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10ch, slst to form a ring. 1st Row: 1ch, 24dc into ring. 2nd Row: 1ch, dc into same place as slst, 4ch, 1dc into next 4dc. Repeat from 5times, 4ch, 1dc into next 3dc, slst into 1st dc. 3rd Row: Slst into 1st loop, 3ch (1st tr),1tr, 1ch, pc, 1ch 2tr into same loop (shell) […]

1st Row: 1ch, dc into ring (6ch, slst into 5th ch from hook) twice, 8ch, slst into 7th ch from hook, 10ch, slst into 9th ch from hook, 12ch, slst into 11th ch from hook, 14ch, slst into 12th ch from hook, 12ch, slst into 11th ch from hook, 8ch, slst into 7th ch from […]

8ch, slst to form a ring. 1st Row: 1ch, 18dc into ring, slst into 1st dc 2nd Row: 1ch, dc into same place as slst, dc to end. 3rd Row: 6ch, slst back into 1st dc. Dc into 2dc, slst into next dc, 6ch, slst back into same dc as slst. Repeat from to end. […]

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have found that broccoli sprouts have a high concentration of cancer-fighting compounds. The tiny sprouts pack up to between 10 and 100 times more...

You know that chewing gum can help bad breath, and many ex-smokers have kicked the habit by using it - but did you know that chewing gum is also a natural remedy for heartburn? Researchers...

I’m often asked if there are any natural remedies that can give quick energy. I often feel tired in the afternoon, especially if I’ve been sitting at the computer for most of the day. The best remedy is to do something to get your energy moving. The following two yoga exercises are my favourite afternoon […]

All of us at one stage or another have experienced feelings of sadness, loss or grief. Quite often, we say that we’re feeling depressed. But what exactly is depression? Here, we explore the clinical definition of an illness that effects on average one in five Australians. From The Australian Women’s Weekly Health Series – Depression, […]

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Audrey Niffenegger author of The Time Traveler’s Wife (RandomHouse $32.95), our Australian Women’s Weekly Great Read for December. **Q Your book, The Time Traveler’s Wife is often described as a classic love story – do you agree with that? A** I’m interested to see how people very much want to classify it….’it’s […]

Exclusive Extract from THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE (Random House Australia) by Audrey Niffeneger, the Great Read in the December issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Prologue Clare: It’s hard being left behind. I wait for Henry, not knowing where he is, wondering if he’s okay. It’s hard to be the one who stays. I keep […]

Stranger than fiction, here are the real stories of the book world. In the US they paid $US2million, for an American Idol judge to write a book called, I Don’t Mean to Be Rude, But… According to rumours, There’s A Bear In There (and he wants Swedish) by Australian actress and former Playschool presenter, Merridy […]