Knit a spring jumper embellished with pretty crocheted blooms

Crochet a cheery blanket in zingy spring colours

■ Rico Ricorumi DK (100% cotton, 25g/58m) 2 balls of each: Powder (022) Peach (023) Lotus (067) ■ A 3.5mm (US E/4) hook ■ Baskets, 18cm, 22cm and 24cm in diameter at top ■ A tassel maker For yarn stoc

Small Squirrel ■ Circulo Amigurumi (100% cotton, 125g/254m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Cocoa (7567) Yarn B Natural (0020) A small amount of Yarn C Black (8990) ■ A 2.5 (US B/1 or C/2) hook ■ 2 safety eyes

MEASUREMENTS To fit sizes: 72/86 cm (28/34 ins), 91/97 (36/38), 102/107 (40/42), 112/117 44/46), 122/137 (24/50), 142/157 (56/62). Actual size: 99 cm (39 ins), 109 (43), 118 (46½), 137 (54), 157 (62),

The jumper is knitted using yarn A, with the lace edge of the collar being worked in crochet using yarn B. COLLAR Using 3.5mm circular needles, 80cm long and yarn A, cast on 101 (101:105:105:105:105)