As you probably know, in the UK we celebrate Mothering Sunday a couple of months earlier than our American friends, so we've already posted several great knitted project ideas to spoil your Mum with. But we know a lot of our readers are overseas, and in the USA, Canada, and Australia, Mother's Day is less than two weeks away, on Sunday 12th May.

We had six new quick and easy Mother's Day gift patterns by Kyoko Nakayoshi in issue 103, including this chunky cable bag, plus a corsage, mug hugs and more. You can download the whole set for just £2.99 here, or if you'd prefer to catch up on issue 103 you can buy a digital iPad edition here.

To celebrate our amazing Mums, this weekend all our back issues on Apple Newsstand and Google Play are half-price - so just £2.49 for each issue of Simply Knitting.
Magazines through Apple Newsstand can be read on the iPhone and iPad, and Google Play is for Android mobile phones and tablets.

Mother's Day is this Sunday, so if you haven't got something special for your Mum yet, we've got some great suggestions... 

The Making Spot has a fantastic Mother's Day 2-for-1 offer: choose from selected Mother's Day projects and get the cheapest project free until 13th May 2013. The projects include knitting, card-making, crochet and cross stitch, so you're sure to find something you love.

It's impossible to properly thank your Mum for everything she does for you, but Mother's Day is the best opportunity to show her how much you appreciate her. This year Mother's Day is on Sunday 10th March, and we've got a special subscription offer over the next two weeks so every month for the next year she'll get a special treat from you.

A subscription to Simply Knitting costs from only £9.69 every three months by direct debit, which works out at £2.98 per issue. It's delivered to her door, and don’t forget - every issue comes with a gift!

Feeling the pinch after Christmas? There's no need to cut back on indulging your love of knitting, thanks to The Making Spot - over 1000 patterns and projects are half price until 20th January, so be quick!

Mother's Day is happening in the US on Sunday 13 May, giving you just enough time to knit one of the special mother's day ideas that appeared in Simply Knitting issue 90. 

Don’t forget to start knitting for Mother’s Day too – we’ve got some great tea time treats to knit on page 52 (You can choose whether to make a cake stand of of fat-free patisserie or give them to little ones to play house with!). There’s still time to make something a bit more substantial too – why not choose a shawl or a scarf from our extra booklet? Even beginners can knit a luxurious scarf, and if you don’t have anyone to knit for, go ahead and treat yourself!

if you haven't already got the issue, you can get our special Newsstand app edition for readers in the US.

Mother’s Day is just four days again, but you still have time to treat your mum to a gift that will keep on giving for months to come!

Most of the mums we know love crafts, whether it’s knitting, cross stitch, paper crafts or researching family trees, or all of the above. Fortunately, our sister titles cover all these subjects, with monthly editions providing tips, patterns, ideas and fab free gifts to keep them absorbed and fulfilled by their craft of choice. 

So we vote for spoiling you mum with up to 40% off a subscription to one of our seven fantastic magazines…