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We’re big supporters of the ‘wreath for all seasons’ movement and how’s this for a Hallowe’en

showstopper? From the sweet little witch in the centre – complete with a pumpkin and her

customary black cat – to the bandaged mummy and spooky spiders, there’s plenty to keep you busy in the run up to the 31st. We know a few little ones

who’ll love the ghoulish skulls and bloodshot eyeballs! Don’t

forget to share your photos using the details on page 10.

Great for

Hallowe’enHAPPY

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GREAT FOR IMPROVERS

DK YARN

3.25MM

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PumpkinUsing 3.25mm needles and yarn C, cast on 12 sts £ Row 1: (kfb) each st. 24 sts £ Row 2: p £ Row 3: (k1, kfb) to end. 36 sts £ Row 4: p £ Row 5: (k2, kfb) to end. 48 sts £ Rows 6-20: cont in st st£ Row 21: (k2, k2tog) to end. 36 sts £ Row 22: p£ Row 23: (k1, k2tog) to end. 24 sts £ Row 24: p £ Row 25: (k2tog) to end. 12 sts £ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew row-ends together, and add stuffing. Gather cast-on stitches and secure. Using a long length of yarn C, sew around outside of pumpkin from top to bottom to separate sections. Embroider face using yarn A

STALK Using two 3.25mm dpns and yarn E, cast on three sts£ Make a 2cm i-cord (see panel)£ Cast offSew Stalk to pumpkin

LEAF (make two) Using 3.25mm needles and yarn E, cast on eight sts £ Row 1: k6, turn£ Row 2: p to end£ Row 3: k to end£ Cast off Sew leaves either side of Stalk

Eyeballs(make four)Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on eight sts£ Row 1: (kfb) to end. 16 sts£ Row 2: p£ Rows 3-4: rep Rows 1-2. 32 sts£ Rows 5-7: cont in st stChange to yarn E£ Row 8: p£ Row 9: (k2tog) to end. 16 stsChange to yarn A

£ Row 10: p£ Row 11: (k2tog) to end. Eight sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew row-ends and add stuffing. Gather cast-on stitches and secure. Using yarn H, embroider straight stitches for blood vessels

Mummy BODY Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on ten sts£ Row 1: (kfb) to end. 20 sts£ Row 2: p£ Row 3: (k1, kfb) to end. 30 sts£ Rows 4-18: cont in st st £ Row 19: (k2tog) to end. 15 sts£ Row 20 (neck): p£ Row 21: k1, (kfb, k1) to end. 22 sts£ Rows 22-26: cont in st stChange to yarn A£ Rows 27-30: cont in st st

WHAT YOU

NEED TO KNOW...

“The individual items would make brilliant

sugar-free trick or treat gifts this

Hallowe’en!”

LK Deputy EditorAdrienne Chandler

Change to yarn B £ Row 31-32: cont in st st £ Row 33: (k2tog) to end. 11 sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew centre back seam. Add stuffing then gather up the cast on stitches and secure. Add two googly eyes to yarn A section of head

BODY BANDAGE Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on 80 sts£ Row 1: k£ Row 2: p£ Cast offWrap around Body and sew in place

HEAD BANDAGE Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on 110 sts£ Row 1: k£ Row 2: p£ Cast offWrap around head and sew in place

LEGS (make two) Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on ten sts£ Rows 1-16: work in st st

MEASUREMENTS & SIZESWreath: 35cm diameterWitch: 33cm tallMummy: 19cm tallSkull: 7cm tallGhost: 8cm tallEyeball: 5cm diameterSpider: 4cm tall x 6cm wideBat: 11cm tall x 13cm wideCat: 9.5cm tallPumpkin: 4cm tall x 7cm diameter

KNIT KITYarn: Deramores Studio DK, shades (A) Ebony, (B) Frost, one 100g ball of each, (C) Burnt Orange, two 100g balls, (D) Light Pink, (E) Peridot, (F) Aubergine, one 100g ball of each, (G) Citrine, (H) Ruby, small amounts of eachNeedles: 3.25mm, straight and double pointed, two (for stalk of pumpkin) Wreath: polystyrene, 35cmRibbon: lime greenSafety toy stuffingGoogly eyes: twoTapestry needle

FOR ABBREVIATIONS SEE PAGE 97

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£ Row 17: (k2tog) to end. Five sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew row-ends, stuffing as you go. Sew tops closed and attach to base of Body

