Check mate

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Mix up your knitting techniques using lace, stripes and faux patchwork when you cast

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Simply Knitting Magazine

19 February 2025

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Craft

The Knitter

Faro

Slip front edge stitches purlwise with yarn at front of work. FRONT EDGE DECREASES Work all front edge decreases in pattern. For Left Front work either K2tog or P2tog. For Right Front work either SSK

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Tasty recipes

PREP 3 hours COOK 20 minutes SERVES 8 INGREDIENTS For the shortbread case: ■ 180g all purpose flour ■ 2 tablespoon almond flour ■ 1 pinch sea salt ■ 63g icing sugar ■ 115g dairy-free butter For the al

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The ingrid bag

PACK INCLUDES ■ Pattern sheet x1 ■ Instruction sheet YOU WILL NEED ■ Outer PU fabric: 50x138cm wide ■ Lining fabric: 50x112cm ■ Iron-on fleece (Vlieseline H640): 50cm ■ Decovil Light interfacing: 50cm

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The brit pack

Dress it up, dress it down – you can’t go wrong with this custom waistcoat front pattern. By Emma Friedlander-Collins ■ Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic, 100g/295m), 1 ball of each: Yarn A Purple S