Flower power

Sprinkled with a sugary colour palette of pastel pinks, butter yellow and baby blues, this folk art hoop will brighten up your winter days. Let spring in with this illustrative and detailed hoop of sy

■ Needlecord fabric: 0.5m ■ 17cm zip: 1 ■ 1.2 m of webbing strap per pouch ■ Bag clip and triangle ring: 2 ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Seam allowance is 1cm, unless otherwise stated. ■ To m

Shopping list ● 1m fabric for cushion cover ● tape measure ● scissors ● pins ● sewing machine ● ball of yarn ● cardboard ● needle ● thread ● 40 x 40cm cushion pad How to… 1 To make the cushion cover,

Cast on 81 (89: 97: 105) sts using 3mm needles and Yarn C. Row 1 (RS) K1, (P1, K1) to end. Row 2 (WS) P1, (K1, P1) to end. These 2 rows set rib, cont in rib for a further 5 rows. Next row (WS) P to en

■ Pattern sheets x2 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet Lining fabric (all sizes): ■ Long length: 3.5mx115cm 2.5mx140cm ■ Short length: 3mx112cm 2.3mx140cm Net overlay fabric (all sizes, 140cm only

The legendary immortal bird, the phoenix, symbolises renewal and rebirth, rising up from the ashes. In Amanda Butler’s depiction, this phoenix is surfacing beyond the wispy clouds and into the ether.