Knitted Farm Swap Archives ~ Happy Whimsical Hearts https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/tag/knitted-farm-swap/ a Waldorf inspired blog Mon, 28 Mar 2016 18:48:15 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 Knitted farm https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2013/02/knitted-farm-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=knitted-farm-2 https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2013/02/knitted-farm-2/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 08:15:00 +0000 https://happywhimsicalhearts.com/2013/02/knitted-farm-2/ I’ve come to really love making toys for my children. And I like to imagine that the love I feel for my children ~ as well as the process of creation infuses the toys with love. So when my good friend Carrie from Crafty Moms Share invited people to join a knitted farm swap, I simply could not resist! Each of us knit ten squares ~ my square of choice was the knitted garden. We followed the instructions from Living Crafts {Winter 2008 & Winter 2009}. After our squares were finished we exchanged them through Carrie, ending up with lovely fields of wheat, corn and oats. A plowed field and veggie patch, as well as paddocks for sheep, horses and pigs. And what would a farm be without a pond *smile* Next I made some other squares, a path and a stream to bring it all together. Oh, and of course the animals! Some horses, pigs, sheep, ducks and even a sneaky fox! I also received some gorgeously crafted fences from Organic Kinder {do visit their lovely Etsy shop ~ so many beautifully handcrafted items!}. And now my children have a beautiful knitted farm set that is a patch work […]

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