Crown & country

■ Rico Creative Cotton Aran(100% cotton, 50g/85m)3 balls of Natural (60) ■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook ■ A 2mm (US B/1) hook ■ A stitch marker ■ 64 red beads, 6mm ■ 64 orange beads, 6mm ■ A wooden button, 30m

Designed by: Emma Congdon Stitch count: 59 high x 35 wide lighthouse; 43 high x 43 wide boat Design size: 11x6.5cm (4⅜x2½in); 8x8cm (3⅛x3⅛in) Stitch time: 9½ hours; 8½ hours These designs were stitche

We know many of our readers are pet owners, so we’ve come up with a delightful doggy-themed design for this month’s challenge. We asked three designers to create a design that’s suitable to go on the

■ Paintbox Simply DK (100% acrylic, 100g/276m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Racing Green (127) Yarn B Vanilla Cream (107) Yarn C Grass Green (129) Yarn D Rose Red (113) Yarn E Blood Orange (119) ■ A 4mm (US

■ Outer fabric: 53x55cm ■ Lining fabric: 53x55cm ■ Felt: 53x55cm ■ Zipper: 35cm ■ Strap webbing: 100cm ■ Metal D-ring: 3cm ■ Slider ■ Swivel clasp loop ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Download

For August we have a great NEW product that will help you stitch quicker, keeping your fabric taut, and is lightweight, comes in four sizes, and can be used to both stitch and also display your work a