With the evenings starting to draw in earlier, now’s the perfect time to start thinking about getting ready for the winter holiday season. Does the thought of hitting crowded high…
Knitting
Get festive with a Santa, reindeer and snowman knitting pattern
Can’t decide whether to make your own Father Christmas, Rudolf or snowman toy this year? We suggest making all three using our handy Christmas Toys Knitting Patterns trio available to buy…
Artist Kate Jenkins creates the most amazing knitted fish
We first spotted artist Kate Jenkins on BBC’s The One Show early in 2015, proudly showing off her impressive hand-knitted dinner. She’d hand-embellished a life-sized plaice with shimmering silver sequins…
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Why Woman’s Weekly has the best knitting patterns
Knitting expert Freddie Patmore asks Knitting Design Editor Kandy Regis and Technical Editor Tina Egleton to talk us through the process of creating the best knitting patterns, in our video…
10 reasons why British WOOL is the very best fibre for knits
UK Wool Week is a wonderful way to celebrate this amazing natural, renewable and biodegradable product. The Campaign For Wool is proudly in its 7th year, with HRH The Prince…
Clangers return with free knitting pattern
Our favourite small mouse-like aliens with their unmistakable sound are back! And the Clangers knitting pattern is very cute Clangers have made a comeback this year with a brand…
How To Knit Toys: Sewing up knitted toys
When you’re sewing up knitted toys, you’ll usually have lots of small pieces of kntting to assemble and it’s fiddly to make the seams look absolutely perfect. That’s why we’ve…
How To Knit: Lace knitting
Not sure how to add decorative lace to a knitting project? Our experts talk you through it.
How To Knit: Knitting stripes perfectly
Tips on how to knit neat stripes and the simplest way of introducing colour into your knitting like the boys sweater featured in this week’s Woman’s Weekly.
How To Knit Toys: 5 top tips from our experts on how to stuff knitted toys
Knitting Expert Freddie Patmore recommends polyester toy stuffing for children’s toys but, for other items, shows how you can use everything from kidney beans to bricks in our video. Handknitted…
Join our ‘Knit-A-Long’ and make a beautiful patchwork knitted blanket
We’re delighted to share with you the first project in our new Collect & Create series. This ‘Knit-A-Long’ design is a stunning patchwork knitted blanket which celebrates the seasons and…
How to knit: Increasing and decreasing
This pretty scarf is so easy to knit, it’s worked on the bias in garter stitch (every row knit) – the bias effect created increasing at the beginning and decreasing…
How To Knit: Circular knitting for beginners
These may look tricky to use but they’re very simple to work with, once you know how. Our experts have put together an easy how-to guide of circular knitting for…
Knitting for children: 7 top tips
Knitting for children doesn’t have to be tricky and we’ve got some great patterns to knit, make and give. Our experts have also compiled some top tips to make sure your knits are…
Knitting and crochet designer Lynne Rowe: I hope you’ll love my two Christmas stocking patterns
A knitting pattern begins with a vision, an idea – which our talented designers bring to life for Woman’s Weekly. But how exactly? We are thrilled to introduce you to…
How To Knit: Mock cable stitch with twisted stitches
This vintage cardigan from our archives is knitted in mock cable (also known as twisted stitches). We’ve chosen a lightweight 4-ply, so it won’t feel heavy to wear. A twisted…
How to stitch on knitting: Swiss Darning explained
The Woman's Weekly Experts are arming you with a nifty new knitting skill - Swiss Darning! Click here to find out how it's done..
9 GREAT things you wish you knew about knitting socks!
We felt it was high time to unravel the secrets behind knitting perfect socks every time and enjoying the process too. Here are 9 reasons you should start casting-on right away.…
How To Knit: Get perfect Fair Isle
The Woman's Weekly experts have got the 6 best ways for you to make sure your finished fair isle work is smooth and lies flat.