Hop, stitch & yarn

■ Green floral fabric – One (1) fat quarter ■ Coral spot fabric – One (1) fat quarter ■ Red fabric – One (1) fat eighth (more if fussy cutting) ■ Cream fabric – ⅝yd ■ Pale blue fabric – ½yd ■ Gold fab

A great pack of three mini wooden display frames in two shapes – oval and rectangular. They have a wooden back plate and outer frame. There are three sizes in the pack; 2½x3in, 2½x2in, 2x1½in. Great f

STITCH ON THE GREEN I wanted to show you my latest finished project. I bought this DMC* kit in Belgium more than 20 years ago (it was priced in Belgian francs, not euros), thinking that one day I will

Notes Leave long tails at the cast-on and bind-off edges of each piece for sewing. Sew the seams with the RS facing, using mattress stitches unless instructed otherwise. For pieces with colourwork, wo

When shaping raglans, work shapings as set below: Row 1 (RS): K1, Sl 1, K1, psso, patt to last 3 sts, K2tog, K1. Row 2 (WS): P1, P2tog, patt to last 3 sts, P2tog tbl, P1. Using 4mm needles, cast on 82

Sleeves are fun to experiment with and quick to sew up as a toile, as they have fewer pattern pieces and no darts to consider. It can be very difficult to gauge volume on a flat sleeve pattern, so I a