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Nature is the common thread woven through Sophie’s crafting business, Forest and Dot – from the workshops she holds in woodland teepees to the yarn she dyes by hand with locally foraged plants. Herita

Our fabulous and funny columnist, comedian Helen Lederer is here to tell it like it is, in her own witty way…

In a fast-paced world, the new trend for crafty escapes offers the chance to unplug and reconnect with a slow and tactile hobby. Be inspired to book one or host your own

TRIANGLE STITCH Ch a multiple of 10 + 5. ROW 1 3tr in 10th ch from hook, *ch3, skip 4 ch, tr in next ch, ch3, skip 4 ch, 3tr in next ch; rep from * to final 5 ch, ch3, skip 4 sts, tr in final ch, turn

Anna Chung emailed us to show us her tiger and leopard mats inspired by the tiger and lion patterns in issue 144. She says, “Each stitch brought calm and joy, transforming pain into creative triumph.”

Pattern note Neck, yoke and body are worked back and forth with a circular needle from mid front and top down. The sleeves are worked in the round with DPNs, top down. The pattern is worked in stockin