I found out about Bobbins magazine through reading rubbishknitter’s blog. It’s a (currently) one-off craft magazine and is really rather brilliant. I bought a copy the other week and read it in the bath during some precious baby-free time. 
I don’t read many UK magazines, partly because the patterns don’t appeal to me but also because many of them are overly commercial or have a faux-chummy style which grates somewhat after a while. Bobbins is just a really good read. It doesn’t have the commercial edge, doesn’t claim to be your bestest friend and everything in the magazine is there because it is tasty or pretty or interesting.
The book reviews, for example are honest and a decent length; not just a paragraph about how great every new craft book is and you must buy them all and have no money left to buy the yarn to knit the items in them. 
I was actually put off buying one book after reading the review that I might otherwise have bought at some point. This is A Good Thing for a person who has bought many books over the years that she has never knitted from, purely because of a review.
My favourite pattern in the magazine is (are?) the Two Hoots socks. I really want to knit these for my handknitted sock- and owl-loving Grandma’s birthday.
My only complaint is the magazine hasn’t even more in it, and that it is only a one-off at present. Actually, that’s two complaints, isn’t it? But it’s rare that I sit down and read anything from cover to cover these days, and I’m just greedy. 
yaaaay, thanks for the shout and the nice comments… so glad you enjoyed the mag!
oh and GRRRR! just in case i’m in danger of becoming faux-chummy here
My mother would love those socks, she’s obsessed with owls and was a Brown Owl herself until being ‘retired’ (she still helps out though).
I know what you mean about the faux chumminess, it’s why I only get ‘The Knitter’ now (though *what* was going on with this month’s patterns I don’t know…pop along to your local WHSmith for a good laugh if you haven’t seen it!)