Crochet Now - UK (2020-03)

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7 WHAT’S NEW?
The woolly things that have made
our month

12 READER’S MAKES
Show us your Crochet Now makes and you
could win a yarny prize

22 THE HOOK NOOK LIFE
We sat down with Jessica Carey, the
mind behind The Hook Nook, A Maker
Community to fi nd out more about her
creative process

32 DISCOUNTS & GIVEAWAYS
Win a gorgeous World of Wool yarn bundle!

36 DESIGNER SKETCHBOOK
This month we spoke with the
talented Mosaic crochet designer
Tinna Thórudóttir Thorvaldsdóttir

54 BELLA COCO

CROCHET CHRONICLES

With spring in the air, Sarah-Jayne is

thinking about how the season inspires

her to create, and shares her masterclass

60 SHOW YOUR STRIPES

Our top pick of your new favourite

self-striping yarns

61 THE BOOK CLUB

This month we’re reading Cute

Amigurumi Animals

70 KERRY’S JOURNAL

Kerry Lord is excited about the new season

and everything it brings, from baby alpacas

to new TOFT collections

78 YOUR CROCHET COMMUNITY

Keep up to date with your local yarn

shops and crochet community

86 HOW TO READ A PATTERN

Learn how to tackle a Crochet Now pattern

and hints on reading crochet charts

89 THE BASICS

A complete rundown of the basic stitches

for most of our patterns

95 ABBREVIATIONS

Learn your dc from your BLO with Crochet

Now’s abbreviation guide

96 COMING NEXT ISSUE

Vibrant, cool and very “POW!” – next month

we’re going retro with Pop Art

98 DAY TO DAY WITH

THE BLOGSTARS

Lucia Dunn is looking forward to spring and

all the inspiration this time of year brings

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