Naturally, Barbie supports Cymru/Wales in the Football World Cup, so she HAD to have a Bucket Hat - or Het Bwced.

Celebrate Cymru’s first entry into the World Cup since 1958 by crocheting a fun bucket mini hat softie. Bucket hats are worn by all the fans in 2022! Bwceds am byth! Buckets forever!

I have produced this chart of the Welsh Dragon or Draig Goch as a free download as I want as many people as possible to enjoy and use this dramatic symbol of Wales.

This pattern is an adaptation, by kind permission, of Melanie Smith’s pattern for her Angelbear charity found at http://www.angelbear.org.uk/. My version of this simple bear is knitted from the top of the head down, seamlessly, using a circular needle and a technique called Magic Loop. There are several versions of Melanie’s pattern found at th...