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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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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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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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Tutorial: Silly Duck Feet
(This tutorial was originally published on my old blog in April, 2014. I realize these old photos are not great, and I'll replace them as...


Barbara Prime
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Tutorial: Silly Duck Beak
(This tutorial was originally published on my old blog in April, 2014). While my Silly Duck pattern is not a difficult design to knit,...


Barbara Prime
3 min read
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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Tutorial: Soft-Sculpture for Petite Pocket Pets
A photo tutorial showing how to shape the faces of the Petite Pocket Pets toys.


Barbara Prime
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Tutorial: Pug Nose
When I wrote the Pug pattern, I couldn't think of a better way to describe how to shape the nose, other than "fold it up between the eyes...


Barbara Prime
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Tutorial: more seam and toy finishing techniques
Photo tutorial showing how to sew and finish a knitted toy leg.


Barbara Prime
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Tutorial: Intarsia
Intarsia is a knitting technique that creates blocks of colour within a piece of knitted fabric. While it may look like an advanced...


Barbara Prime
3 min read
Tutorial: Easy Fabric Dress
A tutorial showing how to make a simple fabric dress to fit my smaller (8-9") toys.
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