Time to try macramé

With the days getting shorter and nights colder, stitch Joanne Smith’s toasty throw and save on your heating bills as you hook ■ Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic, 170.1g/288m), 2 balls of each: Pagoda

Make a slip knot. Insert right‑hand needle into the stitch as if to knit. Wrap the yarn around the point and pull through, slipping the stitch on to the left‑hand needle. Push the point of the right‑h

Rnd: K2thJA, K1B. Rnd 2:K2tblA, PIB. Rnd 3: K2tblA, KIC. Rod 4:K2tblA, PIC. Rnd 5: K2thlA, KID. Rand 6: K2tblA, PID. Rnd 7: K2tblA, KIE. Rnd 8: K2thlA, PIE. Rnd 9: K2tblA, KID. Rnd 10: K2tblA, PID. Rn

Note If you want the sack longer just work more rows. Cast on 130 sts using 5mm needles and Yarn B. Rows 1 to 10 Beg with a RS knit row work in st st. Break Yarn B and join Yarn A Rows 11 to 20 Beg wi

Step one Trace the circle wreath pattern onto some paper and cut it out. Pin the template onto the jumper. Step two Use the sewing thread to baste around the edges of the template. . 01 Step three Rem

Who knew a simple sheet of paper could be so relaxing?