Create a classic: the nutcracker

“Christmas Eve is here and the mice are all extremely excited! Each stocking has a patchwork background on the front, with a lighter toe, heel and cuff. I chose a rich turquoise and lime green to brin

Our trio of quirky characters from designer Victoria Kairis will be a talking point on the tree, or box them up for a wow-factor gift ■ West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4ply (75% wool, 25% nylon, 100

My grandmother, Marion, loves mermaids and came across this pattern many years ago. But when it arrived it was only the pattern (she had thought it was a kit) so it was put away. One day in 2011 we we