Mistletoe and wine

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Make Portia Lawrie's swishy circle skirt from faux leather in a rich berry sh

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■ 1-2 metres of 140cm wide fabric or 0.75m each of 3 contrast fabrics ■ 1.5-2cm wide waistband elastic, the length of the waist minus 2cm ■ Tape measure, straight ruler and curved ruler ■ Matching thr

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Linen style

■ 70cm woven fabric (size 10-12 – more required for larger sizes) ■ 2m narrow bias binding (size 10-12 – more required for larger sizes) ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit ■ Seam allowance is 1.5cm,

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Josefina dress

■ Pattern sheets x2 (Tracing required) ■ Instruction sheet ■ Main Fabric: 3mx140cm (all sizes) ■ Lightweight iron-on interfacing: 40cm ■ Small buttons: 12 for Version A and 10 for Version B ■ Matching

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Kayla wrap top

■ Pattern sheet x1 (Tracing Required) ■ Instruction sheet Fabric ■ Sizes 6–20: 2.2mx140cm ■ Sizes 22–30: 3.1mx140cm ■ Lightweight interfacing: 45x90cm ■ 6mm Elastic: 60cm ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sew

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Geometric gem

YOU WILL NEED ■ Yarnsmiths Merino DK (100% wool, 50g/110m) Yarn A Grape Juice (3354) Yarn B Olive Green (3187) Yarn C Linen (3061) Yarn D Lilac (3350) Yarn E Carrot (3126) See table for measurements a

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All the trimmings

Note Use the intarsia method for colour, twisting yarn colours together where they meet to avoid holes. BACK Cast on 106 (116: 126: 138: 148: 160) sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A. Rib row (RS) *K1,