Knitting fundraising ideas in the book include Anna Garde’s chunky bed socks, Val Pierce’s cute baby elephant, Carol Warrington’s crocheted cross bookmark and Kim Tame’s mini hats for Easter eggs – Goth and Space invader motifs included, or you could try a moody black hoody. Next Best Yarn is available from Feed The Children on 0118 932 0095 or online at www.feedthechildren.org.uk. The price is £3.50 and postage is £1.50. For subsequent books, the postage reduces to 50p so savings can be made on more than one copy is bought.

The profits from all sales of Next Best Yarn will directly benefit Feed The Children’s overseas and UK programmes. The charity believes that wherever in the world there is famine, conflict, disease or poverty, it is always the children who are most vulnerable.