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A selected of knitted tea cosies in a COVID virus design

Making memories

The first lockdown in Melbourne coincided with an announcement that I was about to become a great-grandmother, a bout of ill health and a renewed interest in knitting and crocheting. The baby’s ball I crocheted became a virus, others appeared which then led to teapots galore for family members.

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