Readers’ crafts

Gillian Humphrey, who previously wrote in to show us her lovely bags, has been hard at work stitching the hippo from issue 163. “I used colours from my stash,” she tells us. “Instead of buttons I croc

Believe us when we say, we are so excited about the new season of the BBC One TV show Great British Sewing Bee! Join us for news, gossip and the chance to share your makes with like-minded people in o

Merino Sock Hand Dye is a vibrant new yarn from Yarnsmiths, in a choice of 10 zingy colourways £15 per 100g/400m; www.woolwarehouse.co.uk Kate Davies has produced a handy notions kit for knitters. Her

CUSHION PATCH SQUARE 9 – VASE OF FLOWERS (Knit in Yarns C, H, J, P and U.) Cast on 45 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn C. Knit 3 rows. START CHART Row 1 (RS) K3, knit Row 1 of Chart 9, K3. Row 2 K3, pur

TIME WELL SPENT I thought it would be nice to secretly send you this photo of my mother-in-law, Conxita, proudly holding this finished cross stitch project. This masterpiece took her three years to fi

I HAVE had moments where I didn’t think I was going to make it to where I am today,” Olivia Dieterich, the founder of the Facebook community Random Acts of Crochet Kindness, reveals. “I am so grateful