These cute knitted bees turn a simple nursery blanket into something special

■ Rico Ricorumi DK (100% cotton, 25g/58m) 2 balls of Fox (025) 1 ball of each: White (001) Black (060) ■ Rico Ricorumi Furry Furry (100% polyamide, 25g/175m) 2 balls of each: Fox (004) White (001) Bla

This knitted jumper is perfect to wear at the weekend

Cast on 64 sts using 4.5mm circular needles and Yarn A. Join in the round being careful not to twist the stitches. PM at join. Rnd 1 Knit. Rnd 2 Purl. Repeat the last 2 rnds a further 4 times. Change

Notes Unless otherwise specified, use the long-tail cast-on for all pieces. Use yarn tails and mattress stitch to seam unless otherwise instructed. HEAD Start at back of head. Cast on 10 sts using 3mm

Cast on 96 (108) sts using 5mm needles. Row 1 *K2, P2; rep from * to end of row. Continue working in K2, P2 rib for a further 13 rows. Change to 5.5mm needles. Row 1 *P1, yrn, K2, skpo, K3, k2tog, K2,