Bees and Bugs

This pattern gives you guides on how to create your own 3-D dragonfly using sewing thread crocheted around wire. If you need precise instructions this is not for you. But you can buy my dragonfly on etsy; https://www.etsy.com/listing/185569806/3-d-dragonfly-croc...?

Oh it sure feels good to be knitting again. I have been tearing through ideas that I've drawn up in my design notebook. The dragonfly wa...

As a kid, one of my Aunts would add "bee" to the end of names (I was Becca-Bee, she in return was Sue-Sue-Bee...) With this memory in mind,...

She's here! I have had a lady bug amigurumi sitting in my design notebook for a long time. I finally decided to get up and knit her. W...

As promised, here is the Mamma4earth Ladybug / Ladybird knitting pattern:) She is a sweet little bug that will be perfect as a stocking filler at Christmas time or for a Waldorf nature table creature etc… I have knitted her in the round using the Magic Loop technique. Picked up stitches to knit her wings and …

Her Majesty is six inches long, with a wing span of 12 inches. She is worked in the round.

This pattern is knitted on two needles, so is a little easier than

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This pattern is very quick to make, but not for a beginner. The wings are part of the pattern.

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I know there are a lot of ladybird patterns out there, but I thought I would have a go. My pattern is very simple, knitted on two needles, and flat. There is a little bit of simple embroidery to make the spots and line up the middle.

Just with a small chunk of your time, you could make these adorable little dragonflies!

I had noticed that the Wisteria creeper was full of buds before we left for our holiday, it’s amazing how a garden can change in just four days! We have returned to the most amazing display of mauve colour imaginable. When we were outside this morning feeding the chickens, Erin called me to come and …