Pillbug, Roly-Poly, Potato Bug … No Matter What YOU Call It, We All Knit It The Same …

Posted by Danielle | Jun 18, 2022 | Knitting Patterns |

I grew up in Canada, in southern Ontario, and we called them potato bugs! What did you call them where you grew up?

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