The Art of Knitting Magazine

Posted on January 25, 2015 by thestitchsharer

This week I was lucky enough to receive a complementary copy of the newly released magazine ‘The Art of Knitting‘.

The Art of Knitting is a weekly publication with everything you need to get started on your very own knitting adventure. Issue 1 is reduced to 99p (general subscription price £2.99) and comes with 2 x 25g balls of acrylic yarn (white and lipstick shades) and a pair of metal 4mm knitting needles to create the first two squares for a throw.

Here’s how mine turned out!

The magazine contains well presented stitch guides, an example is shown in the photo below. For those who want more detailed instructions you can either check out my earlier blog posts or watch a tutorial e.g ‘How to make a Slip Knot’ over on The Art of Knitting blog.

Inside Issue 1 there are a selection of patterns which are good for beginners and those who have already begun to develop their knitting skills.

For example, this snuggly Cowl is made from a rectangle of garter (knit) stitch.

The Egg Cosy garter stitch pattern encourages folk to master the art of decreasing…….

….and for those who are competent with double-pointed needles and ‘working-in-the-round’ (something I have yet to conquer!) there is a very cute Wolf iPad Case.

The publication is clear and well presented throughout with some really useful knitting tips. The patterns appear to be up-to-date and cover a range of things to wear and create for the home which is always good when you want to want a project that doesn’t take forever to finish.

If you have had the chance to check out this magazine I would love to know what you think. Would you recommend it and if so, who to?

For me – I think it’s a great idea how the ‘Art of Knitting’ encourages newbies to learn a new stitch each week as they create the squares for the throw / blanket. Just imagine how big it could get as their confidence grows!

41 thoughts on “The Art of Knitting Magazine”

marion on March 16, 2016 at 12:41 am said:

if there are about 90 copies of the art of knitting how many folders do we get to put them in and when is the next one available

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- thestitchsharer on June 1, 2016 at 4:19 pm said:
  
  Hi Marion, if you pop over to the art of knitting website I’m sure they will be able to help
  
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Emolly on October 15, 2015 at 9:37 pm said:

I’ve recently subscribed to this and I think it’s brilliant! I’ve been knitting for quite a while learning through youtube and other sources but mostly self taught. I’m only up to about issue 8 and I’m picking up alot of cool tricks from them. As a subscription I pay about $34 au probably once a month and generally get 3-4 issues with each delivery plus the little gifts for subscribing. It really is a fantasic and easy to comprehend series. Can’t wait to have my throw at the end of it!!

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- thestitchsharer on October 20, 2015 at 7:37 pm said:
  
  Thanks for sharing, glad you are loving your knitting adventure! X
  
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marleen pelser on September 27, 2015 at 10:42 am said:

How many issues is there of the art of knitting I have up to nr12.

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- thestitchsharer on October 6, 2015 at 5:03 pm said:
  
  I think there is going to be 90 issues in the collection. X
  
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Clare on March 22, 2015 at 7:36 pm said:

Hi I have missed issue 8 somehow can you tell me how I can get hold of this please many thanks Clare lister

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- thestitchsharer on March 22, 2015 at 7:47 pm said:
  
  I think Issue 8 is out now – if you have any problems getting hold of it you could always contact Art of Knitting through their website and order a back copy. Here’s the link http://artofknitting.co.uk/magazine
  
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Christine page on March 18, 2015 at 8:35 pm said:

I’ve just received issue 3. Am I missing something re the big stitch basket. I can’t seem to see how many times the 8 rows are repeated. Also what does graft mean please

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- thestitchsharer on March 21, 2015 at 8:32 am said:
  
  I haven’t picked up the 3rd issue so unfortunately can’t see the pattern to help. If you pop over to the art of knitting website there maybe further info there. With regards to grafting its a way of joining two pieces of knitting (also called the Kitchener stitch). There’s some info about it here http://www.vogueknitting.com/pattern_help/how-to/beyond_the_basics/grafting.aspx and there is also some really useful you tube videos on it. X
  
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gw10browndarren7 on March 12, 2015 at 5:32 pm said:

Hi, im finding that the squares not are not working out to be 15cm sq as it says in the magazine, last issue was 27 stitches very difficult to make it the same size as the others as they need either 31, 32, 34 stitches, ive had to add in my own extra stitches and extra rows to make it approx the same size, am i making a mistake somewhere? Im new to knitting just bought magazine to try it and i find i like it only this is very frustrating as the blanket on the mag looks perfect. …plz help lol

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- thestitchsharer on March 16, 2015 at 7:31 pm said:
  
  That sounds like a good plan, otherwise you could try and use bigger size knitting needles.
  
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Julie Palmer on March 11, 2015 at 5:01 pm said:

Do anyone have contact details for back issues, I have missed No 5.

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- thestitchsharer on March 11, 2015 at 8:11 pm said:
  
  I think you can buy back copies off the publisher, here’s a link to the page you need http://artofknitting.co.uk/faqs
  
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Julie Palmer on March 11, 2015 at 4:56 pm said:

Hi

I have missed issue No5. Where do I obtain a copy please?

