Charts & Diagrams

Follow these charts when making the globe cushion, map pouch, Going South blanket, rucksack campervan motif, luggage tag, lace top and tulip cushion

edits

G’day, everybody! Ok, we admit it – we’re

Tree Hugger

Spend some koala-ty time with Amanda Beechy’s cute creation

Crocodile rock

This beret-wearing croc by Alanna O’Dea is a real beaut!

All that swag

Go on a journey with Erinna Lee’s Banjo the Swagman

Friendly face

Take a selfie with this charming quokka designed by MJ Carlos

Come fly with me...

After staying at home for nearly two years,

Hooked

Here comes the party!

INSPIRING BOOKS

KAWAII CUDDLERS & ACCESSORIES DONNA BEAVERS (£9.99,Annie’s) Learn

5 FAB FINDS Earrings

Lend an ear and hook up some trendy crochet earrings!

TONI’S JOURNAL ...from the studio

A crochet instructor of more than eight years, hooky expert Toni Lipsey shares her top tips for successfully teaching our favourite craft to others

BLANKET STITCH

Portuguese designer and creator of the new Simply Crochet CAL Ana Morais Soares explains her passion for big blankets, colour and how she cannot live without crochet

HEALING HOOKS

The calming, repetitive stitches of crochet can distract and soothe during tough times. Two hooksters describe how the crochet community and the craft itself have helped them through physical and mental illness

DOUBLE TAP

We’ve been double tapping on Instagram and admiring your makes. Tag us @simplycrochetmag and use the hashtag #SCtreblemaker

Frogging it

Six reasons to follow Libby Forsyth of beatnikthreadz and explore her funky – and often froggy – makes

It’s all over...

Trending this month on Instagram

The great escape

GLOBETROTTER COLLECTION

Party lines

Both casual and chic, this colourblock cardigan by Emma Leith gives a sophisticated twist to pretty pinks

MYTHICAL MATES

Take a magical ight with these amigurumi Pegasus pals by Ellie Richards

What a tweet!

Trim a tea towel with intricate folk art-style birds and colourful embroidered eggs by Ste Glaves

LIVING IN LACE

You’ll look like a breath of fresh air in this openwork hexagon motif top from Sarah Shrimpton’s Hello Hexie!

Rainbow bold

Show off your true colours in this multi-shade marvel by Emma Leith

Cloud pleaser

It’ll be all sunny days and blue skies with this rainbow bunting by Kelly Wilson Moore

It’s a cinch!

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

Talavera Blanket

Bring Spanish sunshine into your home with the bright colours and textured stitches of Ana Morais Soares’ seven-part Talavera blanket crochet-along

Peach fuzz

Orange you glad you spotted this airy mohair wrap by Hannah Cross?

Budding beauty

Grow a garden in your own living room with this flower themed cushion by Florencia Campos Correa

Attic Spin Dye

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

Birds of paradise

Add a little magic to your life with two lovebirds sitting atop a vibrant rainbow by Victoria Kairis

Up to your ears

Show o both your style and your favourite hobby with these cute ower earrings designed by Amy Overbury

HOW DO I AVOID DARNING IN ENDS?

Brush up on your technique with our simple guide…

HOW DO I START CARRYING YARNS?

It’s easy to carry colours up the side of the fabric…

New season yarns

Six yarns in yummy shades to get your hooks into this

Crochet 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

Meet the designers

Learn about the creators behind these darlings from down under