Issue 8 of PUCH magazine is out now! Inside:

– An interview with Aneta Trochim, known as Endimade – The Geometry of Freedom

– An article by Iwona Eriksson – More Than a Hobby. What Does Science Say About the Therapeutic Power of Knitting?

– An article by Anna Bednarz – The History of Knitting in Poland's Regions, Part I: Tyniec and Its Surroundings

– An article by Małgorzata Wiatr – The Fibre of the Future. Why Is Lyocell Production an Ecological Breakthrough?

Plus 4 knitting patterns

TRIO shawl by Małgorzata Wiatr (design and sample)

Size: one size

Dimensions:

along the longest edge – approx. 223 cm, height of the "triangle" – 86 cm

Materials:

4 skeins of TESSA yarn in Chestnut, 1 skein each of TESSA yarn in Forest, Pink and Red (60% alpaca, 40% merino, 50 g / 200 m)

You can buy the yarn in our online shop www.frra.pl

circular needles 3.5 mm with an 80–100 cm cable

tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers

Anabell sweater by Elżbieta Sowińska (design and sample)

Sizes: XS/S (M) L/XL

Measurements taken flat – chest width 48 (54) 61 cm / total front length 56 (59) 62 cm / total back length 62 (65) 68 cm / sleeve length 46 (48) 50 cm / sleeve width 17 (18) 19 cm

Materials:

7 (8) 9 skeins of Zoya yarn in Sky (39% baby alpaca, 7% merino, 54% cotton / 50 g – 125 m)

You can buy the yarn in our online shop www.frra.pl

circular needles 5 mm with a 60–80 cm cable

stitch markers, tapestry needle, scissors

VELUMIA sage sweater by Elżbieta Kuszyk (sweater design by Elżbieta Kuszyk, sample knitted by Małgorzata Wiatr)

Sizes: XS/S (M) L/XL

Measurements taken flat – chest width 53 (57) 62 cm / total length 51 (53) 55 cm / sleeve length from underarm 42 (43) 44 cm / sleeve width 17 (18) 19 cm

Materials:

7 (8) 9 skeins of Merra Slim yarn in Mint (100% merino wool / 50 g – 115 m)

You can buy the yarn in our online shop www.frra.pl

circular needles 4 mm with an 80 cm cable

stitch markers, tapestry needle, scissors

SERANA silk blouse by Małgorzata Wiatr (design and sample)

Sizes: XS/S (M) L/XL

Measurements taken flat – chest width 55 (58) 61 cm / total length 42 (44) 46 cm / sleeve width 16 (17) 18 cm / sleeve length 35 (36) 37 cm

Materials:

2 (2) 2 skeins of Silk Berry yarn in Gift of the Earth (100% mulberry silk / 100 g – 400 m)

You can buy the yarn in our online shop www.frra.pl

circular needles 5.5 mm with an 80 cm cable (a 40 cm cable will come in handy for the sleeves)

crochet hook 2.5 or 3 mm

tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers

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