Scandi style

You will need to use three strands of stranded cotton working on 20 count Zweigart Bellana to get good fabric coverage If you're looking for a larger project, why not create a draught excluder using a

Step 1 WORK the cross stitch in two strands of stranded cotton and the backstitch in one strand. Step 2 HOLD the heart template from page 64 and the stitching up against a window, then pin the templat

The first and last stitches of the chart will indicate which colour to use for that row, so white squares represent yarn A and blue squares represent yarn B. On chart rows beginning with a blue square

The top begins with a provisional cast-on using a crochet chain as a base. It is worked top down using the stranded colourwork technique: the charts are worked from right to left for every round with

■ Hobbii Rainbow 8/6 (100% cotton, 50g/105m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Egg Yolk (090) Yarn B Almond (089) Yarn C Old Rose (046) Yarn D Light Purple (040) Yarn E Navy Blue (030) ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) ho

YOU WILL NEED ■ Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic, 100g/295m) 4 balls of Yarn A Mallard Blue (2185) 2 balls of each: Yarn B Purple Smoke (2181) Yarn C Leaf (2176) Yarn D Pink Rhubarb (2175) Yarn E H