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Floopy Buzzlesworth
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Last chance before #Christmas - if you're still looking for a #gift for the crocheter in your life, feel free to have a gander at my shop for some hand-carved #crochet hooks: folksy.com/find/shop/ca...

I'll close up for the year on Thursday, 18 December at 3pm, so get your orders in quick!
Photo of a chunky crochet hook made from lime wood. It's sitting on a dark surface between a crocheted star made from natural coloured wool and some greenery. Photo of a chunky crochet hook made from larch wood. It's sitting on a dark surface between a crocheted star made from natural coloured wool and some greenery. Photo of a small crochet hook made from lilac wood. It's sitting on a dark surface between a crocheted star made from pink yarn and some greenery.
December 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Thanks everyone who came along and was nice to us. We had a lovely day!

#fairsaturday #edinburgh #edinburghopenworkshop #shoplocal #buyhandmade
Collage of photos showing different views of our Knot Unknot/ Carmenland stall at the Edinburgh Open Workshop on 29 November. On the left, there's a view of a display of wooden crochet hooks, on top of that sits a vase with sticks holding star-shaped ornaments, and there are twinkly lights hanging from the ceiling. Top middle shows a selection of Knot Unknot's Rule 30 scarves in different colours. Top right shows a display of paper goods from Carmenland, including the teeny tiny advent calendar that proved quite popular. Bottom right shows a close up of one of Knot Unknot's headbands knitted from chunky pink and navy yarn in one of her Game of Life Fair Isle patterns. In a background, there's a display of Christmas cards.
November 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Heads up, I'm coming out of retirement for my first market in probably ten years. Come see!

My crochet hooks will be sharing a stall with @studioknotunknot.bsky.social
Festive Makers Market Saturday 29th November 10:00 - 16:00 £1 Donation Entry Edinburgh Open Workshop 39-41 Assembly Street, Leith EH6 7BQ (Part of the Fair Saturday Edinburgh initiative)
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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#folktaleweek2025, day 5: #charm (I suppose there's more than one way to interpret this prompt...)

#illustration #sketchbook #vampire
Digital illustration of a vampire lady with hypnotic red eyes.
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Yesterday got away from me, but here's today's doodle for #folktaleweek2025: #book #illustration #sketchbook #witch
Digital illustration of a witch with bright orange hair and a purple hat, looking at a big book
November 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Day 2 of #folktaleweek2025: Echo. #illustration #sketchbook #loreley
Digital illustration of a woman with long blonde hair sitting on a rock above a river, singing. In the background the sun is setting. The story of the Loreley is not technically a folk tale, but was based on a ballad that was written in the early 19th century, and quickly became (falsely) known as a folk tale.
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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It's the first day of #folktaleweek2025! #night #illustration #sketchbook
Digital illustration showing a little creature with moth wings dancing in the light of a big smiling moon in a field of red flowers
November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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It's that time of year again, so I ordered a couple of turnips for carving tumshies, and this is what I got... (Homegrown apple for comparison) I s'pose, challenge accepted, @sainsburys.bsky.social ! (Though tbh, I'm not entirely sure how to make a hole big enough to stick a candle in these. 🤔)
Photo of two turnips, plus an apple for comparison, sitting on a black surface in front of a blue background. The turnips are very tiny!
October 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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#FolktaleWeek2025, you say? Sure, I'll play!
Digital illustration of a little half-timbered house with a red door and a straw roof. It's surrounded by bushes bearing red berries, and a crow sits on top of the roof. At the bottom of the picture, it says 'Folktale Week 2025' in big red handdrawn letters, and www.carmenland.com below that in grey.
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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I interrupted the incessant crochet hook carving to finally make a decent sized spoon that's short enough to go in my salt cellar.

#spooncarving #carving
Photo of a small wooden spoon on a stove background. The wood is don't and reddish with lots of colour variations. Photo of a small wooden spoon on a stove background. The wood is don't and reddish with lots of colour variations.
September 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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I went on a rampage in my garden recently, which provided an opportunity for carving some fuchsia wood for the first time. Very silky stuff!

#crochet #crochetersofbluesky
Photo of a wooden crochet hook on a dark background, next to a lilac coloured crochet star and some fuchsia blossom
September 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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It's been a bit of a sticker-heavy week, and I'm told I'm going too hard on the autumn theme, but I wouldn't want you to think I'm not prepared.

# illustration #stickers
September 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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And now there are two sticker sheets. Look, there's even an early bird tumshie! 😆🌰🍁🍂🍄🍎

#illustration #stickers
Photo of a pile of sticker sheets in two different designs, both with illustrations of witches, leaves and other autumnal bits and bobs Photo of a detail of one of the sticker sheets showing an illustration of a tumshie.
September 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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GASP! - Sticker sheets! 😝
Photo of a pile of sticker sheets with digital illustrations of a witch, a cat, a pumpkin and a bunch of leaves (and one mushroom).
September 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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Am I too early?

#sketchbook #illustration #doodles
Digital illustration of a little witch holding a steaming cup, sitting on a rock.
August 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Don't worry, I won't mention the dreaded C-word yet, but for those whose minds have turned to cozy autumn crafting, I've updated the selection of hand-carved crochet hooks in my folksy shop.

folksy.com/shops/carmen...
Photo of a hand-carved crochet hook on a dark grey background, next to a crochet star and some greenery.
August 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Looks like I'm sticking with the mushroom folks for a bit. #sketchbook #illustration #doodles
Digital pencil drawing of a fantasy character. She is standing with her hands on her hips, smiling. She's got dark skin and black, curly hair, and a bright red amanita mushroom cap on her head. She's wearing a light beige top and trousers and has a light grey frilly ruff around her neck.
June 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Couple of mushroom person portraits for ya. #sketchbook #doodles
Pencil portrait sketch of a fantasy character. They've got pointy ears, wavy hair and an amanita mushroom cap on their head. They're smiling and looking to the side. Pencil portrait sketch of a fantasy character. They've got pointy ears, curly short hair and a bolete mushroom cap on their head, as well as a bow tied around their neck.
June 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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#mermay
Foto of a pencil drawing of a mermaid.
May 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Of course we all knew it was only a matter of time before I've of them would be turned into a glitter sticker, right? #mermay #stickers #illustration
May 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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#mermaid
Foto of a pencil drawing of a mermaid with her long tail coiled around her
May 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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#mermay
Foto of a pencil drawing of a mermaid. She's older, and has two trails that are wound around each other
May 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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#mermay
Foto of a pencil drawing of a mermaid in water. only the top of her head and bits of her tail are visible above the surface.
May 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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#mermay
Foto of a pencil drawing of a mermaid. this one has a full, two-toned beard.
May 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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#mermay
Foto of a pencil drawing of a mermaid with a long wavy tail and a long wavy braid and a lot of jewellery.
May 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM