Simply Knitting Issue 118 April 2014

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Add a splash of colour with this stunning alpaca jumper, get an instant wardrobe update with a lace collar, and brave the changeable weather with a warm delicately-cabled cardigan. Then brighten up your kitchen with the Fair Isle kitchen accessories collection, and some sweet stripy egg cosies.

If you're knitting for babies you'll love our adorable fox motif onesie, while Alan Dart has wowed us again with his Green Fingers gnome - the perfect gift for gardeners! He's so sweet, everyone will want him for themselves.

When your fingers need a break from all the needle clicking put on a brew and settle in for a good read. Find out what knitting celebrity Lauren O'Farrell has been up to, learn about the fantastic charities that knitting can help and choose your next new yarns.