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- Finishing last year and onto 2017
  
  Posted at 12:20 pm by poglehooky
  
  Jan 25th
  I haven’t been on my blog for a while- December was very busy craft wise as this year I made all my own cards and Christmas presents as I had a lot more time than previous years now I’m retired from midwifery, and then its been the usual post Christmas rush catching up with all sorts of projects, however hopefully now things are back to a more steady pace and I can share my projects during the year which will include a few for my eldest daughters wedding . She got engaged at the end of the summer and will be getting married on August 18th this year in Christchurch Dorset. Currently i am making some hopefully very nice “rustic” themed wedding invitation cards which hopefully I can share with you soon including the details of how I made them. A couple of photos below of some of the crochet Christmas presents made for my daughter and son in law to be and my youngest son.
  
  I made a a lovely chunky mermaid tail for my daughter at her request – using 12 balls of Sirdar “Chunky” yarn
  
  mermaid tail in Sirdar chunky
  
  I made some warm bobble hats for my sons and son in law to be, scarves and mittens, the basket weave stitch hat and scarf were made with Scheepjes stonewashed yarn in the lovely shades of blue apatite and smokey quartz which go very well together, another hat in some left over schweppes merino soft from my last dance under the stars blanket, and some bright blue creations for my youngest son in the Pokemon team mystic colours using the new love crochet Paintbox aran yarn, which I must say is a nice budget acrylic yarn to work with with- practically no splittings and a nice soft finish
  
  Blue, white and grey team mystic set with Paintbox yarn aran and Scheepjes stonewashed basketweave hat and scarf.
  
  New projects for this year include one of my favourite things to crochets – shawls, the first I have started is the Scheepjes melting snowflakes shawl which I have chosen to make in the “crystal” colour way, this uses Scheepjes gorgeous merino soft yarn again with crystal bead decoration in the flowers and for the tassels at each end- this is my work so far and when I finish it I will share some photos and review the kit provided by scheepjes.
  
  Scheepjes melting snowflake shawl in merino soft
  
  Just finished on the shawl front is Joanne Scrace’s Northmoor lock shawl, I would class this as a shawl type scarf, from the The Crochet Project– The Shawl project Book 1, I previously made her Acer shawl (Love Crochet CAL Acer Shawl) which you can see below also, Joanne is definitely the Queen of shawls as far as I can see and I will be treating my self to the Shawl project book 2 in the future. For the Northmoor lock I used the new Scheepjes secret garden cotton and silk mix yarn, I chose the shade lily pond as the shawl/ scarf was for myself and the pattern used 3 50gram balls, the pattern is suitable for any silk mix yarn, the scheepjes secret garden works up beautifully and makes a lovely draped fabric. I used a 3.5mm clover hook with the yarn, I blocked the the shawl afterwards as Joanne suggests and washed it in my favourite jasmine Eucalan for blocking 🙂 This an ideal project for a crochet beginner I would say.
  
  Northmoor Lock pattern by Joanne Scrace The Shawl project book 1
  
  Acer Shawl pattern by Joanne Scrace – Love Crochet CAL
  
  I plan on completing some more of Joannes shawl patterns this year which i will share and also i am going to to do the new Scheepjes CAL the “Hygge” wrap, I will review the kit provided by Scheepjes when I receive it and share my Cal journey – this CAL is slightly unique in that it includes decorating the crochet with cross stitch and lining the wrap, the project has been designed by Kirsten Ballering. So hopefully see you during the year for ongoing projects- what do you have planned for 2017?
  
  Happy hooking and crafting 🙂
  
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- Bunny Blankie crochet pattern
  
  Posted at 12:55 pm by poglehooky
  
  Nov 14th
  I love making blankies, a combination of my 2 favourites making blankets and amigurami (making toys and figures by crocheting in the round), babies and children love both soft blankets and squishy toys to bring comfort and this is a combination of both. Ive concocted a few of these over the the last few years- but I think this is my favourite design, the combination of star stitch which has a super squishy texture and a cuddly bunny and made in one of the best baby type yarns from Sirdar in my opinion. This is my pattern below so that you can make your own :
  
  You will need 2 balls Sirdar baby crofter snuggly fair isle dk for the main part of the blanket and the bunny ears (there are lots of gorgeous shades to choose from, the one I have used is 0166) and one ball of Sirdar snuggly baby in a plain contrast colour for the bunny and trim- I recommend the cream shade, you can either use dk or as I did use 2 strands of 4 ply crocheted together. You will also need a 4mm crochet hook ( I use clover hooks) a tapestry needle and some brown embroidery thread or wool if you prefer for the eyes and mouth. I recommend the use of a stitch marker for the bunny, for me a stitch marker is a must for amigurami.
  
