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GEOMETRIC

PINEAPPLE HOOP

HIPSTER TIE FOR YOUR GUY

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CUSHION NEON BEADED NECKLACE KNITTED BUNTING MINI BACKPACK CROCHET PASTEL COWL

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issue number fifty five

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on the cover PhotographY: JESSE WILD, styling: helena tracey and jen gardner, model: LEANNE MEGSON

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INTRODUCING... living

The latest news from the world of handmade

Fill your life and home with crafted goodness

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45 LIVING

Handpicked crafty happenings

Our top picks of the most lovely buys for a hand-crafted, creative home

14 trends Three ways with the chalky pastels look, plus our top product picks

20 crochet burger

55 stitched pineapple

28 tea and a chat

58 knitted bunting

Artist Anna Joyce explains how she grew her businesses from a tiny corner

Nautical-style flags offer a twist on tradition

We’re getting our geo and tropical fixes

62 ombrÉ lampshade Dye and stitch a midnight-inspired lamp

A nostalgic parma violet-hued rucksack for summer festivals and adventures

67 pull-out papers colour in!

39 espadrilles

Enjoy our Handmade Awards finalist Hannah Rampley’s designer papers

Yep, it’s possible to sew up these holiday staples yourself – we show you how

100 templates

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Cat Greenwood’s London flat is full of thrifty finds and clever upcycles

Our amigurumi build-a-burger has arrived just in time for BBQ season

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Baby pillow

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Treats and treasures to fall in love with

Festival backpack

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crafts for all

One of the many things I love about the Mollie Makes community is the enthusiasm for all manner of crafts and creative endeavors. From our very first steps in learning a new skill and widening our understanding (read Betsy Greer’s impassioned Good Read on page 84) to picking up yet more stitches, tricks and hacks, creative people are so game! That’s why every issue makes me so very happy – we pack each one with ways to stay creatively curious, resourceful and thoughtful.

Someone who’s been at the forefront of championing those values is our talented Dep Ed, Charlie Moorby (top centre, above), who leaves us this issue to take the helm at our sister mag, Simply Sewing. Charlie, you will be missed! Make sure you keep up with her online at @thesavvycrafter.

Beautiful things to adore and make

76 collectOR Hunting beautiful embroidery scissors

Lara Watson Editor

77 vintage tie Sew a dapper accessory for your guy

81 beaded necklace Bust out those colourful seed beads

84 good read How craft can help change the world

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Crossback tee

86 cross-back tee Try your hand at a simple pattern hack

91 baby pillow Give new parents a helping hand

94 crochet cowl A pastel-toned summer cover-up Subscribe at molliemakes.com

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INTRODUCING trends

This month we’re obsessing about...

chalks

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Dusky pastels and hand-drawn marks are the order of the day

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Dip-dyed ceramic kitchenware gives a subtle colour pop. www.robertgordon australia.com

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This printed silk

dress is giving us flashbacks to art class. www.anthropologie.eu 02

Of course we had PHOTOGRAPH: AGNES HSU

to pick ‘M’ from these monogrammed lockets! www.lilyandval.com 03

Make popsical-

shaped chalks for kids with this tutorial. www. hellowonderful.co 04

Juicy citruses suit

these markings just as much as pastels.

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Our succulent

obsession is being fuelled ever-further. www.lilyandval.com 06

Can’t decide which

ring dish to buy? They’ll send you two surprises! www.paperandclay 05

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Our tootsies can get

on board the trend, too. www.notonthehigh street.com/dukesboots

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Get the ketchup out – Emma Lyons' crochet build-a-burger is here just in time for BBQ season

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PHOTOGRAPHY: PHILIP SOWELS, STYLING: HELENA TRACEY, JEN GARDNER, Coloured Melamine Cups: www.rockettstgeorge.co.uk

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The team behind Mollie Makes bring you this compendium of contemporary crochet patterns for enthusiasts of all levels. Be inspired to create garments, gifts and home accessories with 134 exciting projects and ideas from celebrated designers. Learn how to make amigurumi toys, hook your own clothes and crochet with a variety of yarns. Plus there’s a handy beginner’s guide to crochet so you can get started right away!

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Summer Faithfuls Create your own holiday staples with Kate Smith’s easy-sew espadrilles

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Bold prints, vintage finds and DIYs make up Cat Greenwood’s London flat Words: caroline rowland Photography: cat greenwood

In the edgy, vibrant neighbourhood of Camberwell, South London, Cat Greenwood and her partner Matt share a two bedroom flat in a converted Victorian hospital. The 12ft high ceilings and enormous windows are ideal for contemporary London living, and the 1920s graffiti on the exterior walls hints at the building’s long history. These features, along with the lively area, drew the couple to move in just over ten months ago, despite the shocking condition the flat was in when they viewed it.

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The old cabinet in the living room used to belong to a pharmacy. Cat sees it as the centrepiece of the room in absence of a fireplace – it even has a little secret shelf.

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Brighten up your sum mer outfits with Charlotte Smith’s chev ron seed bead necklace

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