Spinning with a drop spindle

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Making your own yarn can be a fun way to explore your craft further

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The Knitter Magazine

17 April 2025

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Craft

Education & Tutorials

Simply Sewing

Birthday treat

YOU WILL NEED ■ Mint smooth plush fabric 58.5x30cm ■ Pink smooth plush fabric 58.5x30cm ■ Yellow plush fabric 58.5x9cm ■ Purple plush fabric 14x14cm ■ Orange plush fabric 14x10cm ■ Cream smooth plush

Simply Crochet

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

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A virtual connection

Sewing and crafting is hot online: it’s a whole new world for makers joining the online sewing realm, and an ever-evolving but steady club for more seasoned members of the crafty community. Many maker

Simply Knitting

Everyday heroes

Notes Leave long tails at the cast-on and bind-off edges of each piece for sewing. Sew the seams with the RS facing, using mattress stitches unless instructed otherwise. For pieces with colourwork, wo