Finally, I feel like I can be excited about autumn (although here in the North West of England it’s rather felt like autumn for about two months now) and the promises that it brings of crisp leaves, colourful nature and the spooktacular season of Halloween! With a new season comes a host of fresh ideas, and – dare I say it – planning for the arrival of jingle bells and gift giving… what better time is there than to declutter your stash and get ready for all that festive crafting!

Fill your crochet world with colour with this month’s collection of stash-busting makes, from a must-make granny square vest to a classic, colourful blanket that will use up all those niggly leftover bits of DK you don’t know what to do with. We’ve everything in between too, including super-cool jumpers for kids (you NEED to make Jane Burns’ Foxy hoodie, a pair of simple skill-boosting socks and two show-stopping cushions that you’ll love to make.

Halloween is on the horizon, so get ready to go trick or treating with Heidi’s Purrfect treat bag which features a black cat every witch would be pleased to call her own. We’ve gathered our favourite spooky-inspired crocheters for you to check out in this month’s news pages, and to round it all off, why not make Snoopy and his Giant Pumpkin? I love when we welcome Snoopy into the pages of Crochet Now – he feels like such a friend to the magazine now!

We hope you enjoy making all the hats you want with your easy-to-use hat templates and pattern book, where we guide you on how to get the most out of the templates and inspire you with a selection of easy hats to start tonight – many of which only require only one ball of yarn!!

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