Tonies are beautiful hand-painted figures that play audiobooks, songs and stories when placed on a Toniebox. Take music and bedtime stories wherever you go with fun characters, simple controls, and no bright screens. Ohana means family, family means no one gets left behind or forgotten. And that’s just what happens in this delightful tale. Mention of lovelin?? shawl – uses a lot of fun and interesting stitches and techniques throughout that push your boundaries a little – comfortable next level]

Fast forward a few more years and the name, Toni Lipsey, is well known within the crochet community but more so when it comes to Tunisian crochet. We discover that Toni actually stumbled into it by accident at a craft fair after seeing a woman sat working on a project with a giant crochet hook who very kindly taught Toni a few stitches and the history of them.Lilo is an independent little girl, and Stitch is a mischievous creature from outer space. When their worlds collide, it’s love (and chaos!) at first sight. Fun characters and kid-friendly designs make Tonies the perfect companion for bedtime stories and lullabies, imaginative play and long or short car journeys. It’s the perfect way to engage in music and sound sensory fun – right before bedtime.

First of all, I’d like to say a huge thank you for tuning in and listening to the very first episode of the Yarn Over podcast to talk all about Tunisian Crochet. A lot of hard work has gone into reaching this point and I still can’t quite believe it’s finally live. I hope you enjoyed it and will be tuning into the rest of the series. We have some more amazing guests joining us in future episodes and feel so giddy over the fact Toni Lipsey was our first. INTRODUCTION TO OUR GUEST Meet Tonies, the new audio system for kids. The Toniebox lets you take music and bedtime stories wherever you go with cute characters, easy controls and no bright screens. Listen, sing and tell your very own stories – there are so many ways to play!Tonies are sturdy, magnetic audio-figures with hand-painted details to bring your favourite characters, stories, songs and more to life. MORE : Marvel executive was ‘silenced’ by Disney but truth will come out, attorney claims after high-profile firing Tunisian crochet is like taking the best of both worlds between crochet and knitting – it’s certainly one of those techniques you have to try. The stitches are so unique and the mechanics of creating using them are so encouraging to see whilst you’re working on your project. These collectable audio-figures are made from durable plastic materials, and are the perfect size for little hands. The recognisable characters allow young children to find their favourite stories and music with ease. Ready-to-play Tonie figures comes pre-loaded with songs and stories from your favourite characters. Take bedtime stories wherever you travel with Audiobook Tonies from Disney and Julia Donaldson, or dance along to Music Tonies with fun songs. Each hand-painted Tonie features a cute character design for playtime on and off the Toniebox.

I’d like to say that this, at the very least, could be a teachable moment for Disney and hope they won’t waste another opportunity to promote inclusion, but this isn’t the first colourism issue it has faced and it probably won’t be the last. They contain an NFC chip that has a special ID number so your Toniebox knows which piece of audio to play. Mention of geo pot holder as a great starting point to practice technique for Tunisian crochet in particular for a ‘beginner’– are we allowed to share this (if available) outside of the book?]

It was after Toni decided to delve deeper into Tunisian crochet that she realised there wasn’t much out there by way of books, patterns, tutorials. Not to say that she was the first person to create content but she definitely disrupted this particular niche and helped get the change and steer the conversation to where it is today. MORE : David Tennant’s exciting return to Star Wars confirmed for upcoming Ahsoka Disney Plus series Place a Tonie on top of your Toniebox to play stories or songs. Take it off to stop. It’s easy, even for 3-year-olds! Like Maia, Sydney was born and raised in Hawaii so this is not an issue of ethnicity; it’s purely about colourism, which continues to be prevalent in the acting world (and others, frankly).