ARMS (make two) Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on nine sts£ Rows 1-12: work in st st £ Row 13: k1, (k2tog) to end. Five sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew row-ends, stuffing as you go. Sew tops closed and attach to sides of Body between bandages

Ghost Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on 30 sts£ Rows 1-21: beg with a p row, work in st st £ Row 22: (k2tog) to end. 15 sts

£ Row 23: p1, (p2tog) to end. Eight sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew centre back seam, leaving cast-on edge open. Using yarn A, embroider face using photo as a guide

CatBODY AND HEADUsing 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on 12 sts £ Row 1: p£ Row 2: (kfb) to end. 24 sts£ Row 3: p£ Row 4: (k1, kfb) to end. 36 sts £ Rows 5-15: cont in st st£ Row 16: (k2tog) to end. 18 sts£ Row 17: p£ Row 18: (k1, kfb) to end. 27 sts£ Rows 19-27: cont in st st £ Cast offSew centre back seam. Add stuffing then gather cast-on edges and secure. Embroider nose, eyes and whiskers to face. Weave a

length of yarn E around neck and tie in a bow

TAIL Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on 30 sts £ Row 1-4: beg with a k row, work in st st £ Cast offFold Tail in half and sew cast-on and cast-off edges. Sew short edges and attach one end to back of Body and other end to side of body as shown

Spiders (make two)BODYUsing 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on ten sts£ Row 1: (kfb) to end. 20 sts£ Row 2 and all WS rows: p £ Row 3: (k1, kfb) to end. 30 sts£ Row 5: (k2, kfb) to end. 40 sts£ Row 7: (k2, k2tog) to end. 30 sts£ Row 9: (k1, k2tog) to end. 20 sts£ Row 11: (k2tog) to end. Ten sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew centre back seam. Add stuffing then gather cast-on edge and secure

LEGS (make eight per spider) Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on ten sts£ Row 1: k£ Cast offFold each leg in half lengthways and sew cast-on and cast-off edges. Sew short edges then

attach four legs on each side of Body. Using oddments of yarn, embroider a scary mouth and eyes as shown

WitchBODY AND HEADUsing 3.25mm needles and yarn F, cast on 12 sts£ Row 1: (kfb) to end. 24 sts£ Row 2: p£ Row 3: (k1, kfb) to end. 36 sts£ Rows 4-20: cont in st st£ Row 21: k5, (k2tog) four times, k10, (k2tog) four times, k5. 28 sts£ Row 22: p3, (p2tog) four times, p6, (p2tog) four times, p3. 20 sts

HeadChange to yarn D£ Row 23: (k2tog) to end. Ten sts£ Row 24: p£ Row 25: (kfb) to end. 20 sts£ Row 26: p£ Row 27: (k1, kfb) to end. 30 sts£ Rows 28-34: cont in st st

HatChange to yarn A£ Rows 35-38: cont in st st £ Row 39: (k3, k2tog) to end. 24 sts£ Row 40: p£ Row 41: (k2, k2tog) to end. 18 sts£ Rows 42-44: cont in st st£ Row 45: (k1, k2tog) to end. 12 sts£ Rows 46-48: cont in st st £ Row 49: (k2tog) to end. Six sts£ Row 50: p£ Row 51: (k2tog) to end. Three sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew centre back seam of body. Add stuffing and sew across cast-on edge. Sew yarn E around edge of Hat section to make hair

NOSEUsing 3.25mm needles and yarn D, cast on five sts£ Rows 1-3: beg with a k row, work in st st£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offFold in half and sew row-ends. Attach to face and embroider eyes and mouth using photo as a guide

HAT BRIMUsing 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on 31 sts£ Row 1 and all WS row: p£ Row 2: k1, (k4, kfb) to end. 37 sts

This handy technique is best worked on two double-pointed needles. Cast on the number of stitches instructed in your pattern and knit the first row, but do not turn your work at the end. Instead, keep the right side facing you and slide

the stitches to the opposite end of the double-pointed needle. Your yarn will now be coming from the left-hand

side of your stitches. Pull the yarn tightly across the back of the work and knit the same stitches again. Keep

doing this until your cord is the correct length.

