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

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

■ West Yorkshire Spinners Morris DK (50% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% Marsham, 25% Bluefaced Kerry Hill, 50g/112m) 2 balls of each: Yarn A Orchard (1284) Yarn B Rhubarb (1291) Yarn C Pimpernel (1290) ■ A

Knit a casual cardigan with an easy repeating pattern

MATERIALS Of Caron Simply Soft, 1 170g ball in each of Bone (9703) A, Autumn Maize (0008) B and Taupe (9783) C for Brown version; Cobalt Blue (9784) A, Plum Perfect (9761) B and Sage (9705) C for Blue

Cast on 64 sts using 4.5mm circular needles and Yarn A. Join in the round being careful not to twist the stitches. PM at join. Rnd 1 Knit. Rnd 2 Purl. Repeat the last 2 rnds a further 4 times. Change