P488ORACLE 488 Mon 3 Mar C4 1723:57  1/4        by Joy Gammon  BOOK REVIEWS... The book, "Glorious Knitting" by Kaffe Fassett, published by Century, at £14.95 contains over 30 patterns for all manner of garments: jumpers, skirts, scarves and slipovers. It's a lovely coffee table book in which the photography is superb. The garments are made from the Rowan Yarns Collection of 100% natural fibres in a kaleidescopic colour range. Lots of the garments are available from Rowan in kit form. Address in the book. more follows > Home File Index 480 0What's New 481 Marvel helps heart research 184 ITV

P488ORACLE 488 Mon 3 Mar C4 1704:20  2/4        by Joy Gammon  BOOK REVIEWS... Pssst! Want 443 stitch patterns in one book? Then you need Shelagh Hollingworth's Knitted Stitch Patterns by Batsford at £12.50. Each one is illustrated by rather fuzzy photography in black and white only. A useful modern reference work bringing together lots of patterns, but lacking a decent index. A quicky for supermarket shoppers is Family Circle's 60 Knitting Tips at 35p A colourful little book full of really useful hints and explanations. Good Value. more follows > Home File Index 480 What's New 481

P488ORACLE 488 Mon 3 Mar C4 1712:57  3/4        by Betty Foster  MAKING CIRCULAR SKIRTS.... I am getting a lot of letters asking me about the making of circular skirts. You don't need a paterrn - you can make your own: 1. Take your waist size. This is the circumference of the circle which you will need to have. Try to remember youq maths or get someone to work out the radius for you. 2. Take a big sheet of paper and mark the centre of it. 3. Make this point the centre of the measurement, draw your waist line as a circle. Home File Index 480 What's New 481

P488ORACLE 488 Mon 3 Mar C4 1718:50  4/4        by Betty Foster  MAKING CIRCULAR SKIRTS... 4. Cut the circle out. 5. Fold the circle in half, then a quarter, then an eigth. 6. Measure the length you require ( you will only need a 1cm hem), from the edge of your waistline. You might need to put seams in the skirt somewhere to economise on fabric, place them at the side or centre front and back. After stitching, let the skirt hang for a day or two BEFORE attempting to level the hem. more follows > Home File Index 480 What's New 481