Bright and beautiful

■ 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)

TO MAKE 1. Our first job is to locate the centre of the dish. On some of these dishes a small central point can be seen; if so, mark it with a dot. If not, measure the width of the base, draw out a ci

Ingredients (Serves 8) ◆ 240g baking margarine ◆ 240g caster sugar ◆ 4 medium eggs ◆ 300g self raising flour ◆ Yellow food colour gel ◆ 1tsp natural orange extract ◆ 25g cocoa powder ◆ 125g chocolate

■ Any lace-weight cotton yarn in white ■ A 1mm (US 12/6) hook ■ 4 beadable earring hoops, 40mm ■ 4 fishhook-style earring hoops ■ 4 jump rings, 3mm ■ Needle-nose pliers ■ Spray laundry starch or white

Notes Unless otherwise specified, use a long-tail cast on for all pieces, and mattress stitch to sew the seams. You only need a few metres of yarn for each full set of baubles. If you don’t have baubl

Make this fancy four-legged friend for a little one this Christmas