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Let's Get Crafting: Knitting & Crochet Magazine

12 January, 2023

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Simply Crochet

Crochet essentials

PENCIL METHOD Hold the hook like a pencil, in your right hand (if you’re right-handed), about 3-5cm from the hooked end. If your hook has a flat area, you’ll find it comfortable to hold it here. KNIFE

The Knitter

The knitter information

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Simply Knitting

How to be a confident chart knitter

Reading knitting charts is like riding a bike – once you’ve learned, there’s no going back. Many of the patterns we feature in Simply Knitting rely heavily on charts, and recently we have received a f

The World of Cross Stitching

Ask the experts

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Simply Sewing

The guide how to measure yourself accurately

Always measure yourself before you choose a pattern size to cut out. The sizes do vary greatly from pattern to pattern, so it’s always best to measure yourself accurately and then refer to the pattern

Simply Knitting

Lace blossom

CONSTRUCTION The Back of the sweater is worked flat from the top shoulders to the base of the armholes and then the stitches are put on hold. The Front shoulder sts are then picked up from the Back ca

Simply Crochet

Crochet essentials

The Knitter

The knitter information

Simply Knitting

How to be a confident chart knitter

The World of Cross Stitching

Ask the experts

Simply Sewing

The guide how to measure yourself accurately

Simply Knitting

Lace blossom