Category: Crochet
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Hug-a-Bug, the crocheted Beetle
Who can resist the classic VW Beetle? My Husband had an orange Beetle as his first car. My eldest son, now 17, wants a Beetle as his first car too! With it’s friendly shape, the VW Beetle was the inspiration for my latest crochet pattern, the Hug-a-Bug. As with most classic cars, he has been […]
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Make our Knitting Patterns your own by personalising them
I love the fact that people use our patterns as a guideline, making them personal by using their own colours and adding embellishments. I just wanted to share a couple with you. First is a Beetle Cushion Cover which Alison adapted to look like her own VW Beetle, Bluey. I think she has done a […]
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Yarndale and a new Campervan Pattern
Wow! What a weekend! Who else went to Yarndale? There was so much lovely stuff on offer it’s probably just as well I was on the Slightly Sheepish stall and not able to wander around spending because the goodies on offer were very VERY tempting! I hope all of you who visited managed to get […]
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Doodling with yarn
Sat at HandPicked Hall yesterday I started doodling with yarn, like you do, and found myself crocheting a flower garland (or is it bunting?). Either way, it helped to keep me occupied and also seemed a good way to use up this odd bits of yarn. I thought you might like to have a go […]
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Is it Spring yet?
Well, the weather here in Skipton, North Yorkshire had been very undecided as has my wardrobe! Not quite ready to pack away the winter woollies yet. With Spring in mind I designed and made this crocheted flower cushion cover earlier in the year and took it to Handpicked Hall where it had so many people […]
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Going Slightly Sheepish
We have evolved into Slightly Sheepish having dipped our toes into the world of the VW Campervan with SnuginaDub and discovered along the way that many of its devoted followers, like ourselves, love making things. We came up with some little felt craft kits to make Dangly Dubs and some knitting patterns to make VW inspired woolly creations. We have also […]