A little while ago I received a commission to make a hedgehog and, feeling a bit lazy, I decided to buy a pattern bundle by Kati Galusz rather than create my own. It turned out that this was a good choice as the bundle included two styles of hedgehog with permission to sell them. So I made one of each in order that my customer could choose:
Of course I should have known that it was impossible to choose and the customer would want them both… and so they have gone off to their new home. I haven’t been able to share these pictures until now because the hedgies were a birthday present for one of my readers. However, earlier in the month I submitted the picture of Spike to the UK Hand Knitting Association, where she is currently the September pin-up on Facebook:
UKHKA FB Page header for September 2015
For which I received some lovely sock yarn as a prize:
Lovely new yarn
Before they left, Shy and Spike did get to meet a wild cousin…. even more shy than Shy:
Meeting a cousin late one night
And now I’m working on an Antipodean version as I’ve been asked whether I could make an Echidna!
The Snail of Happiness 
Paul
/ September 20, 2015My slug controller likes your spiky friends! http://redkitepermaculture.co.uk/slugs/slug-control/
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2015Lovely picture…. we tend to meet the real ones when alerted by our dogs… by which time they are tightly curled!
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Nice piece of work
/ September 20, 2015who wouldn’t want both 🙂
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Eleonora from Coastal Crochet
/ September 20, 2015They’re fantastic! And love them with the real version 😊
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2015Thank you… although eyelash yarn is not my favourite to work with!
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Jane Miller
/ September 20, 2015Love the hedgehogs…what is a Echidna? Keep up the good work!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2015An Echidna is the Australian version: http://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-creature-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-echidna/
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sarahfoto
/ September 20, 2015Awesome, how cute! I found a video on youtube yesterday https://youtu.be/huytU80fv0o and thought of your creations 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2015Fortunately, Mine behave themselves and keep their kit on!!
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Murtagh's Meadow
/ September 20, 2015They are sooo cute!
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Ann Laken
/ September 20, 2015Hehe! Shy is all naked!!! They are lovely, and are doing the rounds meeting our friends and customers. Thanks again Jan, you are very clever. XX
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iamsimplyhooked
/ September 20, 2015Very cute! I assume they are knitted??
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2015In fact, they are crocheted… currently the only thing I’m knitting are socks!!
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narf77
/ September 20, 2015Very sweet and inseparable obviously :). GORGEOUS sock wool. Can’t wait to see the finished socks 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2015I can’t believe they sent me all that sock yarn… I reckon there’s enough for five pairs at least!
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narf77
/ September 21, 2015Maybe you could do a blog giveaway? (Hint hint! 😉 )
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 21, 2015It had crossed my mind!
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thecontentedcrafter
/ September 20, 2015OH MY GREAT SCOTT GOODNESS ME HOW WONDERFUL IS THAT ……….. etc!! Real honest to goodness life size hedgies!! You are a wunderkind!! I will order one of those and a bath puff please. No rush at all for either 🙂
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2015Would you like a curled up one (Shy) or a curious one (Spike)? Commissions are coming in steadily now, which is nice 🙂
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thecontentedcrafter
/ September 21, 2015I think a Shy would be nice for us! Do you want to add them into your shop window on my blog? I have no idea if people are looking, but there is always hope 🙂
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katechiconi
/ September 20, 2015I think I like Shy best because of an overwhelming urge to tickle the tummy; something to do with the pose?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 20, 2015Shy is very squishy, so it’s possible to make him curl right up, which is very cute. In addition, he has a belly button!
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katechiconi
/ September 20, 2015Awwwww! I do think an echidna will be very cute too.
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Mrs P
/ September 20, 2015OMGoodnes how cute, and one gets to be a pin-up to boot how fantastic, the sock yarn is looking pretty jolly 🙂
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arlingwoman
/ September 21, 2015I really like Spike, who fully deserves to be on the front page of many, many knitting publications, not to mention others. Glad you got some prize yarn!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 21, 2015Thank you – I never win anything usually, so this was a lovely surprise 🙂
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anne54
/ September 21, 2015I think Spike is my favourite. He has a cheeky, hedgehoggy look about him (not that I have ever seen a real hedgehog, just lots of cartoons and kids’ books.)
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KerryCan
/ September 21, 2015Of course the buyer want both!! It would be impossible to choose one, and leave the other!
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 21, 2015Perhaps I’m better at marketing than I think!!
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nanacathy2
/ September 21, 2015The spikes are wonderful, what wool did you use please?
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The Snail of Happiness
/ September 21, 2015The spikes are made using Ice Yarns Eyelash in black and white – I’m thinking of ordering some from the US in bulk as it’s not easy to get hold of here in the UK.
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