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Christmas is coming, and Stuff ’ s playing Santa again: our 2025 Gift Guide is packed with techy kit that’ll light up faces faster than fairylights on a frosty night. Which is not to say you can’t keep the best things for yourself, of course…

WÜSTHOF is a German seventh-generation, family-owned company crafting premium knives for 210 years in Solingen, renowned for centuries as the 'City of Blades'. The world-class vibrant Classic Colour s

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■ Ricorumi DK (100% cotton, 25g/57.5m), 3 balls of each: Light Green (046), Turquoise (039), Purple (020), 2 balls of each: Light Blue (033), White (001), Tangerine (026), Lilac (017), Ice Green (037)

BODY Cast on 36 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (WS) Ktbl to end. Row 2 (RS) Ktbl to end. Row 3 Purl. Row 4 Knit. Rows 5 to 11 Beg with a WS purl row, work in st st. Row 12 *K1, ssk, K12, k