Catastic treats

Q My nan gave me her big button box (quite the bequest!) when she moved into a care facility recently. There are many lovely buttons and seems a shame not to use them in some way. I thought I could ad

Crochet a set of quirky ‘cat’s paw’ coasters from chunky yarn

Cast on 30 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A. Rows 1 to 2 Knit. Row 3 (RS) K5A, (K4B, K4A) 3 times, K1A. Row 4 (WS) P5A, (P4B, P4A) 3 times, P1A. Row 5 K5A, (K4B, K4A) 3 times, K1A. Row 6 P5A, (P4B,

Stitch a lavender bag to give your garments a delicate fragrance – and help ward off any pesky moths!

COLOURFUL CREATURES W e’re big fans of the spiritedly colourful ‘Party Animals’ cross stitch collection and love to see when our readers are stitching them! The fun critters bring a playful twist to y

HeIlo all and welcome to the third part of our exciting new stitch-a-long. Have any friends come to mind when you’ve been working on it? For this part we’re on the ‘Joy’ panel, celebrating the friends