Special effects

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Create the look of a Fair Isle sweater with this clever self-patterning yarn.

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The People's Friend Magazine

19 November, 2025

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Cream topping

MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes: 86/91 cm (34/36 ins), 97/102 (38/40), 107/112 (42/44), 117/122 (46/48), 127/132 (50/52). Actual size: 107 cm (42 ins), 117 (46¼), 127 (50¼), 137 (54), 147 (57¾). Length: 61

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Callanish

Using a crochet hook and waste yarn, chain 112 sts. Using yarn A and 3.25mm needles pick up and knit 108 sts along the bumps on the back of the chain. Pm and join to work in the round, taking care not

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Splash the colour

MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes: S/M, M/L, L/XL, XL/XXL. Actual size: 98 cm (38½ ins), 114 (45), 130 (51½), 144 (57). Length: 63 cm (25 ins), 66 (26), 69 (27), 71 (28). MATERIALS Of Stylecraft For the Love

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Pretty pastels

Combine a colourful yarn and a clever stitch in this striking knit

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In the pink

MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes: 86/91 cm (34/36 ins), 97/102 (38/40), 107/112 (42/44), 117/122 (46/48), 127/132 (50/52). Actual size: 104 cm (41 ins), 115 (45¼), 126 (49¾), 137 (54), 148 (58¼). Length: 60