Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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In this video, Kerry Lord demonstrates the making and finishing techniques for Dewey the Bookworm - the star of the 2026 TOFT Summer Competition.

Please note the techniques are shown for reference only. Full instructions are included with your pattern.

CHAPTERS
00:09 Introducing Dewey the Bookworm
00:31 Colour changing and decreasing (dc2tog)
04:00 Colour changing and increasing (dc2 into next st)
06:44 Stranding
09:47 A note to neatness of colour changes
10:30 Getting out of a tangle
11:57 Loop Stitch
16:08 Stuffing
16:57 Adding the eyes and the mouth
21:13 Eyelids
21:54 Glasses
22:50 Bobbles
24:26 Moustache
25:10 Using beads
27:04 Slip stitch traverse
27:49 ARAN Dewey
27:57 Adding the wire



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