What's all the fluff about?

FLUFFYBUG was born ​out of my love for​knitting and the joy it brings me 
to be creative. 
I had knitted as a
pastime for some
years, but didn’t want to keep using
​existing knitting
​patterns. Instead I ​felt inspired to invent my own designs.

I had recently developed a knitted cleaning cloths to dust off my ukulele which featured a sound hole as homage to the instrument. My latest creation was a knitted small bag which I had used to store my favourite jewellery and I wondered whether the sound hole idea could be repurposed to create a different design for these bags based on nature. 

That was the ​start of FLUFFYBUG 
​as the sound hole 
​became a hole in the
​earth
through which all 
​sorts of bugs
​emerged.
At first the
caterpillar poked
its antennae out
of the hole.
The spider on
​its ​thread and the
snail ​carrying its house
​followed.
Finally,
the butterfly flew out of the hole​
​and towards a
​beautiful flower.

You can meet all the
bugs I've assembled so far by visiting
​the
section "Bug Gallery". 
If you'd like to buy
​any of my products,
please go to the online shop.
Over time I’ll keep
​adding fresh
designs featuring
​different
​invertebrates 
so please
check back regularly
​to see what’s new.
You can view my latest designs in the
​“New Designs” section.

“Why bugs?” I hear you ask. 
Simply because I think
​creepy-crawlies are
​underrepresented ​in the design world.
I was fascinated by Sir David Attenborough's "Life in the Undergrowth" - a documentary featuring an array of invertebrates and I'd like to raise awareness for their importance
for the planet
​and take away  some of the ugliness
we associate with
bugs, worms or spiders by letting them
appear fluffy and cute.
​Hopefully it will make them
less frightening next time you
encounter one in
​real life.