Daily Info's Advent Calendar 2018

Day 8: Christmas creativity

A great way to add a personal touch to Christmas presents is by making them yourself. Why not stock up on arts and craft supplies from fabulous Oxford-based shop, Broad Canvas?

One lucky winner will get a £25 voucher to spend at Broad Canvas - all you have to do is email us ([email protected]) or give us a shoutout on Twitter or Facebook using the hashtag #oxadvent for your chance to win!

Want to feel like you've earned your prize? Try our festive connecting wall!

And if you're after more creative inspiration, check out our knitting pattern:

Scarf
There's a chill in the air, and it's time to wrap up warm! If you want to make a quick, simple, but beautifully handcrafted present for a particularly chilly loved one, a scarf is a great beginners' project for new knitters.

Materials:
One ball of double-knit wool (or two, if you're going for a Tom Baker-length scarf)
One pair of single-pointed 4mm needles

Cast on 46 stitches. (If you want to make your scarf narrower or wider, you can change the number of stitches - just make sure that they're multiples of two!)

Row 1: Knit 2, purl 2 - repeat all the way across, until you reach the final two stitches, where you'll knit 2.
Row 2: Purl 2, knit 2 - repeat until you reach the final two stitches, where you'll purl 2

And that's it! Keep repeating these two rows until the scarf is the length that you want it to be, and then cast off.

If this all seems too easy, and you're looking for a more advanced scarf project, try this Textured Fringe Scarf, or the Heartwarming Knit Scarf .

Giving Something Back
For those looking to make a difference during the season of goodwill, here's our charitable suggestion of the day:

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