Osbourne smiling through the miles. We also share our reviews the knitting websites and books that have caught our eyes, and offer advice on all the knitting techniques you’ll need to tackie this issue’s projects.
If you haven’t yet got your copy of the latest issue of Simply Knitting, why not pop out and get it today?
Want more yarn, and to get your favourite knitting magazine for as much as 32% off? That's our current offer to new subscribers. Sign up and you'll get ten balls of Sirdar Crofter DK and an easy-to-knit waistcoat pattern to fit 32-54in busts. Crofter DK is one of Sirdar's most popular yarns, blending cool cotton, cosy wool and durable acrylic, and knitting up with an appealing 'Fair Isle' effect. On top of that, subscribers to Simply Knitting get an exclusive pattern every issue.
Simply Knitting issue 90 appears in shops today, packed with patterns, ideas and tips to help you get the most from your knitting life!
If you're thinking of subscribing to Simply Knitting, our special-offer Christmas and New Year subs prices will only be available for another week. 
We've got a great gift for new subscribers: fantastic Cath Kidston knitting kit in a tin, worth £20. You get everything you need to make a fantastic stripy scarf: six balls of yarn in Cath Kidston's signature colours, a pair of red metal knitting needles, a pattern and a 48-page booklet on how to knit, including lots of tips and tricks that even experienced knitters will find useful. When you've knitted your scarf your tin, which is shaped like a book covered in one of Cath Kidston's famous floral patterns, will make a pretty home for your tape measure, DPNs, stitch markers and other knitting bits and pieces.
Simply Knitting 88 hits shops today so make sure you get your copy!
Running out of time to knit all your Christmas gifts? You could give a magazine subscription instead! We've got a range of great titles to choose from, so if your friends and family don't knit you could treat them to a year of their favourite other hobby.
Simply Knitting 87 hits shops today so make sure you get your copy! This issue’s free gift is a beautiful shawl pin, perfect for wearing with the shawl patterns on page 9 and page 73.
