each one made me smile at how they all had their own little personalities. Over the years I've knitted lots of things including toys - for my own children when they were tiny, as well as my grandchildren, but I've yet to make one that I've kept for myself. However, after knitting a few frogs to gift, I just had to make one for myself!
"There's an old lady who lives in my soul.
She loves to knit and drink tea"
-unknown-
Once Fletcher was knitted (oh, the cuteness!), I started on a pair of overalls
a jacket and a little gathering bag knapsack
"People just need to go back to the ancient crafts.
We should teach people to do whittling at school
or knitting"
-Phoebe Fox-
such a great quote and I totally agree. I've been knitting since I was 11. A neighbour who was very talented in the arts and had once owned her own bridal shop taught me to knit, crochet and embroider. She would bring out a basket of odds and ends of wool, left over from previous projects, needles and sit patiently as I started with the basics - casting on, garter stitch, moving on to purl, decrease & increase. Our grade 6 teacher had a wonderful idea that we could bring a project we were working on to class, so for me, it was a knitting project.
... beautiful things come together . . . one stitch at a time
those knees . . . those legs. . . that tummy!
He's only 4" tall and the perfect size to pop into a suitcase and do some travelling :-)
"Childhood may be over,
but that doesn't mean playtime is"
-Ron Olson-
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