Simply Crochet

You know that feeling when you’ve found the perfect project, one that makes your heart beat faster every time you think of it? I’ve had that feeling a lot recently. For instance, I can’t get Kelly Wilson Moore’s delicious-looking dolly mixture blanke

Lisa is the designer behind Ellie’s Craft Boutique. Once she went from knitting toys to crocheting them, she never looked back! See her amigurumi peas in a pod on page 29. Millie is the crochet designer behind Ruby and Custard. She’s been busy creati

Editor Sara Huntington Art Editors Claire Watkins, Julie Adams, Jude Curle Production Editor Alison Maney Technical Editor Paula Green Editorial and Digital Assistant Claudia Trotman Cover Photography Steve Sayers Photography Dave Caudery, Kaden Gard

(£18.81, Rocky Nook) Fans of 70s, 80s and 90s fashion, this is the book for you! Organised by decade, the projects in this collection include tops, skirts, bags, hats, accessories and more. Though the inspiration is retro, the style is undeniably Ash

1 Start by inserting the hook under the top 2 loops of the next stitch on the previous row. Begin to work a double crochet stitch in the usual way, working yrh and pull loop through (2 loops on hook). 2 Without finishing the first dc, begin the next

1 Thread the chosen yarn colour onto a tapestry needle. Insert the needle from the back of the head through to where you want to place the facial feature. In this example we are embroidering a mouth. 2 Embroider the desired shape. Here we have worked

1 Secure yarn at back of fabric and bring needle to front of fabric 01 . Push needle into the fabric 3mm to the left 02 . 2 Bring needle up from back to front of fabric, 6mm from the right 03 . Then insert the needle back into fabric 3mm to the left

1 First, make sure you fasten off, weave in ends and block pieces. Place pieces RS together. Insert hook into the first stitch on both pieces. Make a slip knot and place it onto the hook. 2 Pull the slip knot through both stitches to bring it to the

1 It’s often easier to fasten off each colour at the end of the round and join the new colour at the start of the new round. To do this, make a slipknot in the new colour and place on your hook. 2 Insert the hook into the last stitch of the round bel

1 First, make sure you fasten off, weave in ends and block pieces. Place pieces WS together. With a slip knot on the hook, insert it into the far right stitch on both pieces, work a slip st. 2Make 1ch (the t-ch for dc). Insert hook into the second st

1 Follow the instructions in the pattern, or try this method. Cut 2 pieces of yarn, twice as long as you want the fringe to be. Fold in half. 2 Insert hook through the edge of the fabric, where you want the first piece of fringing to be placed. Loop

1 Start a treble in the usual way: yrh, insert hook, yrh, pull loop through (3 loops on hook), yrh, pull through first 2 loops (2 loops on hook). Stop here, without finishing. 2 Start treble in the same st/sp: yrh, insert hook in the same st/sp again

The garden seems to be where fairies look the most at home. This wide-eyed Holly Fairy from issue 130 is by Alexandra Frere, aka @tangled_ pixie. It’s super cute! Sarah Johnson, aka @cuddlycrochetby sarah, hooked up four members of the Beatrix Potter

Try these methods and see which works best PENCIL METHOD Hold the hook like a pencil, in your right hand (if you’re right-handed), about 3-5cm from the hooked end. If your hook has a flat area, you’ll find it comfortable to hold it here. KNIFE METHOD

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Sometimes the only thing you need to make a beautiful garment is a simple crochet shape! Try a jacket made from a couple of hexagons, a poncho formed from rectangles, a jumper created using squares or a waistcoat constructed from a single circle. The

1 Yrh twice and insert the hook under the top 2 loops of the stitch indicated. Yrh and draw through the stitch only (4 loops on hook). 2 Yrh and pull the yarn through the first 2 loops only (3 loops on hook). 3 Yrh and pull the yarn through the first