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In Natasha Tishchenko’s Aquatic Amigurumi, the ocean is full of colourful and characterful new friends for you to make! This beautifully illustrated new book contains 15 adorable patterns full of charming details and joy-inducing colours. The paperback costs £14.95 from Amazon and local craft and book stores. Learn more at www.meteoorbooks.com
DARING IN DK
Beloved craft retailer Wool Warehouse has just released their very own yarn range, Yarnsmiths Create. With both DK and Baby DK options, the soft 100% acrylic yarn is just £1.79 and £1.99, respectively, per 100g ball. Visit www.woolwarehouse.co.uk to buy the yarn in all 50 available shades. And be sure to download a few of the site’s free patterns especially designed for this new yarn.
BARBECUE BUDDIES
▼ Scheepjes’monthly Pretty Little Things patterns are always adorable, but this one takes the cake – or should we say, the hot dog bun! In issue 30, you can find a pair of amigurumi keychains by Sarah-Jane Hicks, one sporting a mini hot dog and the other with a tiny ketchup bottle. What a pair! They’re both made using Scheepjes Catona yarn and will let you carry some of the heady magic of a lovely late-summer barbecue with you into the winter. Visit www.scheepjes.com
SOFT FURNISHINGS
There’s something to be said about a simple make in a chunky yarn. The easy repetition of the stitches, watching your project grow quickly, feeling relaxed and stress-free as you work – sometimes it’s just what a crafter needs. That’s why we’re such fans of the new Nice & Easy blanket patterns released for Stylecraft’s chunky and super chunky yarns. This particular blanket even comes with a pattern for a matching cushion cover, so you can freshen up your entire living room in the easiest, most relaxing way possible. The blankets are machine washable, and some can even be tumble dried on cool. Find all five blanket patterns, plus loads of other creative designs, as well as your local stockist when you visit www.stylecraft-yarns.co.uk