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MABEL BUnnY & CO.

15 loveable animals

to crochet using

chunky yarn

CLAIRE GELDER

SEARCH PRESS

Mabel Bunny & Co.

‘Mabel

Bunny & Co.

invites craft lovers

to make a menagerie of animals, each

with its own personality. With beautiful

stitching and stand-out features, each

animal will make a statement of its own

once created. Even I might have a go…’

Touker Suleyman from

Dragons’ Den

‘Losing yourself in a book is the

ultimate in relaxation, so I am delighted

to have been asked to introduce the

exciting world of

Mabel Bunny & Co.

It is written in an easy-to-follow, simple

style taking fellow crafters on a journey

through the super chunky experience

of giant amigurumi.’

Tej Lalvani from

Dragons’ Den

Dedication

To Ali, my best friend, soulmate and the true shining light in my life.

Claire x

15 LOVEABLE ANIMALS TO CROCHET USING CHUNKY YARN

Mabel Bunny & Co.

CLAIRE GELDER

SEARCH PRESS

Acknowledgements

My grateful thanks to my business partner Ali Gelder for her continued support

throughout all of our creative journeys, and to our team at Wool Couture, without

whom none of this would be possible.

To David Greaves who is there by my side every day on this journey.

My special thanks to Alison Holloway (pictured below with me) for her support

and expertise in bringing the Mabel Bunny & Co. range to life.

CONTENTS

Foreword by Touker Suleyman and Tej Lalvani

Introduction

Tools and materials

Techniques

Crochet stitches

Bringing the toys to life

Meet Mabel’s family

To Jacinta Bowie for being my adopted mentor and a creative extraordinaire!

To our investors Tej and Touker for being real gentlemen and true to their words.

To my furry family Lottie and Skye who wake every morning so happy; their

happiness radiates and makes those darker days a little bit brighter.

To the Search Press team who are just amazing and make dreams a reality.

To all of the people who gave advice, made suggestions and supported

me along the way.

You are all the best!

First published in 2019

Claire x

Search Press Limited

Wellwood, North Farm Road,

Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR

Photograph on page 7 by Jimmy La

Photographs on pages 27 (bottom), 53, 62 (bottom), 66, 67, 69, 74,

80 (bottom), 86, 91, 112, 121 (bottom) by Paul Bricknell

Photographs on pages 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 24 (middle right), 36–37, 38, 39,

40, 41 (top right), 43, 45, 47 (bottom), 48, 51, 55 (bottom), 56–57,

59, 63, 65, 68, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 83, 85 (top right), 87 (top right),

89, 92, 93, 95, 97 (bottom), 99, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106 (bottom),

108, 109 (top), 111, 113, 114, 115, 117, 119 (top), 121, 123, 124,

125, 126, 127, 128 by Stacy Grant

All other photographs by Roddy Paine Photographic Studios

illustrations may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by

any means by print, photoprint, microfilm, microfiche, photocopier,

internet or in any way known or as yet unknown, or stored in a

retrieval system, without written permission obtained beforehand

from Search Press.

Print ISBN: 978-1-78221-733-6

eISBN: 978-1-78126-665-6

The Publishers and author can accept no responsibility for any

consequences arising from the information, advice or instructions

given in this publication.

Readers are permitted to reproduce any of the items in this book

for their personal use, or for the purposes of selling for charity,

free of charge and without the prior permission of the Publishers.

Any use of the items for commercial purposes is not permitted

without the prior permission of the Publishers.

Suppliers

If you have difficulty in obtaining any of the materials and

equipment mentioned in this book, then please visit the

Search Press website for details of suppliers:

www.searchpress.com

You are invited to visit the author’s website:

www.woolcouturecompany.com

MABEL BUNNY

& BABY 38

LILLY POLAR

BEAR 44

RUBY

ELEPHANT 50

WALTER

ZEBRA 58

TREVOR ARCTIC

FOX 64

FLORENCE RED

PANDA 70

OLIVER

OCTOPUS

& BABY 76

STITCH

PUPPY 82

GABRIEL

ALPACA 88

DORIS

SLOTH 94

CLARENCE

PIG 98

LIONEL

LAMB 104

MATILDA KOALA KIELDER RED

SQUIRREL 116

& BABY 110

TEETEE

DRAGON 122

FOREWORD

Touker Suleyman, from

Dragons’ Den

I knew from the minute that Claire walked into

Dragons’ Den

that she would be brilliant at everything

she chooses to do. A woman with passion and integrity,

Claire and Wool Couture was an investment that I

wasn’t going to let go.

