. Wind the wool once around the outside of all four nails.5. Using a knitting needle, flip the loop from each nail over the nail and over the wool that was wound around all four nails.6. Go in the same direction – clockwise or anti-clockwise.7. Repeat… ad

of shapes and colours, there’s a selection of still-life images next to a blank page for your child to hone her observation and artistic skills, and tons of other fun ideas. Girl’s Best Book Of Knitting, Sewing, and Embroidery Stewart

to climb the stairs and found ourselves in a room reminiscent of a classroom at a French primary school with the new collection all around us.We then sat at our desks to watch a video of the new collection and make notes. On screen was a fun rendition

'. The boys were dressed as though from a perfect, East Coast, upperclass American family with preppy knitted tanks and shorts fashioned in stripes, smart cotton shirts and slouchy T-shirts and polos.The show closed with couture and, as seen previously at Elsy

was filled with the comforting scents from candles and aromatherapy oils. The collections consisted of chunky children’s knits and cashmere garments.The last show of the week was French Connection, held at their Camden office. The Christmas collection

'en accessory – and the cute thong-style charm bracelet for little girls.In Camden, the highlights at French Connection's festive offering was  the baby range, lots of minimal baby grows fashioned in berry shades, snow whites and icy blues.In Notting Hill

months-2 years) For more information, visit www.eliasandgrace.com French Connection BabyFrench Connection has branched out with the introduction of their debut Autumn/Winter 09 babywear collection. The small capsule collection

; they want to choose their own clothes. We tried to be very aware of that and this is when we decided to take signature Stella McCartney styles and shrink some down to child sizes. It’s about taking, for example, a leopard-print knit that we’ve just done

’s tightly-knit centre faintly echoes Manhattan with its tall, narrow blocks and the Merchant City district could, with a little imagination, be Tribeca. The area was named after the great merchant princes of the 18th century whose warehouses were filled