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Technique: Attaching seed beads

Adding beads to your work can really make the project stand out. It is a simple process but can take a little time.

Technique: Pendants

Pendants Use a head pin to push through the mini Amigurumi and create a loop (se...

Technique: Mattress stitch

This simple method is used when joining two separate pieces together.

Project: Fairy toadstool

Toadstools with red tops and white spots remind Mini Amigurumi (£9.99, www.thegmcgroup.com) author Sara Scales of fairies and magic.

Project: Fox

Taken from Animal Hats by Vanessa Mooncie (£14.99, www.thegmcgroup.com).

Project: Purple haze

This pretty basket of violets by Charmaine Fletcher will add a touch of country charm to the breakfast table. Each delicate violet is finished off with a gold bead in the centre. Taken from Egg Cozies (£9.99, www.thegmcgroup.com).

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Bridport Yarn, Bridport, Dorset

Rowan Joins The Gang

Rowan has teamed up with Wool and the Gang to release a collection of funky desi...

Technique: Eyes

1 Make a loose single slip knot and then wind the yarn around five more times, m...

Project: Chicks and eggs

These gorgeous chicks and eggs from Sarah Keen’s Knitted Farm Animals (GMC, £...

Pattern: Five-petal flower

This versatile flower is so easy to make. Why not brighten up a plain sweater by...

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STEPHEN & PENELOPE, AMSTERDAM With such a prestigious name as Stephen West o...

CALL FOR SWIFTEST KNITTERS

Could you be the nation’s fastest knitter? UK Hand Knitting and ICHF Event...

Ask Jeanette

Your queries answered by Jeanette Sloan

Book Review: Topsy-Turvy Knitted Dolls by Sarah Keen

TOPSY-TURVY KNITTED DOLLS by Sarah Keen With 10 fun reversible dolls to knit, th...

Guest Column: Rachel Atkinson

In 2016, Rachel Atkinson launched her own yarn, spun from the fleeces of sheep her father shepherds. One year on, she picks up the story's thread

Spring into summer yarn

A look at the latest launches

Cluster Stitch Pillow by Karen Miller and Susan Ritchie of Mrs Moon

Knitting 165, March 2017: Abbreviations should read: CL6 = cluster 6: (K2, p2, k...

Knitting 166 Giveaways

Knit & Stitch Edinburgh Tickets The Spring Knitting & Stitching Show tak...