Casting on a lot of stitches

“I’m sure most of us have experienced following the instructions for a quilt or other project only to find that we have lots of fabric left over at the end − fabric that goes in our stash, never to be

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■ Yarnsmiths Cotton DK (100% cotton, 50g/106m) 1 ball of each: Black (3000) Just Purple (3324) White (3040) Carrot (3126) ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook ■ A stitch marker ■ Toy stuffing ■ 24 safety eyes

You will need to use three strands of stranded cotton working on 20 count Zweigart Bellana to get good fabric coverage If you're looking for a larger project, why not create a draught excluder using a

Notes If you tend to have a tight cast on, use the larger size needles to cast on before switching to the smaller size to work the rib stitch. SOCK ONE Cast on 56 (64: 72) sts using Yarn A and 2mm DPN

BACK Cast on 110 (122: 134: 146: 158: 170: 182: 194) sts with 4mm needles and Yarn A. Rib row 1 K2, (P2, K2) to end. Rib row 2 P2, (K2, P2) to end. Rep last 2 rows until rib meas 2 (2: 2.5: 2.5: 3: 3: