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Knitting Nancy

When I was young I learnt to knit using a knitting nancy. It was a beautiful wooden lady and using her to knit was rather magical. When I heard that my young neice enjoys crafting, I decided to share some knitting nancy magic with her.

I looked in craft shops for one, but only found crude, ugly plastic ones. So I decided to make one, but it wasn’t until I read a post at Hinterland Mama about knitting nancy’s that I was truly inspired!

Off I went to our local hardware store where I bought  a wooden chair foot. Husband of Mine happened to be using the drill that afternoon, and quickly drilled out a hole for me. Using the dremmel I softened the edges and sanded so the wool won’t snag.

To decorate it, I decided to use the wood burner, followed by milk paint. Next I hammered in the nails before leaving it smelling delicious with a beeswax and olive oil treatment 🙂

I can’t wait to see what Tia creates with it! Or to make more 😉

Happy crafting, Kelly

January 1, 2012 by

Pieces of me ~ A Yarn Along

Before today I hadn’t decided who my very slowly emerging rainbow of gnomes was for… now I realise I’m making them for me! Of course, my children will play with them and they will be great for storytelling, but their creation can continue on the go slow.

In the meantime, I finished a second knitted bunny for Little Miss Q. I’ve given bunny a nose but no other facial features… what do you think? Does bunny need eyes? You can see bunny’s brother and a tutorial here.

Otherwise, I converted the start of Master D’s jumper into a baby Waldorf doll (it is all for the best, honest!).

And I’m a few more chapters into A Game of Thrones. And – wow, it is a riveting read! If I could curl up in bed and read until I was done I would, but those were the days 🙂 Instead we’ve been painting, baking & playing (and I think I like that better!)

So until next time, enjoy your Christmas celebrations!

Joining in with Ginny’s Yarn Along 😉 warmly, Kelly

December 21, 2011 by