Stories of needle & thread

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

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

■ Assorted cream fabrics – ½yd ■ Assorted red fabrics – ¼yd ■ Assorted aqua fabrics – ⅜yd ■ Red fabric for sashing – ⅜yd ■ Border fabric – ½yd ■ Fussy cutting (if required) – One (1) 4½in square and f

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

BACK Cast on 86 (92: 98: 102: 108: 114) sts with 4mm needles and Yarn A. Purl 4 rows. Row 1 P5 (4: 3: 5: 4: 3), (K4, P4) to last 9 (8: 7: 9: 8: 7) sts, K4, P5 (4: 3: 5: 4: 3). Row 2 K5 (4: 3: 5: 4: 3)