Alison Dupernex's cover design this month is a classy coat with a large collar which can be draped to form a hood for great impact and endless style changes. We've eight designs (with 17 patterns) for standard gauge, LK150 and SK860 mid gauge machines and chunky machines including one from Clair Crowston and four great men's designs to span the seasons all knitted on a chunky machine. There's Clubline, Dear Anne, Style File and Norman Whitfield's helpful hints for Passap and Pfaff knitters. Alice Wilmshurst helps E6000 knitters to get going again and Bill King's Masterclass has some incredibly crafty cables. It's time to take things further with Beryl Jarvis and her major series. Maggie Andrews' garter carriage journey has good vibrations and our regular features include Newsline and Book Review.

Patterns by Alison Dupernex, Maggie Andrews, two 'party time' knits and four Christmas patterns with motifs for any machine. We've Clubline and Joyce Monks' final Club Diary for a while, lots of Dear Anne letters, Sally-Ann Carroll's Style File, Bill King 'stretching' in Masterclass, Part 19 of Beryl Jarvis Classwise series looking at skirts, Tony Bennett bringing us the fabulous winners of this year's New Zealand festival and Alice Wilmshurst helping Passap and Pfaff knitters.

Cover design from Elaine Stark for standard gauge machines, a Heidi Cleary and Yeoman design also for standard gauge machines, seven MKM patterns for mid gauge machines (Silver Reed LK150 and similar) plus Susan Guagliumi design also for mid gauge machines. Features this month include Clubline and Joyce Monks' Club Diary, Dear Anne, Bill King creates some really chunky cables in Masterclass and Beryl Jarvis shows us basic cut 'n' sew in Part 17 of Classwise. We shine the spotlight on 2010 graduates Sophie Hudspith and Sarah Shuttleworth and Alice Wilmshurst returns as a new regular contributor for all Passap and Pfaff knitters.

Patterns by Alison Dupernex, Linda Collins, Heidi Cleary and MKM in King Cole plus Clubline, Dear Anne, Style File and Part 12 of Classwise. Norman Whitfield makes a quilted pram rug on an E6000, Bill King tried bed hopping and Carl Boyd shows us how to make some fabulous belts. We've all the usual regular features including news, letters, book reviews and clubs plus Knitting Buddies to offer a helping hand.

Patterns from Carll Boyd, King Cole, Heidi Cleary, Alison Dupernex, Linda Collins, Wendy Piper. Plus Clubline, Dear Anne, Over To You, Style File, Masterclass, Classwise, Look At Life, Trims, Braids & Edgings, plus news of Machine Knitting Live and all the regulars like news Line , Trading Post, Market Place.