  (all instructions are using UK crochet terms ch : chain, dc : double crochet, htr : half treble crochet, ss : slip stitch, sst : star stitch, RS : right side, WS : wrong side, Dc2inc = 2 dc in same stitch creating increase in stitches, dc2dec= dc 2 stitches together to decrease stitch count)
  
  Blanket:
  
  Star stitch , Chain 66 using your fair isle shade using a 4 mm hook,
  
  Row 1 (RS) Starting 2nd chain from hook, draw up a loop in each of the next 5 chain, yah, draw through all loops on the hook, ch 1, ( first star stitch) *draw up loop through eyelet at centre of previous star, draw up loop around last spoke of previous star, draw up loop in same chain as base of last spoke of previous star, draw up loop in each of the next 2 chain, yrh, draw through all the loops on the hook, chain 1 ( next star stitch made); repeat from * another 26 times, htr in last chain, turn. (28 sst, 1 htr)
  
  Row 2 (WS) Ch 2 ( Counts as htr here and throughout pattern) *2 htr in eyelet of star, repeat in each sst , 27 times, htr in last st and turn, (60 htr.)
  
  Row 3 (RS) Ch 3, starting in second chain from hook, draw up a loop in each of next 2 chain, draw up a loop in each of next 3 htr, yrh, draw through all loops on the hook, ch 1, (first sst made). * draw up loop through eyelet of previous star, draw up loop around last spoke of previous star, draw up loop in same st as base of last spoke of previous star, draw up loop in in each of the next 2 sts, yrh, draw through all the loops on the hook, ch 1 (next sst made), repeat from * another 26 times, htr in last ch, turn (28 sst, 1 htr)
  
  Row 4 (WS) As row 2
  
  Repeat rows 3 and 4 18 more times or depending on your tension your work measures approx 31 cm x 31 cm.
  
  At the end of the last htr row ch 1 , turn and work 60 dc evenly along each side of the square, and 3 dc into each corner, ss to first dc, fasten off.
  
  Border The border is worked in simple linen stitch, cast on with a slip stitch in the contrast plain colour yarn, ( if your are using the snuggly 4 ply use 2 strands throughout) at one corner, work 1 ch, 1 dc in first dc, miss one dc , 1ch, 1 dc in next dc, for this round only the st should be worked in the back loop only, subsequent 3 rounds should be worked in both loops. At each corner work 1 ch, 2dc, 1 ch, then miss a dc and continue with row. Complete 4 rows and ss to fasten off at last corner. Weave in ends.
  
  This is the right side of the star stitch fabric created
  
  Bunny
  
  Head
  
  Starting at the nose create a magic ring / circle using the contrast yarn, (if you are using the snuggly 4 ply use 2 strands throughout) using a 4mm hook ( if your fabric is too gappy reduce the size of your hook to make the tension tighter, if you tend to have loose tension, amigurami requires tighter tension than normal if you have not attempted this before) if you have not attempted a magic ring/ circle before I would recommend watching this tutorial video on U tube by Bella Coco magic ring/ circle tutorial by Bella Coco
  
  dc2inc = 2 dc in same stitch creating increase in stitches
  
  dc3inc = 3 dc in same stitch creating increase in stitches
  
  dc2dec= dc 2 stitches together to decrease stitch count
  
  Round 1 Ch 1 ( does not count as a stitch ) work 6 dc into the ring ( 6 st)
  
  Round 2 (dc2inc) 6 times, pull on the short end of the yarn from the magic circle to close the ring tightly, (12 sts)
  
  Round 3 (dc2inc, 3 dc) 3 times (15 st)
  
