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7 WHAT’S NEW?
The woolly things that have made our month
12 READERS' MAKES
Show us what you’ve been crocheting this
month for a yarny prize
26 DESIGNER SKETCHBOOK
We get to know Grace Kok from For the
Frills, a stylish crochet fashion designer
32 BELLA COCO’S CROCHET
CHRONICLES
Sarah-Jayne shares her masterclass on
Duchess and Archduchess Cluster stitches
49 DISCOUNTS & GIVEAWAYS
Your chance to win a Stylecraft yarn bundle
and your exclusive 25% off discount code
for Deramores
50 KERRY’S JOURNAL
TOFT founder Kerry tells us all about
her recent whirlwind book tour across
the UK
60 A LIFE INSPIRED CAL
Stretch your crochet skills with Part 9 of
Helen Shrimpton’s crochet-along
63 THE BOOK CLUB
This month we read Quick and Easy
Crochet from Search Press
69 DESIGN YOUR OWN BLANKET
Enter our competition with King Cole and
Deramores for a chance to see your design
come to life!
80 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 abbreviations guide
96 COMING NEXT ISSUE
Keep away the winter blues with
pops of happy colours in our Winter
Brights collection
98 CROCHET 101 WITH THE BLOGSTARS
Sarah Shrimpton shares her top tips and
ideas for crocheting those last-minute
Christmas gifts
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