Bold angles

It can be hard to keep tabs on whose drink is whose, so with this colourful set of holiday coasters in a variety of bright and bold colours there will be no more mistake on which one is your hot choco

■ Stylecraft Special Aran (100% acrylic, 100g/196m) 8 balls of Yarn A Cream (1005) 2 balls of each: Yarn B Mustard (1823) Yarn D Watermelon (1839) Yarn E Sage (1725) 1 ball of each: Yarn C Bluebell (1

MATERIALS ■ 50cm (19¾”) wide peg loom (www.daleslooms. etsy.com) ■ Debbie Bliss Roma, 70% wool, 30% alpaca, 80m/87yd per 100g, two balls in Cream (53001) (Yarn A) ■ Lion Brand Hometown USA, 100% acryl

Seasonal decorative touches to bring the outdoors in

YOU WILL NEED ■ 3m of fabric (see instructions for details) ■ Thread ■ Sewing machine ■ Scissors ■ Washi tape NOTES ■ If you’re using fabrics in several different colours and patterns, choose a thread

YOU WILL NEED ■ Kitchen tea towel: white ■ Stranded cotton: 1 skein of dark grey ■ Machine thread: 1 spool each of blue, pink ■ Embroidery hoop: 18cm diameter ■ Masking/Painter’s tape: 2.5cm wide ■ Se