  Round 4 (dc2inc, 2dc) 5 times (20st)
  
  Round 5 Work 1 dc in each stitch
  
  Round 6 (dc2inc, 3dc) 5 times (25st)
  
  Round 7 Work 1 dc in each stitch
  
  Round 8 (dc2inc,4 dc) 5 times (30st)
  
  Round 9 Work 1 dc in each stitch
  
  Round 10 (dc2inc, 5 dc) 5 times (35sts)
  
  Rounds 11- 17 Work 1 dc in each stitch
  
  Round 18 (dc2dec, 2 dc) 7 times (28sts)
  
  Round 19 Work 1 dc in each stitch
  
  Round 20 (dc2dec, 2dc) 7 times (21 st)
  
  Round 21 (dc2dec, 1dc) 7 times (14 st)
  
  ss to next dc and fasten off, leaving a long length of yarn.
  
  Stuff the head and close off the opening with the yarn tail and tapestry needle and a gathering stitch .
  
  Outer ears (make 2) with contrast yarn and 4mm hook
  
  Chain 24
  
  Row 1 (WS) 1 dc into second chain from hook, 1dc into next 21 ch, 3 dc into next ch, 1dc down reverse side of the chain to the end, turn (47sts)
  
  Row 2 (RS) 1 ch, ( does not count as a st throughout ear) 23 dc, dc3 inc, 23dc, turn (49 st)
  
  Row 3 1ch, 24dc, dc3inc, 24dc, turn, (51st)
  
  Row 4 1ch, 24dc, dc3inc, 24dc dc2inc, turn, (55st)
  
  Row 5 1ch, 27dc, dc3inc, 27dc, turn ( 57 st)
  
  Row 6 1ch, 28dc,dc3inc, 28dc, turn (59st)
  
  Row 7 1ch, 29 dc, dc3inc, 29dc, turn (61st)
  
  Row 8 1ch, 30 dc, dc3inc, 30dc (63st)
  
  fasten off with ss
  
  Inner ears make 2 as above in the fair isle yarn
  
  Sew the lower edges of the outer and inner ears together with the contrast yarn. gather the bottom edge of the ear with the same thread to shape the curve of the ear at the base, sew onto head.
  
  Embroider the eye lines with chain stitch and 3 eyelashes in straight stitch on each eye. Embroider the nose with a large cross stitch.
  
  To construct the blankie, take 1 corner of the blankie and place it as shown in the photo below between the ears on the back of the head, sew and secure onto the head, at least 5 cms down each side of the blanket edges and at the corner point.
  
  happy snuggles!
  
  Copyright
  
  All patterns are for unlimited personal use. Do not reproduce or sell (parts of) the patterns. Patterns may not be copied in any way (print or digitally), in part or in full, except for personal reference. Items may be sold that are made from this pattern as long as the designer is credited.
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- Santa baby cocoon!
  
  Posted at 12:01 am by poglehooky
  
  Oct 29th
  Well I couldn’t help it, I know its still October but inspiration hit me for a Santa inspired baby cocoon, I’m making a few baby cocoons at the moment by popular demand, instead of helping babies come into the world as a midwife I’m now retired and crocheting them something warm and cosy these days! I had some gorgeous merino wool skeins to use up from my stash in off white and red so this idea popped into my head and before I knew it this flew off my hook in a day. It also gave me the chance to try out my new pom pom makers which came free with my latest yarn order from Love Crochet.com in 4 different sizes, a very useful free gift in time for Christmas makes, this will definitely get some use in making some Christmas decorations 🙂
  
  I’m going to write up a pattern for this baby cocoon, when I’ve completed it I will post the link to Ravelry and my patterns on the love crochet indie designers section in case any of you are interested in making it, I used 2 50g skeins of off/ or creamy white and 1 50g red skein, this was using a 4.5mm hook and merino super wash DK yarn but you could use any DK wool or acrylic yarn.
  
