Simply Crochet 84

Safari from your armchair with our electric jungle collection! Flashes of yellow and white cut through luscious greens and blues to create wild critters and eye-catching botanicals. Spot them from page 14 – we can’t wait to see your creations. This issue we’ve gone over and above to show the versatility of our craft. Proving you can do just about anything in crochet, our raffia hat on page 45 is a perfect warm-weather make, and how about hooking up your own jewelled watch strap? We show you how to get to grips with crocheting with wire on page 83.…

Safari from your armchair with our electric jungle collection! Flashes of yellow and white cut through luscious greens and blues to create wild critters and eye-catching botanicals. Spot them from page 14 – we can’t wait to see your creations. This issue we’ve gone over and above to show the versatility of our craft. Proving you can do just about anything in crochet, our raffia hat on page 45 is a perfect warm-weather make, and how about hooking up your own jewelled watch strap? We show you how to get to grips with crocheting with wire on page 83.…

EMMA BASSEY Emma has been crocheting for a few years now and enjoys creating items for herself and her three daughters. She likes her designs to be easy to make, like the leaf cushion on p20. LISA RICHARDSON With a background in tailoring and homewares, Lisa’s designs showcase interesting stitch details, unique garment structure and techniques which are classic yet understated. See her top on p38. DONNA WILKINS Donna has a passion for amigurumi, crochet puppets and the health benefits of crochet. She loves to help others on their crochet journey. Buzz to p53 for her bee design. DEB SEDA-TESTUT Deb’s 60+ years of crocheting eventually led her to designing. She is always looking for designs that appear complicated but are actually deceptively simple, like her jumper on p54. Emma Bassey, Marianne Rawlins, Hannah Cross, Ilaria Caliri, Emma…

EMMA BASSEY Emma has been crocheting for a few years now and enjoys creating items for herself and her three daughters. She likes her designs to be easy to make, like the leaf cushion on p20. LISA RICHARDSON With a background in tailoring and homewares, Lisa’s designs showcase interesting stitch details, unique garment structure and techniques which are classic yet understated. See her top on p38. DONNA WILKINS Donna has a passion for amigurumi, crochet puppets and the health benefits of crochet. She loves to help others on their crochet journey. Buzz to p53 for her bee design. DEB SEDA-TESTUT Deb’s 60+ years of crocheting eventually led her to designing. She is always looking for designs that appear complicated but are actually deceptively simple, like her jumper on p54.…

Supersize me This is Joana Vasconcelos’ Simone , a 1,000-foot-long, sprawling crochet ‘Valkyrie’ that was on display in the iconic Le Bon Marche department store in Paris earlier this year. Says Vasconcelos: “The Valkyrie I imagined for Le Bon Marché gently flies between the escalators, hovers like a hot air balloon below the glass roof, blends harmoniously into the space.” Inspiring stuff! UNDER THE SEA Celebrating the beauty and diversity of the sea, Scheepjes’ latest bookazine Reef brings us styles inspired by the flora and fauna of the under-sea world. Explore anemones and kelp forests, and experience the majesty of the coral reef in stitches. The seventh in the series, this edition follows on from 2018’s Folk , and features the same broad-ranging collection of knitting and crochet projects. REPTILE STYLE Meet Euripides, the bottle-blue…

Every month, three subscribers win a prize as a thank you for their loyalty. This month, the winners (below) will each receive a Lily Sugar yarn pack and Let’s Dish pattern book. Check your issue next month to see if you’re a winner! Marina Wingham, Shepperton Janine Burnett, Birmingham Daryl Main, Dunfermline Immediate Media Company, publishers of Simply Crochet, Subs Stars giveaway T’s & C’s Prizes were dispatched before the on-sale date of this issue. There are no cash alternatives. Three winning entries will be chosen at random from all current subscribers. The draw is final and no correspondence will be entered into.…