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Help!! QUICK! Need suggestions for knitting magazine for subscription.?

I'd like to buy a subscription to a knitting magazine for my friend, but I have no idea which ones are good. I don't knit and have never even seen one. I need to order this TODAY as it's a gift that needs to arrive sooner than later. If you were to get a subscription, which would you choose? She likes to knit hats, gloves, scarves, ponchos, blankets and stuff for children. I don't think she is into any super difficult techniques (although she is a good, experienced knitter). She knits more for pleasure than for a challenge. Thanks! PS I don’t know what the word “TECHNICAL” means in the knitting world. Does that mean it is more difficult? I don’t want to get her a mag with difficult patterns.

Public Comments

1. I'd suggest running to the nearest crafts supplies store and purchasing a copy of a knitting magazine there. Check for one with nice pictures and not too terribly much advertising. Then subscribe to it for your friend. Wrap it up and give it to her with a note saying you've also purchased a subscription for her. Try to find one with projects and patterns for every skill level. If this isn't logistically possible, go to www.freepatterns.com. On their sign-up page is an offer for a knitting magazine. It looks like a good one to me (yes, I knit) but I forget it's name. You can easily find it, though.
2. my absolute favs are KnitSimple and Knit1 these have easier selections. I would choose KnitSimple. Vogue knitting magazine is pretty, but I could never knit anything out of there, too difficult