I-CORD

Pin your pieces in position

before sewing them on at

the end

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£ Row 4: k1, (k5, kfb) to end. 43 sts£ Row 6: k1, (k6, kfb) to end. 49 sts£ Row 7: p£ Cast offSew brim around Head above hair

SKIRTUsing 3.25mm needles and yarn A cast on 37 sts£ Rows 1-3: k£ Row 4 and all WS rows: p£ Row 5: k1, (kfb, k5) to end. 43 sts£ Row 7: k1, (kfb, k6) to end. 49 sts£ Row 9: k1, (kfb, k7) to end. 55 sts£ Row 11: k1, (kfb, k8) to end. 61 sts£ Row 13: k1, (kfb, k9) to end. 67 sts£ Row 15: k1, (kfb, k10) to end. 73 sts£ Row 17: k1, (kfb, k11) to end. 79 sts£ Row 18: p£ Cast offSew Skirt around Body and sew into place. Using yarn G, embroider a belt buckle and buttons as shown

LEGS (make two)Using 3.25mm needles and yarn F, cast on 21 sts£ Rows 1-3: beg with a p row, work in st st £ Row 4 (RS): k7, k2tog, k3tog, k2tog, k7. 17 sts£ Row 5: p5, p2tog, p3tog, p2tog, p5. 13 stsChange to yarn E £ Working in two-row stripe sequence of yarn E and yarn F, work 40 rows in st st£ Cast offFold legs in half and sew seam matching stripes and stuffing as you go. Sew to Body and stitch lower seam of skirt around legs

ARMS (make two)Using 3.25mm needles and yarn F, cast on 11 sts£ Rows 1-20: beg with a k row, work in st st Change to yarn D £ Rows 21-24: cont in st st £ Row 25: k1, (k2tog) to end. Six sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew row-ends matching colours and stuffing as you go. Close cast-on edge and sew to Body

SHOES (make two)Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on 21 sts£ Rows 1-3: beg with a p row, work in st st

£ Row 4: k7, k2tog, k3tog, k2tog, k7. 17 sts£ Row 5: p5, p2tog, p3tog, p2tog, p5. 13 sts£ Rows 6-7: k£ Cast off Fold Shoes in half and sew across cast-on edge and up row edges, leaving cast-off edge open. Place on witch’s feet. Using yarn G, embroider a shoe buckle as shown

Bat BODY Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on six sts£ Row 1: p£ Row 2: (kfb) to end. 12 sts£ Rows 3-15: beg with a p row, work in st st£ Row 16: (k2tog) to end. Six sts£ Row 17: p£ Row 18: (kfb) to end. 12 sts£ Row 19: p£ Row 20: (k2, kfb) to end. 16 sts £ Rows 21-24: cont in st st£ Row 25: (p2tog) eight times. Eight sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten offSew centre back seam. Add stuffing, then gather cast-on edge and secure

WINGS (make two)Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A cast on 12 sts£ Row 1: k£ Row 2: ssk, k to end. 11 sts£ Row 3: k to last two sts, k2tog. Ten sts£ Rows 4-7: rep Rows 2-3 twice.

Six sts£ Row 8: kfb, k to end. Seven sts£ Row 9: k to last st, kfb. Eight sts£ Rows 10-13: rep Rows 8-9 twice. 12 sts£ Row 14: k£ Cast offAttach Wings either side of Body

EARS (make two) Using 3.25mm needles and yarn A, cast on three sts £ K two rows£ Next row: sl 1, k2tog, psso. One st£ Fasten offSew to Head. Using oddments of yarn, embroider face using photo as a guide

Skull (make two) Using 3.25mm needles and yarn B, cast on eight sts£ Row 1: (kfb) to end. 16 sts£ Row 2: p£ Row 3: (k1, kfb) to end. 24 sts£ Row 4: p£ Row 5: (k2, kfb) to end. 32 sts£ Rows 6-12: cont in st st£ Row 13: k4, (k2tog) four times, k8, (k2tog) four times, k4. 24 sts£ Row 14: p£ Row 15: k3, (k2tog) three times, k6, (k2tog) three times, k3. 18 sts£ Rows 16-20: cont in st st£ Row 21: (k2tog) to end. Nine sts£ Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight, and fasten offSew centre back seam. Add stuffing then gather cast-on edge and secure. Using yarn A, embroider a mouth and eyes

Wreath CoverUsing 3.25mm needles and yarn C, cast on 42 sts £ Beg with a k row, work in st st for 103cm £ Cast off

TO MAKE UP WREATHPlace cover over polystyrene. Pin and sew into place so seam is at back. Pin all items onto wreath and sew or glue in place using photo as a guide. Attach a ribbon loop at centre top LK

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