TEMPLATES
BUM BAG
BY DEBBIE WAINHOUSE
PAGE 76 PHOTOCOPY AT 200%
AUTUMN WREATH
BY HANNAH KILBY
PAGE 14
PUNCH NEEDLE SLIPPERS
BY ZOE BATEMAN
PAGE 30 PHOTOCOPY AT 400%
STITCH GUIDE
USE OUR HANDY GUIDE TO FINISH THE CROCHET RUG ON PAGE 36
LADDER STITCH
This stitch is useful for stitching seam openings closed as it creates a nearly invisible line of stitching. Use this version when the fabric lays flat and the edges meet.
Bring the needle out through the fold on one side of the seam. On the opposite side of the seam, directly across from where the thread came out, go in at point 1 and back out at point 2. Go in at point 3 and back out at point 4. Work back and forth on each side of the seam, stitching through the fold. Every few stitches, gently pull the thread to tighten the seam.
CROCHET STITCH GUIDE
USE OUR HANDY GUIDE FOR THE CROCHET PROJECTS IN THIS ISSUE
HOLDING THE HOOK
PENCIL METHOD
Hold the hook in your dominant hand like a pencil, roughly 3-5cm (1¼-2") from the hooked end. If the hook has a flat area, hold
