Zola’s own travelling monster, Horatio Bobbles, went with her to the RHS Malvern Spring Festival. They especially wanted to see the amazing knitted Work of Heart garden, and were lucky enough to meet the garden’s creator, the lovely Clare Young. Mr. Bobbles was happy to see other lots of other knitted and crocheted creatures out in the wild!

Mr. Bobbles loved Chica‘s woolly double. He was a bit too shy to get close, though.

Another view of the woolly garden.

A close up of some of the knitted flowers.

A knitted bee buzzing in the blooms.

A friendly knitted gnome keeping watch over one of the trees hung with memorial hearts.

More knitted gnomes join the party. (Pattern by Alan Dart).

More memorial hearts.

Another view of the avenue of trees with memorial hearts.

Mr. Bobbles spotted this beady-eyed woodpecker perched in a heart tree. (He was crocheted by John Pickles.)

Another cute little bee.

The lovely Clare Young posing with Mr. Bobbles. She looks a little worried as Zola was pulling faces to try and maker her laugh.

If you’d like to see more pics of the festival, head on over to Zola’s personal blog.

Thank you, Clare for posing with Mr. Bobbles. Your garden brought smiles to so many people who saw it. Zola, Mr. Bobbles and all at Monster HQ wish you much success with your future fundraising and woolly adventures!