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- thestitchsharer on March 11, 2015 at 8:10 pm said:
  
  According to the FAQs on their website you can buy back copies from the publishers, there the link to the page you need http://artofknitting.co.uk/faqs
  
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Ebby burke on February 22, 2015 at 8:34 pm said:

How do I order the mag

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- thestitchsharer on February 24, 2015 at 8:43 pm said:
  
  If you pop over to the art of knittings website you should find the info on how to subscribe. Here’s the link http://www.artofknitting.co.uk
  
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yasmin on January 31, 2015 at 2:01 pm said:

where can these be found? who stocks these?

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- thestitchsharer on February 4, 2015 at 12:24 pm said:
  
  If you are in the UK most of the big supermarket stock the magazine – my friend found hers in Tesco. Otherwise WHSmiths might have some. Otherwise I think you can subscribe via their website. Hope this helps.
  
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Nicky Faulkner on January 31, 2015 at 10:01 am said:

Does anyone know of any stockists, i’ve tried a few smaller newsagents and they don’t have it? Thank you

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- thestitchsharer on February 2, 2015 at 10:53 pm said:
  
  The supermarkets and places like whsmiths seem to stock it in the uk. I think you can also subscribe directly. X
  
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patricia bilton on January 30, 2015 at 4:41 pm said:

love this mag, I am knitting the I pad cover for my daughter but find the very first instructions confusing. do I use double ended needles or knit in the round and is the needle size correct – seems a bit big , 6.5 ? maybe it is me but I am at work at the moment and do not have it before me, just know I felt it didn’t read properly .Thanks. Will certainly buy future copies.

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- thestitchsharer on February 4, 2015 at 12:25 pm said:
  
  Thanks for taking the time to get in touch with your comment. Hope the wolf iPad cover is going Ok. I bet your daughter will love it. x
  
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- Rosa on February 28, 2015 at 1:33 pm said:
  
  How did the wold go, I think I found an error on the flap, following the patterens seems to have the back side of stocking stitch as the wolfs head 😦 have you found this, or have I made an error in reading the pattern?
  
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  - thestitchsharer on February 28, 2015 at 7:00 pm said:
    
    Hi Rosa
    I haven’t had the chance to make the wolf case yet – can you add an extra row of stocking stitch in? Did you want to email the magazine editor to see if they have any more feedback? Here’s the link to their contact page, there is a phone number there for questions and form on it which you can use to email.
  - Tracy on May 11, 2015 at 10:36 pm said:
    
    Hi I thought I would tell there is a total of three error in the the wolf iPad case pattern
  - thestitchsharer on May 13, 2015 at 5:52 pm said:
    
    Thanks for the update, hopefully the magazine website is carrying the amendments.
Stella on January 30, 2015 at 9:38 am said:

When is issue no 2 of the art of knitting out? Thankyou

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- thestitchsharer on January 30, 2015 at 10:21 am said:
  
  I think it hits the shop on wed 4th Feb so not long to wait! X
  
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Kirsty on January 30, 2015 at 8:27 am said:

I brought the first edition in my local newsagent. I completely agree with your review. The guides are fantastic. I started my white square last night. They have great accompanying video tutorials on their website. I’ve been wanting to learn some more stitches for ages and this will be the thing to do it.

They also have a great list of free gifts if you subscribe!

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- thestitchsharer on January 30, 2015 at 8:58 am said:
  
  Hi Kirsty, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, great to hear you like the magazine too. Send me a photo of your blanket as it grows, I would love to see it. X
  
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Jo on January 29, 2015 at 7:31 pm said:

I’ve just found out that this is out again. I’m hoping to find it locally as I want to put the yarn and needles in my Christmas shoeboxes and I couldn’t get them for less than 99p elsewhere.

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- thestitchsharer on January 30, 2015 at 8:59 am said:
  
  What a great idea to use the yarn and needles as part of the shoe box appeal. I think I’ll buy some extra copies too and do the same. X
  
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fredthethread on January 28, 2015 at 12:29 pm said:

I think magazines are great for ideas – I have written projects for them myself. This looks a great source of information and skill building.

I admire you for creating your squares, I admit I am too impatient and simply jump in.

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- thestitchsharer on January 30, 2015 at 9:03 am said:
  
  Thank you. Its so exciting when someone approaches you for an article isn’t it. I still have to pinch myself sometimes as I find it hard to believe people like what I write! X
  
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loobyloucreations on January 25, 2015 at 6:44 pm said:

I did see this and thought oh it looks good, but then i saw you blanket would take £300 to complete. I agree it will be good for confidence building 🙂

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- thestitchsharer on January 25, 2015 at 7:02 pm said:
  
  I know, I always try and work out the total cost too. I was thinking of either making a cushion cover with my squares or using up some of my knitting left overs to make extra squares once I’ve had a few copies for ideas and some “must-make” patterns! x
  
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