A short story you can read tonight, and four steps for making up your own with a crocheted animal. No props, no pressure.
MIKONO CREATIONS
Beautiful crafts for beautiful moments
MIKONO CREATIONS
Beautiful crafts for beautiful moments
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A short story you can read tonight, and four steps for making up your own with a crocheted animal. No props, no pressure.
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A short story you can read tonight, and four steps for making up your own with a crocheted animal. No props, no pressure.
Lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino. One plain fact about each, what the name means, and which ones Mikono makes.
Hippos spend the day in water and come out to graze after dark. A simple timeline of a hippo's day, with a floor game for children.
A new baby changes the house. Here is a simple idea for two gifts, one for the baby and one for the older child, and how to pick sizes.
Acrylic is a plastic based fibre. What that means, why washing sheds tiny fibres, and how we suggest you care for an animal.
A Japanese word for stuffed creatures made from yarn. What it means, how the style is made, and why we say crocheted animals.
How to pick a crocheted animal for a baby shower: colour, animal and size, what we do not claim, and how to order on WhatsApp.
A shop owner's questions about stocking Mikono animals: what to send, what we reply with, and what we still confirm on WhatsApp.
Small, Medium, Large or Extra large? Pick a size for a gift by how you will hand it over and where it will sit. No centimetres needed.
Planning a crocheted animal for Christmas: choose early, say who it is for, and let us confirm timing on WhatsApp before you rely on a date.
A crocheted animal as a gift for staff or clients: what to decide first, what to put in the brief, and what we confirm on WhatsApp.
A checklist for your custom animal brief: the details that help us answer quickly, with a weak and a strong example.
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