My Rowan Rep came to visit me last week and showed me all the goodies that will be coming out in the Spring.  There are several new books, including one totally dedicated to crochet.

But first up is Rowan Magazine 47, due to be published in mid-January NOW IN STOCK!  Whispers of all things feminine encircle Spring Summer 2010, with elegance, vintage and drape being the central qualities in the patterns for this issue of the Rowan magazine. These trends are reflected in the following three stories Serenity, Halycon Days and Jamboree.  (Click the pictures below for a larger image)

As was the case with Rowan Magazine 46, there will also be patterns to download from the Rowan website. To accompany Magazine 47, Rowan will be publishing a collection of knitting patterns by Kaffe Fassett, all of which use Summer Tweed and are for items for the home, e.g. cushions, bed spreads and blankets.  As always with Kaffe, the colour combinations he uses are stunning and any of the items would lovely in any home.

Yarns used are Summer Tweed, Handknit Cotton, Fine Milk Cotton, Milk Cotton DK, Lenpur Linen, Pima Cotton, Organic 4 Ply and DK Cotton, Cotton Glace and Kidsilk Haze.

There are a few new shades in some of these yarns, and some shades have been discontinued.  There’s also a new yarn coming out called Revive, which is made from recycled material.  More about the Rowan yarns for Spring later.