  Right now I am also inspired to produce some more Christmassy makes- what about you ?
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- Last dance on the beach 2016 CAL – Sea blanket now finished
  
  Posted at 6:13 pm by poglehooky
  
  Oct 23rd
  This will be my last post regarding the the Scheepjes last dance on the beach CAL 2016 in memory of Wink as i have now finshed my last dance in the sea blanket which i used the Scheepjes Colour Crafter option for, I have to say I have been quite impressed with this fab acrylic yarn and to be able to make such a gorgeous blanket for a budget price is definitely a bonus! With of course the added convenience that this acrylic blanket can be popped in the washing machine very easily – which is why I chose the acrylic version for my sones blanket.
  
  I didn’t use the invisible zipper method for joining this blanket from the CAL pattern like I did with the stars blanket as with these colours I felt the border colour actually added something to the look of the blanket and it suited a division between the squares this time.
  
  I loved making both these blankets and enjoyed the CAL group on Facebook from where I have also made some new instagram friends 🙂 With both these blankets to remind me of Wink’s beautiful colour rich designs its been a very special project to be involved in with crocheters from all over the world.
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- Cute pixie baby hat
  
  Posted at 1:32 pm by poglehooky
  
  Sep 28th
  Found a very cute pattern for a pixie style baby hat called “Mixie Pixie” by Theresa Grant, the pattern can be purchased here www.unravelme.etsy.com , I would point out that this pattern is in American crochet terms but as it only uses 2 stitches – triple crochet and front and back post triple crochet it is very easy to read from the american terms – which call the stitch we know as a triple as a double crochet. The hat starts with a foundation triple crochet row which gives the hat a nice chunky border with plenty of stretch to allow for variation in head size. you can leave off the tail if you don’t want it but personally I think it makes the hat, there is also a pattern for a flower to attach if required. This is a lovely quick and easy pattern which I would recommend and can be made with a variety of dk yarns to produce an individual style.
  
  This one above is made with the gorgeously soft and pretty fairisle Sirdar Baby Snuggly Crofter which is available in plenty of gorgeous colorways, this is my go to yarn for baby items as it is incredibly soft and always works up well both in the variegated and plain colour ways available in the “Snuggly” range, I used a 4.00mm clover hook.
  
  The one below I made from some super wash Merino dk by Artesano I have in my stash, Artesano unfortunately went out of business after Brexit, but you could use any Merino dk, preferably one that is machine washable like this one for obvious reasons, for this slightly chunkier dk I used a 4.5 mm clover hook.
  
  Cute aren’t they?
  
  If anyone wants to buy one of these ready made they are available in my Etsy shop here : Pogle’s Cottage Crafts, various colours / size can be made to order.
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- Last dance on the beach 2016 CAL finished stars blanket
  
  Posted at 12:26 pm by poglehooky
  
  Sep 25th
  So finally finished my last dance under the stars blanket for the Scheepjes 2016 CAL in memory of Wink, the the joining and border completed in the dark brown Rembrandt (609) merino soft. can’t describe just how soft and snuggly this yarn makes a blanket, with a lovely heavy quality feel and drape. This will be our new winter snuggly blanket for those chilly evenings without a doubt.
  
  Having seen this finished blanket my son is now chomping at the bit for me to finish his last dance in the sea blanket in the acylic Colourcrafter yarn from Scheepjes, I had better get a move on as I have lots of Christmas makes to get on with, however this year i should be able to get more done as being retired makes such a difference for the time availble for crafting !
  
  I will be back with some photos of the sea blanket soon I hope 🙂
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- Last Dance on the Beach- week 12 and joining up the squares
  
  Posted at 11:55 am by poglehooky
  
  Sep 19th
  So I have finally finished my last squares for my merino soft last dance under the stars blanket, I have just 2 more to finish for my last dance in the sea Colourcrafter blanket. The last square is a lovely wavy design with depth using back loop stitches, simple once you get going but I did find the the first couple of rows a little challenging at times 🙂 The Colourcrafter square is in the very deep green Emmen (1116), some people foud this colour not to their liking in the facebook CAL group but when you see it with the other squares and colours you can see how it perfectly compliments the other colours. The merino soft square is in the beautiful deep red Rothkow (623). I found I needed to go up a hook size with this square, even with my fairly average tension the design works up quite tightly size wise, I used a 5.00mm clover hook for the merino and a 4.5mm clover hook for the Colourcrafter.
  