My business decisions are foremost about people

and then about business. Claire and her partner Ali

are the perfect example of a hard-working and driven

partnership. They have a desire to produce and supply

outstanding niche products with the consumer in mind.

They have grown and developed the business in the time

I have known them, way beyond all our expectations.

For Wool Couture, new ideas arise on a regular basis,

one of the most exciting for 2018 was the opening of

the first Wool Couture shop and café. Tej and I were

privileged to be in Yorkshire for the opening with

over one hundred customers eager to share in the

excitement. It was a pleasure to see the smiling and

engaged faces of the team and customers alike. The

space has proven to be a real success, with regular

craft sessions a must visit for everyone, and there

is always a cup of tea and homemade cake ready and

waiting. You never know, if Claire and Ali have their

way, 2019 could see an addition of alpacas in the

surrounding fields! At the very least, you will be sure

to find all the animals from this wonderful book on

the shelves.

This first book,

Mabel Bunny & Co.

from

Wool Couture invites craft lovers to make a menagerie

of animals, each with their own personality. You can

make just one animal or the entire collection – with

beautiful stitching and stand-out features, each

animal will make a statement of its own once created.

Even I might have a go…

Nothing is too much trouble for the Wool Couture

team and I am proud of their significant growth. Their

success is a celebration of hard work and dedication

to what was just a dream a few years ago, and my

wish for the Wool Couture team is that they go from

strength to strength, continuing this remarkable

journey and, of course, that

Mabel Bunny & Co.

features in homes worldwide.

Tej Lalvani, from

Dragons’ Den

We all strive to be memorable, but it is rare on first

meeting that you instinctively sense a person is going to

be special. Then you look and hear their proposition and

all is confirmed, but that is exactly what happened when

Claire stepped out of the elevator into the Dragons’ Den in

2017 – and what a remarkable ride it has been over the

past couple of years for the indomitable Claire, co-founder

Ali, and the Wool Couture team.

Having started life working her way up through the

ranks of a blue-chip company, followed by a management

role within the NHS, Claire’s business acumen is

undeniable, but her story hasn’t always been plain sailing.

She tells her life story in a raw and unreserved fashion,

highlighting her struggles with managing anxiety and

depression and the therapeutic value of crafting to

help channel positive energy – resulting in the birth of

Wool Couture.

Approaching three years on, Wool Couture is a

fully-fledged and thriving business with Claire at the

helm and Ali by her side, weaving their creative magic

and driving the development of the company into new

and significant areas. The online business has expanded

with the first retail shop now open, new ranges launching

weekly and the intention to conquer the US market not

just a dream anymore, but a reality.

Understated and real, Wool Couture have a touching

affinity with their audience, which is a rare quality,

enthusiastically sharing their passion for all things

knitting, macramé, crochet and weaving.

Always thinking of others, the team aspire to reach

further craft lovers. They always say that not everyone

can attend classes at a local event to learn the art

of these disciplines, but online training courses are

attainable, which is why Claire is determined to drive

this ambition.

Losing yourself in a book is the ultimate in relaxation,

so I am delighted to have been asked to introduce the

exciting world of

Mabel Bunny & Co.

The culmination

of the Wool Couture team’s dedication to crafting,

Mabel Bunny & Co.

is written in an easy-to-follow, simple

style taking fellow crafters on a journey through the super

chunky experience of giant amigurumi. A page turner of a

book for all who love a challenge in life.

I, for one, will be honoured to have a copy of

Mabel Bunny & Co.

on my bookshelf next to any

popular classic.

Opposite (from left to right):

Touker holding Mabel Bunny,

me with Mini Mabel and Tej

holding Teetee Dragon.

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