We are getting all the autumn issues into the shop, and we couldn’t be more excited. It’s sweater weather! One of the issues that has just arrived is Rib Issue 3 – Alchemy. This all menswear magazine is going from strength to strength, and we love being able to represent knitting patterns for more people. As always we have done our pairing for this issue to help inspire your needles for new projects with yarn for the shop.

The first pattern is also the cover model, Alchemy Pullover by Lars Rains. This colour work pullover comes with options to knit it with either 5 or 10 colours in the yoke. The colourwork moves effortlessly through shades, and can be a great way to work and ombre effect, or move between colours depending on the shades chosen. There’s only one yarn we would choose for this pattern, it’s got to be Knit By Numbers from John Arbon! This yarn comes with 6 shades for each colour that move from light to dark, and we’ve just added 2 more shades to bring our total colour options up to nearly 50!

Next up is the Háls Cowl, by Ella Gordon. This colourwork cowl or snood features a small and simple all over geometric pattern that looks best with two contrasting colours. We would love to see it knit up in The Fibre Co. Cumbria, a great yarn for colourwork.

The Isometric Scarf is the second accessory in the issue, designed by Alice Caetano. The texture of the pattern is achieved with modular sections of horizontal and vertical rib, with i-cord details. For a cozy version that will keep it’s owner warm all winter, we recommend the Almerino Aran, a wool and alpaca blend.

The second sweater of the issue is the Protean Pullover by Fiona Ellis, featuring her signature cabled look,  This v-neck sweater has a cabled panel down the front and the back. We think that a yarn like Spud & Chloë Sweater work show off the cables beautifully.

The Revolution Watch Cap by Cecelia Campochiaro has a stitch pattern that echoes the one used in the Isometric Scarf. The zig zag pattern is made entirely with knit and purl stitches. For a rustic look we would love to see this knit up in Stolen Stitches Nua.

Last but not least is the Tetrahedron Socks, designed by Amy Meeks. The absolutely perfect yarn for these socks would be Socks Yeah! of course! These use a contrast colour on the heels and toes which works perfectly with the 50g skeins of Socks Yeah! and lots of colours to choose from.