Recycled Christmas Crackers
Susan Penny shows you how to turn some scraps into miniature crackers
If your drawers are full of brown paper grocery bags, then this Christmas...
Drumming up a knitted Christmas
Susan Penny shows you how to make these simple knitted Christmas drum decorations.
These delightful knitted drums were inspired by the Christmas rhyme ‘On the...
Margarine for the quintessential 60s housewife
Susan Penny reflects on her childhood baking experiences
My first ever sponge cake was made for a Stork margarine/ MacDougall’s flour baking competition at school....
Editor’s Weekend Tip No 1
Susan Penny picks up some cones and a bargain
With the weather forecast looking good this weekend, now might be a good time to take...
Stitch Papercut Hearts
When I visited Odense in Denmark a few years ago, I was inspired by the wonderful papercuts by the writer Hans Christian Anderson. It...
Christmas Candy Canes
Every year, when the first striped, sugary candy canes appear in the shops, I think of Christmases past. Fun filled times spent in New...
Knit for Victory
Knit for Victory is a non-competitive vintage knitting challenge, which started on November 4th, and runs through until January 31st, 2014. You can make anything you...
Newbie Denman tutor Joanna Heptinstall joins Mary Berry, Linda Barker and...
You know how autumn has that tingling anticipation? New term, new school shoes, new timetable… As October approached, I was ticking off days before...
Plum Jam
When I was a child I liked to visit my gran in late summer for afternoon tea: fresh bread and home-made jam, sticky buns...
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Back in the saddle
After more than 20 years away, we are surprised to be at the helm of Cross Stitcher once again - it's now...
