Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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We are delighted to be fundraising for @guidedogsuk with a new and exclusive collaboration crochet kit, to make Muriel the Labrador wearing a blue coat finished with a Guide Dogs label, which is included in each kit. The perfect kit for learning how to crochet, Muriel the Guide Dog is a pattern suitable for complete beginners and makes a wonderful companion for life.

In this video, Kerry Lord demonstrates crochet techniques and sewing up instructions for Muriel the Guide Dog and Mini Muriel the Guide Dog, part of the Edward’s Menagerie collection of crochet toy animals. Please note the techniques are shown for reference only. Full instructions are included with your pattern.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Introducing Muriel the Guide Dog
00:41 What’s in a crochet kit?
01:25 Before you begin
01:56 Stuffing - body
03:04 Stuffing - head
03:20 Stuffing - legs
04:04 Tips on stuffing
04:28 Stuffing - tail
04:38 Sewing up - gathering stitches
05:58 Rejoining a longer length of yarn to sew up
06:49 Identifying the front of the body
07:13 Sewing up - body and head
08:38 Sewing up - legs
12:38 Sewing up - ears
15:50 Sewing up - tail
17:14 Sewing the eyes into place
18:42 Sewing the nose into place
20:08 Crocheting the coat
21:36 Crocheting the coat straps
25:41 Sewing the Guide Dog label into place

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