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apparently it’s called chenille yarn because chenille means caterpillar in French and the yarn looks like a caterpillar!! was I literally the only one who didn’t know this :sob:

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I didn’t know either!

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Oh….

Yeah. I didnt know that, lol :sweat_smile:

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no i did not know that! it may have resided in the back of my mind tho since my mom knows french and i’m pretty sure she told mwe

@Nala

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I didn’t know either but that’s actually so cool

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I didn’t know until you enlightened us all. Thanks for sharing this info! :blush:

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ofc lolll!

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I did not know that

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I did not know that!

I guess love crocheting with yarn that’s inspired by these guys:

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They are sooooooooo cute​:heart_eyes:

Also I wonder if there is a chenille yarn that looks almost exactly like this woolly bear caterpillar :thinking: id totally buy it

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haha I hope there is! aren’t those the ones that sting if you touch them?

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wait fr??? :sob:

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yes!! I was so shocked when I found it out and its kinda genius ngl

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Yes they are I know that you should not touch the fluffy caterpillars even though they look sooo fluffy and soft (I think most caterpillars are poisonous)

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I ́m french and yes caterpillar is chenille in french

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Yes, I’ve had the wooly bugger bite me as a kid. I seem to recall the sting and itch lasted a LONG time.

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I did not know that :open_mouth:

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I had no idea! That’s so cool!!!:yellow_heart:

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lol

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Haha that’s amazing

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I remember saving them from my pool and they would never sting me though! they were still alive too when I touched them and everyone told me I would be in pain but it never stung loll

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