What better place to find inspiration than at the Stitch & Creative Craft Shows? New for 2012 is the Knitting Know-How area where you can sit and chat with fellow knitters. There will also be a huge range of activities to get involved in, from workshops to demonstrations to retailers with stalls groaning under the weight of irresistible things to buy. Other crafts catered to include crochet, cross stitch, papercraft, and painting.

We’ve got 10 pairs of tickets to the Manchester show (9-11 February 2012) and 10 to the Maldon show (16-18 February 2012) to be won.

For more information on the shows themselves visit www.sccshows.co.uk or call the ticket hotline on 01822 617744.

TO ENTER the competitions, text SKTIX, then either MANCHESTER or MALDON (depending on your preferred location), then your name and address to 87474 or enter online, and fill in the entry form using the keyword SKTIX and either MANCHESTER or MALDON. 

If that's too far to travel, don't worry – look out for other ticket opportunities in future issues of Simply Knitting.

The closing date for entries is 27 December 2011.

For terms and conditions please see page 34 of Simply Knitting 88.