Brews to blooms

Sprinkled with a sugary colour palette of pastel pinks, butter yellow and baby blues, this folk art hoop will brighten up your winter days. Let spring in with this illustrative and detailed hoop of sy

Away to turn a house into a home is by adding a hand-stitched touch to your space, whether it be a cushion, or a framed picture. This hanging trio would truly make a room more homely and add a splash

YOU WILL NEED ■ Any DK yarn in 3 colours ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook ■ 4 buttons, 10mm ■ 2 straight-sided mugs TENSION 5½ spike clusters and 14 rows in spike granny st measure 10x10cm (4x4in) 4 shell

YOU WILL NEED ■ King Cole Giza Cotton 4ply (100% cotton, 50g/158m) 1 ball of each: White (2190) Glacier (2194) ■ A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook ■ PVA glue ■ Tealights For yarn stockists contact King Col

Create celebration and nature-inspired blocks with these two gorgeous ideas by Kate Eastwood

Notes This pattern includes bobbles and casting on to the LH needle mid-row; both techniques temporarily add stitches that will be removed by the end of the row. Divide Yarns A and B into two balls be