Competition to win some I love my VW Campervan (or Beetle!) bunting

Phew - that was a busy few weeks, Mighty Dub Fest followed by Stanford Hall followed by CamperJam.  Thought I'd better catch up with the blog before the next event!

We decided a feel good moment was required as the weather seems to have gone completely haywire so we're having a competition :)

You have a chance to win some of our bunting.  You can choose up to 10 letters and a VW of your choice, Splitty, Bay or Beetle - any colour you like!

For a chance to win all you have to do is visit our home page and click on the competition button on the top left then follow the instructions. 

You don't have to buy anything - it's free to enter.

Good luck!

Knit yourself a Campervan Beanie Hat

After making the knitting pattern for the egg cosies, some folk were asking about a Beanie Hat, again based on the iconic VW Campervan / Kombi / Bus.

Well, completely mad as it is, here is a photo my son's girlfriend who was "volunteered" to model the result!

Not to be taken seriously of course (the beanie hat I mean, not the girlfriend!) and if you want to get hold of a knitting pattern they are available in our Etsy shop at a price of £1.99

Handcrafted Talent, VW Campervan Style

It never ceases to amaze me how much talent and originality there is out there.  I came across this VW Campervan Pillow / Cushion and Mailbox whilst on one of my regular trawls for anything to do with VW, Kombi, Campervans etc on Etsy.

Love 'em!  Hope you do too!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/92378524/vw-van-pillow-vw-bus-pillow-felt-pillow

http://www.etsy.com/listing/99759598/volkswagen-bus-mailbox-by-thebusbox

Competition - Win a Festival Blanket

All you need to do for a chance to win one of our fabulous hooded festival blankets is come and "like" SnuginaDub on Facebook!  When we reach 300 likers we'll pull one lucky winner from the draw.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/VW-Camper-Van-Stuff-at-Snuginadub/173320059376440

These blankets have a waterproof outer and a soft snuggly fleece inner.  Perfect to wrap up in and big enough to spread out for a picnic. 

Go on, you know you want one!

http://www.snuginadub.co.uk/Hooded_Festival_Blanket.html

Knit yourself a Campervan Blanket

 

I've just added another knitting pattern to my Etsy account, this time for a blanket with campervans on it. I didn't set out with the idea of making it in Jubilee colours, it just turned out that way!

Having seen lots of sleepy toddlers being pulled around in little red wagons at the VW events I thought maybe someone might like to make one of these to keep their little 'uns snug.  Of course there is no reason that it should just be kept for the kids - you could make a really big one for yourself!

This blanket measured approx. 107cm long and 61cm wide and took just 400g of double knitting yarn.

You can make it any colour you like so maybe you could match your van :)

You could even make it extra snuggly by adding a fleecy backing.

If you don't need a blanket, why not just make a few squares up into a cushion or maybe even a wall hanging (not that there would be room to hang one on the wall of a camper!)

Have fun whatever you decide!

Available at Etsy:

Campervan / Kombi Blanket Knitting Pattern based on the VW Splitscreen (Splitty)

Campervan Event over Easter

If you're looking for a Campervan event over Easter you could pop across to Chester Racecourse for CamperFest which runs from the 6th to 9th April.  Lots of entertainment for you and the kids, including an Easter Egg Hunt of course and not to mention an abundance of culinary treats. Yummy!

Knit a Campervan Egg Cosy for Easter

I was feeling a bit brave and thought I'd have a go at creating a campervan knitting pattern.  The result was this Egg Cosy which I thought would make a great gift idea for a campervan lover at Easter.  It only takes oddments of yarn so you could make yourself a dozen in different colours.  Just think how many chocolate eggs you could justify buying and of course you can still use the cover after Easter!

If you would like to have a go, the PDF version of the pattern is available on Esty and Folksy priced at £1.75.  Hope you like it.