Arm candy

YOU WILL NEED ■ King Cole Merino Blend DK (100% wool, 100g/230m) Yarn A Silver (036), 2 balls of each: Yarn B Blackcurrant (3394) Yarn D Cream (010) Yarn E Pale Pink (1532) 1 ball of Yarn C Red (009)

YOU WILL NEED ■ Any DK yarn in 3 colours ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook ■ 4 buttons, 10mm ■ 2 straight-sided mugs TENSION 5½ spike clusters and 14 rows in spike granny st measure 10x10cm (4x4in) 4 shell

■ Pattern sheet x1 (tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ Outer fabric: 0.5m x 110cm wide ■ Lining fabric: 0.8m x 110cm wide ■ Bonded Fleece Lining (duoline): 0.8m ■ 38mm cotton webbing (1 x 140cm,1

The bag strap is knitted in Fabric Stitch first, then the stitches for each side of the bag are picked up from the WS edge of the strap, to form an outside ‘seam’. These stitches are then worked in Tw

YOU WILL NEED ■ King Cole Linendale DK (100% linen, 50g/130m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Damson (5243) Yarn B White (5240) Yarn C Raspberry (5241) Yarn D Mushroom (5248) ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook For y

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