Imogen Cooper

London

Craft Editor at Prima Magazine

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Articles

Crochet wave stitch: The must-try technique for your next project

3 days ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

If you love crochet, it's always fun to add new crochet stitches to your repertoire. Crochet wave stitch is such a fun one to learn and a great way to add a new look to your next crochet project. This fun textured stitch is also known as ripple stitch. Crafters across the world have been taking to social media to show off their crochet wave stitch projects – and the results have us seriously inspired to pick up our crochet hooks.
Double pointed knitting needles: How to use these handy tools

6 days ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

If you love knitting, we have a set of tools you're going to love: double pointed knitting needles. Double pointed knitting needles are exactly as they sound: straight knitting needles with a point at either end. They're often shorter than regular straight knitting needles and used for smaller projects like socks and the sleeves of jumpers, where you need to create a smaller or tighter tube with your needles. New to double point knitting needles?
Best metallic yarn for your next knitting project

1 week ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

Knitcraft Gold Sparkle Return of the Mac Yarn 200gThis macrame-style cord is perfect for your next crochet bag project – it's sturdy enough to give a bag structure, but still soft enough to be manipulated with your crochet hook. This yarn from Hobbii is a great way to add some sparkle to your next project. It comes in 13 different colours and is made with viscose, giving it an elastic structure perfect for clothing and accessories.
Stitch our stylish free wrap cardigan knitting pattern

1 week ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

If you're looking for your next project for your handmade wardrobe, try our stylish wrap cardigan knitting pattern!We've stitched ours in a lovely sage yarn, but you can choose any colour which best suits your style.
Create a stunning crochet flower wreath with our free pattern

1 week ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

If you're looking for your next crochet project for your home, why not make it a beautiful crochet flower wreath with our free pattern? Our pattern takes you through how to make three sizes of chrysashenums, plus daisies and leaves to fill the wreath. It takes you through how to assemble your wreath by sticking your flowers to the frame using a glue gun – make sure you check out our pick of the best glue guns if you need to buy a new one.
Sewing Bee's Annie turns her bedding into beautiful polka dot top

2 weeks ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

Annie took to her Instagram to share a fabulous upcycle project where she took old polka dot bedding and turned it into a stylish summer top!In the video she shows how to transform an old duvet cover into two lengths of usable fabric by removing the overlocked seam edges and the popper closures along the bottom.
Sara Davies transforms loo roll tube into stunning napkin ring

2 weeks ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

Sara Davies isn't just a brilliant businesswoman and TV star – she's also a fabulous crafter, too. And we love her latest easy craft idea: using a loo roll tube to make a stylish napkin ring. Sara took to her Instagram to share a video of herself working on her latest craft project: a stunning napkin ring made with a loo roll tube and a glue gun. In the video, Sara wraps greaseproof paper around the loo roll tube and applied a design using her glue gun.
Tom Daley shows off his new cotton yarn range for knitting and crochet

2 weeks ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

Tom Daley is one of our favourite celebrity knitter and crocheters – and his range of yarns and kits are a brilliant way for beginners to get into stitching. And now he's added a new one to his range: a collection of cotton yarns. Tom took to Instagram to show of his cotton yarn range. He shared a video of himself receiving a delivery of his yarns and talking through the different shades.
Sara Davies shares her stylish handmade felt lavender bouquet

2 weeks ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

We love seeing all of Sara Davies' brilliant and easy craft ideas – and her latest is no exception: a beautiful handmade bouquet of felt lavender. The crafting expert took to her Instagram to show off her latest craft project: a bunch of lavender which she made with coloured felt. She shared a video of herself making the pretty posy, using a clever trick with purple felt and scissors. She made incisions along the felt then rolled it along a piece of wire to create a lavender effect.
DIY friendship bracelet tutorial: Watch our easy video tutorial to make your own!

4 weeks ago | prima.co.uk | Imogen Cooper

Looking for an easy friendship bracelet tutorial? We've got a video guide to how to make a friendship bracelet with thread – it's perfect for crafty kids!A friendship bracelet is such a sweet project for young crafters to work on, and they'll love handing out their bracelets to family and friends. We've used coloured embroidery thread to make our friendship bracelet – you can use any colours of thread you like to make yours.