FAM 198 Summer Collection Catalogue

A pattern book for the warmer seasons

FAM 198 Summer Collection is a Lang Yarns knitting pattern book created for spring and summer 2013. This product is therefore a collection of designs rather than a knitting yarn. It is intended for knitters who enjoy taking time to compare shapes, colours and creative directions before beginning a new project. The issue brings together more than 30 designs for women and men within a distinctly seasonal collection.

More than 30 designs for women and men

Browsing FAM 198 Summer Collection gives you access to a broad selection of spring and summer knitting ideas in one publication. With designs for both women and men, the book can provide inspiration for something made for yourself or for a project intended for someone else. It also offers a convenient way to consider several possibilities before casting on and committing to a particular design, yarn and set of needles.

This edition belongs to the spring/summer 2013 collection. Its colour stories consequently reflect the seasonal world presented by Lang Yarns at that specific time. The book may appeal to knitters seeking ideas for summery colour combinations, as well as those who enjoy revisiting earlier collections to find a shape, mood or visual direction that still suits the project they wish to make today.

Prepare your next knitting project with care

A satisfying finished piece begins with a thoughtfully selected design. Before purchasing yarn or choosing needles, study the project that attracts you in FAM 198 Summer Collection. Its overall appearance, shape and suggested colours provide useful starting points. The precise requirements should then be checked in the information supplied for the individual design you have chosen.

1. Browse the complete publication and identify the designs that best match your personal style.
2. Consider who the finished project is intended for and when it is likely to be worn.
3. Check the design-specific information before selecting yarn and needles.
4. Work a tension swatch according to the chosen design so that you can assess your own knitting tension.
5. For fibre content and care, always consult the label of the yarn you will actually use.

This distinction is important because the qualities of a yarn should not be attributed to the pattern book itself. Softness against the neck, twist, movement across the needles, stitch definition, resistance to felting and behaviour after washing all depend on the selected yarn. If these points matter to your project, handle the yarn before starting and follow its own care instructions rather than assuming that every material will produce the same result.

Colour at the heart of the collection

The original presentation of this edition places a clear emphasis on colour. Colour can change the way a design is perceived and give a knitted piece its individual character. FAM 198 Summer Collection can therefore serve as a starting point for comparing seasonal palettes, coordinating shades or planning a personal interpretation of a featured design. If your project requires several balls in the same shade, check the dye lot when purchasing them to support a consistent appearance across the finished fabric.

A note about SPIRIT

The collection information supplied with this reference also mentions summer and identifies SPIRIT as a new yarn. This provides an additional point of orientation within the seasonal context, but it does not establish that every design in FAM 198 Summer Collection was created for SPIRIT. Before substituting any yarn, consult the requirements of the specific design you have selected.

Essential information

• Publisher: Lang Yarns
• Reference: FAM 198 Summer Collection
• Product type: knitting pattern book
• Season: spring/summer 2013
• Contents: more than 30 designs
• Audience: designs for women and men
• Fibre content: not applicable to the publication and not supplied for a specific yarn
• Needles, tension and care: check the selected design and yarn

Add FAM 198 Summer Collection to your Lang Yarns pattern library and explore its seasonal designs at your own pace. Select the project and materials with care, then enjoy creating a piece whose finish reflects both the chosen design and the attention you bring to every stitch.