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At last I have a picture of the hedgehogs in our garden!
OK, so I cheated - but the truth is that I feel really mean blasting the real ones with the camera flash while they're eating!
So here are the knitted hodgers that I made over the weekend. I'm still playing around with shaping but am hoping to write up this hedgehog pattern to share very soon.
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these are so cute. I can't wait until you make a pattern for us.
Posted by: Anne Purches | June 22, 2009 at 06:48 PM
SO good to hear from you .Those hedgehogs are gorgeous.You are so clever.have you given them names?
Posted by: barbara | June 22, 2009 at 07:20 PM
Very cute!
Posted by: Jessica | June 22, 2009 at 07:23 PM
oh they are gorgeous!
April xx
Posted by: April | June 22, 2009 at 07:26 PM
How absolutely lovely! I adore hedgehogs and have been hoping you would knit some! (by the way my mother loved the bunny egg cosy that I knitted for her - thank you once again for making the pattern available)
Posted by: RedHedgehog | June 22, 2009 at 07:28 PM
These are sooooooooo gorgeous, you have the patience of a saint. Can't wait for the pattern........
Posted by: CakesKnitsandCosies | June 22, 2009 at 07:41 PM
They're really lovely, Julie! (And I bet they don't poo all over the place like the real ones in our garden)
Posted by: dottycookie | June 22, 2009 at 07:44 PM
Love these. I have a dear friend who is crazy for hedgehogs! Can't wait to purchase the pattern.
Posted by: Terri Moran | June 22, 2009 at 07:52 PM
Cute!
Posted by: anina | June 22, 2009 at 08:27 PM
I love them! Would love to knit them for my grandmother
Posted by: Rikke | June 22, 2009 at 08:39 PM
What? Those hedgehogs aren't real? I'm sure you must be mistaken!!!!
Lucy x
Posted by: Lucy Locket-Pocket | June 22, 2009 at 08:41 PM
At first sight I thought they were for real... You have a head full of gorgeous ideas!
And the yarn you chose goes PERFECT with those little, round fellows.
Posted by: Ulla V. | June 22, 2009 at 08:45 PM
I love the hedgehogs. I remember the 4 wonderful years I lived in England near Oxford. I loved the whuffling noise the hedgehogs made as they moved through the garden. I, too, look forward to your pattern. Your moles are wonderful, too. Thanks for all the pleasure you give us with your patterns. I made many, many cupcakes for gifts for friends over Christmas. I think I knitted more than 4 dozen. Cheers, Judy
Posted by: Judy Wagstrom | June 22, 2009 at 08:47 PM
They are so cute !
Love the way you photographed them.
Posted by: trudette | June 22, 2009 at 08:50 PM
Those hedgehogs are just the CUTEST little things ever. I just love them!
When I was a little girl, my sister and I found an injured hedgehog in the back garden. We put him in a shoebox in the garage and tried to nurse him back to health. Mum made us let him go. We named him Spikey because my sister had a book about a hedgehog named Spikey. I wonder where that book is now.
Posted by: Rachel | June 22, 2009 at 08:51 PM
cute as can be!
but not quite as cute as your hens - how great is there new run??
i have not been by for awhile and now i find you with hens, hedgies and moles - fantastic :)
many hugs to you
t x
Posted by: tracy x | June 22, 2009 at 08:53 PM
Simply adorable, I am in awe of you!!
Posted by: Carrie | June 22, 2009 at 09:01 PM
Very cute Julie!
Posted by: Gina | June 22, 2009 at 09:05 PM
Wow, I looked at these and at first thought they were real!!!!!!!! Fabulous creations, as always
Posted by: Sue | June 22, 2009 at 09:59 PM
So cute and a lot quieter than the real thing! My daughter loves hedgehogs so can't wait for the pattern. You are so clever!
Posted by: Sara | June 22, 2009 at 10:01 PM
oh these are so cute!!
Posted by: joanne wardle | June 22, 2009 at 10:12 PM
They are lovely and you don't have to worry about them getting squished on the road!
Posted by: Winifred | June 22, 2009 at 10:20 PM
A hedgehog pattern? Can't wait!
