Simply Crochet

This amigurumi cutie wants to let you know

CONTRIBUTORS

Meet this issue's talented hooksters

Garden gang!

As green spaces start waking up after winter,

Hooked

Ideas • Inspiration • Accessories • Websites •

PRETTY IN PINK

You know diver Tom Daley made headlines for

GROW FOR IT

Grow Your Own Creative Business is a

WELCOME BACK

Browsing just-released yarns, finding your next hooky project,

Big softy

Searching for some snuggly yarn for your next

HOW TO CREATE THE PERFECT CIRCLE

Crochet hacks with miss nerissa

SUBS STARS!

EXCLUSIVELY FOR SUBSCRIBERS! Every month, three subscribers win

INSPIRING BOOKS

AMIGURUMI FARMYARD JOSEFINE BJØRN KNUDSEN (£7.99, Search Press)

STAND UP

Photo: Cheryl Louie, IMA – In Media Agency

STAY ON TRACK

It’s not often that a brand-new crochet tool

COTTON DREAMS

Made using King Cole’s new range of

BEAUTIFUL BLEND

Eden Cottage Yarns is known for their sumptuous

The Wool Shop in Sherwood Forest

Each issue we explore a UK yarn shop

SMALL FLECKS, BIG IMPACT

The n ew Rico Design Creative Cotton Flecky

WELCOME IN SPRING

Following on from her popular wreath workshops last

Skills & virtual events

3–6 MAR The Stitch Festival £15.50, London www.thestitchfestival.co.uk

5 FAB FINDS Very Peri

Celebrate Pantone’s colour of the year, in crochet

VERONIKA’S JOURNAL ...from the studio

It can be daunting to make crochet clothing for the first time, but Veronika Cromwell of Blue Star Crochet has some tips on how to succeed

Homeward bound

Artists Lissy Cole and Rudi Robinson are using sculptural techniques to build a traditional wharenui (home) out of crochet as a tribute to their Māori heritage

Natural beauty

Be inspired by the colour and symmetry of spring’s prettiest visitors to our gardens and invite them indoors

Hear me roar

If you’re fierce and you know it, Fran Morgan’s colourful leopard-print jumper will speak to your wild side

Fly dragon

Make a little magic when you hook up this adorably fierce friend by Lianne Taylor

One of the girls

You’ll always have a friend close at hand (and heart) with this sweet embellishment by Sara Huntington

SIMPLE STEPS HOW TO WORK CHAIN STITCH

1 Bring needle to front of fabric, after

SUMMER OF LOVE

Embrace 70s fashion with this groovy heart motif waistcoat design

SPOTTED!

Dance the polka on this fun and colourful rug from Readicut that’ll brighten up your home

Luck of the Irish

Capture the spirit of St Patrick’s Day by adding a bit of green and gold to your workspace with Natalie Beard’s rainbow

Spring Mandalas

We challenged two designers to come up with a fab design, each using the same yarn… which is your fave?

COLOUR LOVIN'

Why pick one shEasy makeade when you can have them all? Becky Skuse’s design uses a rainbow palette

Get your designs in PRINT

Do you dream of seeing your crochet patterns in a book or magazine? Top designers and the Simply Crochet team share how you can make it happen

Spring Plaid

Traditional tartan gets a contemporary makeover in this neat cushion

Bour Fiddle Yorns

Meet an indie dyer and indulge in a design with their skeins

Good-natured ribbing

Pull up this pair of long ribbed socks by Marianne Rawlins to keep your toes and calves toasty

Lattice & Lace

Shine like a diamond in Gwen Buttke McGannon’s scarf

Help, I struggle with dark yarns!

Brush up on your technique with our simple guide…

HOW DO I WORK WITH SUPER-CHUNKY YARNS?

It’s easy to go big with my top tips…

HOW DO I CROCHET WITH DARK COLOURS?

Here are some ways to make it easier on your eyes…

Show us Yours

Join our gang of Treble Makers and share your thoughts and makes with us, for a chance to be featured here, use our hashtag #Sctreblemaker

Mini yorns

Tiny balls that are perfect for small projects, trims and mixing up colours

Croche t essentials

Over the next few pages, you’ll nd simple step-by-step guides to many useful stitches and techniques that you’ll use every time you pick up a hook

Charts & Diagrams

Follow these charts when making the blanket, plant pot cover, beetle cushion, brooch, jumper, waistcoat, rug and tartan cushion

Plushie power

Six reasons to follow Adele of cro_with_the_ o and her squishy animal amigurumi with Aussie attitude

Edits CONTENTS

Here at Simply Crochet, we love a classic

HOOD WINK!

Cassie Ward’s granny square sweater is a crochet dream with its cute hood and bold centre stripe

GET INTO SHAPE

Try your hand at hexagonal granny squares as you create Cassie Ward’s timeless cardigan

WHY DO I NEED TO BLOCK?

Help your motifs look their best by using our handy board. It will simply give the best nish to all your gorgeous projects!

New angle

This cute cowl by Cassie Ward is perfect for changing seasons

CHARTS & DIAGRAMS

Follow these charts to make the hoodie, cardigan and cowl

CROCHET ESSENTIALS

Simple step-by-step guides to help you create granny squares and other motifs