Macramé plant hanger

■ DMC Petra 3 (100% cotton, 100g/280m) 1 ball of Yarn A Black (5310) ■ Anchor Artiste Metallic (80% viscose, 20% metallised polyester, 25g/100m) 1 ball of Yarn B Gold (0300) ■ A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2)

Upcycle empty jars into handy planters, then mount on a wall in your kitchen or garden

Garden designer Isabelle Palmer shares her simple projects that will fill your outside space with colour

■ 3 metres x 130cm double gauze fabric in orange and pink ■ 60cm diameter hula hoop ■ Scrap paper ■ Matching thread ■ Basic sewing kit CUTTING OUT Step one Use the scrap paper to draw ou a triangle 51

■ Scheepjes Whirl (60% cotton, 40% acrylic, 215g/1000m) 1 cake of Rosewater Cocktail (776) ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook For yarn stockists contact Scheepjes www.scheepjes.com/en Tension is not critica

■ Paintbox Simply DK (100% acrylic, 100g/276m) 1 ball of each: Yarn A Racing Green (127) Yarn B Vanilla Cream (107) Yarn C Grass Green (129) Yarn D Rose Red (113) Yarn E Blood Orange (119) ■ A 4mm (US