The Accessories Project Book One - The Crochet Project A collection of four accessory sets by Joanne Scrace and Kat Goldin of The Crochet Project What's better than a nice handmade hat? A handmade hat with matching bits to keep your hands and neck warm too! When you need to wrap up, you want to be properly wrapped up so we've created four accessories sets so you can choose whether you want to go out all put together in a matching set or a bit bohemian in a mix. Whatever your personal style, you are sure to love the designs individually or together. Each set is based around a simple pattern that is used in each piece of the set. We've included a wealth of interesting techniques and constructions (from sideways short rows, to cables to picot lace) in this book to create some really lovely pieces. We hope you'll enjoy making them as much as wearing them.

Smith Blanket - Pamela Wynne This faux log-cabin is knit in 8 long strips, rather thatn 64 separate squares. A companion to the Whistler pillow, it uses 8 colourways of Moonshine Trios in a rainbow pattern. Featured yarns - Moonshine Trios

The main hexagonal motif used in this project was originally designed to be part of my Frida's Flowers blanket crochet along project in 2016, however I felt it wasn't totally right for the design, so I made an alternative piece instead. Despite its omission from the project, I love the motif and so I named it 'Diego's Flowers' after Frida Kahlo's husband Diego Rivera. The colours for this project were inspired by the décor of Frida & Diego's fabulous kitchen within their home in Mexico City 'The Blue House', which is now a museum. The kitchen surfaces feature bright yellow and blue ceramic tiles and the painted table and chairs that sit at the centre of the room have green and red hand painted details. The large terracotta bowls and cooking pots that are placed around the room are decorated with flashes of orange and pink - all colours that feature in the palette I have chosen for this project. I adore the fun 'fiesta' feeling of this blanket and am really pleased with the outcome of it, but I also love seeing how motifs can be used to make alternative projects, so I asked ace crocheters Marina Kelly, Gemma Biggs and Sue Macdonald if they would like to come up with a couple of ideas for how to use the motifs in another project. Within this pattern we have included some images of the fabulous cushion project made by Marina and the vibrant handy bag project made by Gemma as well as the fun, stash busting mandala that Sue created. I love seeing my designs 'out in the wild' and I think the way Marina, Gemma and Sue have interpreted the pattern is fantastic. Hopefully you will be inspired too! The pattern is written in UK & US terms and it includes written instructions and crochet charts. Please note that this is a pattern for the blanket project. Instructions are included for how to make a hexagon and half hexagon motif. The images of the bag, cushion and mandala are shown here to give you ideas of how you could interpret the crochet motif to make alternative projects.

Mode at Rowan Beanie Style - Quail Studio This stylish and modern collection of eight beanie designs is knitted in Rowan’s finest yarns, Alpaca Classic, Alpaca Soft DK, Kid Classic and Pure Cashmere. Choose to knit flat and seam together, or work in the round. Quick and easy to make, knitters will enjoy the variety of rib and cable textures featured in these perfect cold-weather accessories. Featured yarns - Alpaca Soft DK, Alpaca Classic, Kid Classic