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Barbara Prime
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Free Pattern: Little Penguin
A quick and adorable knitting pattern for little penguins, dressed in a bow tie for holiday parties!
Barbara Prime
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Wee Wuzzie Mods
A tutorial for making additional toys from the Wee Woodland Wuzzie knitting pattern.
Barbara Prime
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Mystery Knit-Along 2024 - Let's get started!
An intro about the mystery knit-along event for 2024. Join us in knitting an adorable mystery toy!
Barbara Prime
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Free Pattern: Reindeer Finger-Puppet
A fun and quick reindeer finger-puppet pattern for a holiday gift or ornament.
Barbara Prime
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Free Pattern: Snow Mouse
Knit a sweet little snow mouse from this easy and free pattern! You can make one in an evening, for a quick gift or decoration.
Barbara Prime
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Free Pattern: Witchy Hat
Free pattern for a knitted witch's hat, to fit small toys or for a Halloween decoration.
Barbara Prime
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Tutorial: Cute Veggie Faces
A photo tutorial on embroidering a basic cute face for the Hug Your Veggies toys. Idea gallery included.
Barbara Prime
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Mystery Knit-Along 2023: wrap-up
Wrapping up the 2023 mystery knit-along event, with a brief story of how the design was conceived, plus photos of finished toys.
Barbara Prime
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Mystery Knit-Along 2023 - Week 3
A brief comment on the third clue of the mystery knit-along.
Barbara Prime
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Mystery Knit-Along 2023 - Week 2
A few tips to help with the second part of the Fuzzy Mitten Mystery Knit-Along.
Barbara Prime
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Mystery Knit-Along 2023 - Week 1
A few tips and photos to help with the first clue of the Fuzzy Mitten Mystery Knit-Along
Barbara Prime
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Mystery KAL - yarn choices
Tips on choosing yarn for the 2023 mystery toy knit-along event
Barbara Prime
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Mystery KAL 2023 - Let's get started!
Intro for the 2023 mystery knit-along event, where we knit a mystery toy together!
Barbara Prime
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Free Pattern: Walnut Shell Basket
This pattern is meant to be combined with the Holiday Mice, Wee Panda, Wee Woodland Wuzzies, or Petite Pocket Pets toys. While these are...
Barbara Prime
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Capybara Toes
I have a new pattern coming out very soon, for a capybara chef! When I design a new toy, I try to capture the key features of each...
Barbara Prime
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Early Summer Update
A brief update on current and upcoming Fuzzy Mitten toy designs.
Barbara Prime
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Manatee and Walrus Mods
While I was designing my Sea Potatoes pattern, I thought of two modifications (mods) that people might be interested in trying. The...
Barbara Prime
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Free Pattern: Inuk and Baby Seal
A pair of knitted holiday ornaments: a baby seal and a small Inuit person. Make both in one evening!
Barbara Prime
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15 Years of Fuzzy Mitten, Giveaway Part 3
Celebrate 15 years of Fuzzy Mitten with a giveaway. In this contest, one winner will choose one of 5 unique hand-knit toys.
Barbara Prime
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15 Years of Fuzzy Mitten, Giveaway Part 2
If any of you missed Part 1 of the giveaway, and more details about the rules, check out this post to see what you could win. Part 2 of...
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