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Spruce up your dinner table with these pretty patchwork q
Create celebration and nature-inspired blocks with these two gorgeous ideas by Kate Eastwood
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YOU WILL NEED ■ King Cole Merino Blend DK (100% wool, 100g/230m) Yarn A Silver (036), 2 balls of each: Yarn B Blackcurrant (3394) Yarn D Cream (010) Yarn E Pale Pink (1532) 1 ball of Yarn C Red (009)
Visitors will be wreathed in smiles when they see this mistletoe stunner
In need of some extra seasonal cheer? We’ve asked the experts for their last-minute decorating tips
YOU WILL NEED ■ Any DK yarn in 3 colours ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook ■ 4 buttons, 10mm ■ 2 straight-sided mugs TENSION 5½ spike clusters and 14 rows in spike granny st measure 10x10cm (4x4in) 4 shell