YOU WILL NEED (PER OTTER) ■ Brown plush fabric: 75x50cm ■ Beige plush fabric: 28x23cm ■ Black wool felt: 9x8cm ■ Black stranded cotton ■ One pair of 9mm black toysafety eyes ■ Extra strong thread and

■ Rico Ricorumi DK (100% cotton, 25g/58m) 2 balls of Fox (025) 1 ball of each: White (001) Black (060) ■ Rico Ricorumi Furry Furry (100% polyamide, 25g/175m) 2 balls of each: Fox (004) White (001) Bla

Knit a cabled scarf with a clever flap to keep it neat Instructions overleaf

These cute knitted bees turn a simple nursery blanket into something special

Notes Unless otherwise specified, use the long-tail cast-on for all pieces. Use yarn tails and mattress stitch to seam unless otherwise instructed. HEAD Start at back of head. Cast on 10 sts using 3mm

■ World of Wool Woolaby (80% superwash Merino wool, 20% bamboo, 50g/90m) 2 balls of each: Yarn A Joey (WBY1) Yarn B Lamb (WBY4) Yarn C Billy (WBY14) ■ 1 ball of Yarn D Cub (WBY5) ■ A 4mm (US G/6) hook