Posted by: lucy@theantidote | June 22, 2009 at 10:39 PM
So darn cute, and as for the moles... OMG!
x
Posted by: thevintagemagpie | June 22, 2009 at 10:51 PM
These guys are cute! I'm not a hedgehog fan, but you made a very cute pattern of them!
Posted by: Ramie | June 22, 2009 at 11:10 PM
How adorable! A bit less photo-shy than the real McCoy, by the looks of it! :D x
Posted by: SmurfPop | June 23, 2009 at 01:07 AM
Those are too cute!
Posted by: Sherri | June 23, 2009 at 01:32 AM
They are so adorable and I love their colors, makes them look so real doesnt it.
Posted by: sue | June 23, 2009 at 02:05 AM
They are wonderful. Can't wait for the pattern so I can try them out. Thank you!!!
Posted by: Beth | June 23, 2009 at 02:08 AM
Just like the shots of the real thing these little knitted hedge hoggers went down a treat with Freya!
Posted by: jenny | June 23, 2009 at 02:31 AM
Oh they are so cute. I will have to make some of those. You are so clever.
Posted by: Joy | June 23, 2009 at 07:56 AM
Hi!!! the are lovely can't wait for the patern (regardeless the fact that I can't follow anything)...
I also have hedgehog my garden but don't see often... how can I encourage them to stay around longer?
Posted by: Cerejeira Studio | June 23, 2009 at 09:31 AM
They are super. When I lived in SE England we had hedgehogs in our garden all the time. They are unbelievably noisy in th emiddle of the night.
We don't get the here in our northen city garden
Posted by: Wendy | June 23, 2009 at 10:14 AM
they are so cute!
Posted by: lucykate crafts... | June 23, 2009 at 11:48 AM
Gorgeous, as usual! Will you be selling them in your shop aswell as creating a pattern? My youngest loves hedgehogs but I am not a knitter :(
Posted by: Lisa | June 23, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Julie, these are just so perfect. I love their little faces and the gorgeous tweedy wool for their bodies. What a great designer you are.
Love Zoe x
Posted by: Zoe | June 23, 2009 at 03:40 PM
Super cute. I'd love to buy the pattern.
Posted by: Judy B | June 23, 2009 at 04:14 PM
So beautiful creatures! Very lovely and cosy! I'll wait for your pattern :)
Posted by: Jurga | June 23, 2009 at 04:22 PM
Your love for these little guys really comes through. Can chickens be far behind?
Posted by: Kate G. | June 23, 2009 at 04:40 PM
They are adorable! You are so creative! :)
Posted by: Pink Sky | June 23, 2009 at 04:46 PM
Awww -- love them!
Posted by: Georganna | June 23, 2009 at 06:18 PM
You are SO good at making your little creatures just real enough, but just whimsical enough. Perfection on the hedgehogs!!!
Posted by: Tina | June 23, 2009 at 06:51 PM
These are lovely! Well done you!
Posted by: Sue Masterton | June 23, 2009 at 08:37 PM
Aaaaargh they're so gorgeous! Their little garter stitch prickles amuse me mucho =)
Posted by: Emily | June 23, 2009 at 08:39 PM
Oh, they're gorgeous!!!
We had two hodgers here for a summer (munching Moog's food) but no sign of them for a year or three. I may have to knit some to make up for my hodge-freeness.
Re: dottycookie's comment - show off! just 'cos she's GOT hodgers - humph!
Re: Ramie's comment 'not a hedgehog fan' - oh my...how can you not love a hodger?
Each to there own, I suppose :-)
If we all loved hodgers, there wouldn't be enough to go round.
xxx
Posted by: Lesley | June 23, 2009 at 09:21 PM
Hedgehogs rule!!
Especially yours! They are super cute! Keep them coming!
Love
Sonja
Posted by: Sonja | June 23, 2009 at 09:38 PM
Oh they are so CUTE! I love them....
Posted by: mare | June 24, 2009 at 12:03 AM
Those are soooo CUTE!!!
Posted by: Dianne | June 24, 2009 at 04:30 AM
how sweet!!
and I bet they're much less prickly than the real thing...
Posted by: monica | June 24, 2009 at 09:49 AM
Those hedgehogs are very cute!
Posted by: tintocktap | June 24, 2009 at 10:13 AM