  Now its the task of joining the 48 squares for each blanket- I do enjoy this bit as its nice to see all your work coming together, the method of joining in this CAL pattern also is helpful as it doesn’t create so many ends, it uses the flat zipper (slipstitch) method which gives a perfectly flat seam. Your wool and slipstitches are on on the back of the blanket using the inner loops of the edging stitch on each square to join the blanket, you first join all the squares vertically and then finish the process horizontally.
  
  Vertical join only at the back of the blanket, horizontal join not yet made
  
  The dance under the stars blanket uses the deep brown Rembrandt (609) for the joing and border, and the Colourcrafter dance in the sea blanket uses the pale wheaten Ermelo (1710). Hopefully in my next blanket post I will be able to show you a finished blanket.
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- Baby Cocoon – mermaid style
  
  Posted at 6:00 pm by poglehooky
  
  Sep 13th
  This weeks make whilst finishing the last squares on my two last dance on the beach blankets is a baby cocoon mermaid style – with a pretty headband to match, the large adult versions of mermaid blankets are very popular at the moment – my daughter keeps nagging me for one, I will make her one for christmas when I can find the chunky yarn I want actually in stock somewhere. However for now this a baby version from a pattern by Deborah O’Leary available to download on the Craftsy site. I have bought another one which is peapod cocoon- waiting for my yarn to arrive for that one. For this mermaid cocoon I used a lovel Sidar yarn in my stash – Snuggly Tiny Tots dk x 2 50g balls (shade 0994), the cotton flecking through the lovely soft acrylic yarn is so pretty and has worked very effectively for this project. Its a lovely yarn to crochet with as most Sirdar baby yarns are and worked up really quickly using a 3.00mm clover hook. I used some stash dk yarn leftovers for the flowers in pale pink, fushia pink and baby blue.
  
  I’m pleased with the result and will be popping this in my Etsy shop to sell- cocoons can be quite popular for photo props for babies, or it can make a cute alternative for a blanket.
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- Crochet basket pattern
  
  Posted at 12:34 pm by poglehooky
  
  Sep 4th
  I wanted to make a handy crochet project basket for indoors, to use for my current project of the week instead of manhandling my big crochet bag all over the house- also I wanted to try and make it like yarn bowl so I could leave my yarn in it instead of it either unravelling on the floor or again having to move the yarn bowl around. I did think first to go a rustic looking yarn but then I decided to go with something a bit more fun and colourful using t shirt yarn, I used Scheepjes Nooodle ( yes it is 3 x o). This was more than robust enough to make a standing basket and was made using a clover 12mm hook.
  
  To make-
  
  You need 3 skeins of Scheepjes noodle- in the colours or colour of your choice. 12mm crochet hook, stitch marker, scissors, needle and sewing cotton.
  
  I started with a magic ring – 6 dc = 6st, mark your last stitch on each row with a stitch marker
  
  row 1: 2 hdc in each stitch= 12st
  
  row 2: *1 hdc, 2 hdc in next stitch* – repeat to end of row =18st
  
  row 3: *1 hdc in first 2 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch*, repeat to end of row = 24st
  
  row 4:*1 hdc in first 3 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch*, repeat to end of row = 30st
  
  row 5:*1 hdc in first 4 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch*, repeat to end of row = 36st
  
  row 6:*1 hdc in first 5 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch*, repeat to end of row = 42st
  
  row 7:*1 hdc in first 6 stitches, 2 hdc in next stitch*, repeat to end of row = 48st
  
  row 8:dc in back loop 48st ( this forms a slight ridge at the base of the basket before you go upwards)
  
  row 9: dc both loops 48 stitches
  
  rows 10-15 : repeat row 9
  
  I changed colour on row 16 if you wish to do the same, row 16 &17 were green, rows 18 & 19 were purple, r0ws 20-23 were green, returning to purple on row 24.
  
  If you don’t want a yarn escape : Rows 16 – 29: repeat row 9 1 dc in each stitch
  
  if you do want a yarn escape-
  
  on row 21: dc 24 stitches, slip stitch next 2 stitches, dc next 22 stiches
  
  on row 22: dc 21, 1 tr, 2 chain, 1 tr, dc 23
  
  on row 23-29 – repeat row 9
  
  Fasten off, I then turned the last row over to form a lip for the basket, I sewed this into place underneath with purple thread.
  
  Tip: weave in eands using a safety pin to pull the t-shirt fabric through- didn’t have a needle big enough for this one 🙂
  
  handle if you want one :
  
  Chain 30 with a strand of each colour, or two strands of the 1 colour if thats what you are using, hdc in the the second chain from the hook to the end, fasten off. Attach to underneath of the lip of the basket where required with needle and cotton.
  
  Essentials pocket ( I did mine in a contrasting colour)
  
  Chain 11
  
  row 1: dc in second chain from hook to end, 10st
  
  row 2: chain 1, dc to end, 10st
  
  row 3-14 : repeat row 2
  
  fasten off and sew onto basket in required spot with needle and thread, I then divided my pocket by sewing down the middle as well- and added a samll bow of tshirt fabric at the top as decoration- or you can hang stich makers on the bow :). I’m now happy using my soft basket / yarn bowl – just the job !
  
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- Unicorn amigurumi love
  
  Posted at 12:47 pm by poglehooky
  
  Aug 28th
  I love making amigurumi crochet animals, this one is a particularly cute and a request from my daughter ( even though she is 26) as a big fan of ‘Fluffy’ Agnes’s toy unicorn in the film”Despicable me “. This quite a large cuddly project so I felt I needed some really robust but silky to the touch yarn, I didn’t want to use just a cotton yarn doubled. The yarn that fitted the bill was Scheepjes cotton “Bloom” yarn, it is a 100% cotton aran yarn but is woven into what I can only describe as a tube making it super strong and prevents any yarn splitting – which can be a real pain with Amigurumi. The fact it shares its name with a rather gorgeous actor know for playing an elf or a pirate is an additional fun fact 🙂 Scheepjes recommend a 5mm hook with this yarn, however I used a 4mm clover hook as I wanted to a achive a tightly woven fabric which is best for amigurumi, the project required 2 ball of the snowdrop 424 (white ) shade and 2 balls of the Rose 409 ( pale pink ) shade, I also used 1 ball of lilac 404 and fuschia 407 for the mane and tail- however you could easily just use stash yarn for the curlies made for the mane and tail- and obviously depends if you want a unicorn that looks like fluffy in pink colours or other combinations- a lot are made in a rainbow effect like the one in the pattern I used as a basis for my unicorn, this gorgeous creation by ChiWei can be found at her blog 1dogwoof Also I chose to make my uncorn horn in the pale pink rather than a yellow or gold colour and I enlarged the stitch count by 10 at thw widest point to make a bigger model.
  
  The head was completed first with the horn and ears, and then the body, they were sewn together before making the legs.I sewed a cross stitch pattern on the ears with the rose yarn to give the ears their centre colour after attaching, which you can see in the later photos below.
  
  Head
  
  head, ears, horn & body
  
  attached together with whip stitch
  
  Legs completed and sewn on, I made mine quite floppy so they can be moved around by not fully stuffing the top of the legs and sewing closed onto the body, the original pattern suggests sewing them on open- which would give a more firm effect – depends what you are looking for.
  
  Legs on!
  
  Now for the mane and tail which is the fun bit as with this type of toy you can do whatever you imagination suggests!
  
  in progress on my craft dresser
  
  I stuck to pink shades for the main and tail to get the essence of “Fluffy” but you could make them in any colours to get lots of lovely effects.
  
  the finished item
  
  all cuddly and squishy!
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Finishing last year and onto 2017

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Bunny Blankie crochet pattern

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Santa baby cocoon!

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Last dance on the beach 2016 CAL – Sea blanket now finished

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Cute pixie baby hat

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Last dance on the beach 2016 CAL finished stars blanket

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Last Dance on the Beach- week 12 and joining up the squares

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Baby Cocoon – mermaid style

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Crochet basket pattern

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All patterns are for unlimited personal use. Do not reproduce or sell (parts of) the patterns. Patterns may not be copied in any way (print or digitally), in part or in full, except for personal reference. Items may be sold that are made from this pattern as long as the designer is credited.

Unicorn amigurumi love

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