Monday, April 28, 2008

Knoggin Knitting Presents "Awareness"

Scene: A dewy morning with soft sunlight shimmering down from a blue cloudless sky. A tendril of green slowly pokes a shy sprout from a sleepy winter bulb
through the faded red cedar mulch.

I step softly toward my sleepy garden, breathing in the quiet mildly crisp air of morning. The Allium leaves are spreading outward catching droplets of dew on shiny new greenery. The nodding heads of creamy daffodils look coyly up at the rising sun with earnest regard. A robin hops along the soft mat of lush grass hunting for breakfast.

It's a great day to make flowers!


Monday, April 14, 2008

Knoggin Knitting Presents "Bunnies Galore!"

Scene: A dimly lit room with a spotlight on a veritable pool of petal pink wool which is ominously surrounding small figures studiously bent over the eerie sight of many rabbit parts.

Monday: 10 pm - Unraku Troupe decide on number and colour of puppets required.
Tuesday: I search for lighter pink wool appropriate for a herd of girly rabbits. The knitting of tubes begins. Give up at 1 am.
Wednesday: I continue knitting of tubes for felting. Felting begins. Give up at 3:45 am.
Thursday: Early am - I make one more tube & felt it. Go to work. Head to one of the troupe's studios to finish collectively sewing, stuffing, pinning, hot gluing, ears, tutus. Midnight arrives. 6 bunnies are ready (or at least will hold together for one chaotic performance.)
Friday: Performance!
We did it! And barely in time for the 2nd performance.
Look in the upcoming weeks for a video of this performance on YouTube and perhaps you can get your own bunny replica puppet at KnogginKnitting.etsy.com

Friday, April 04, 2008

P'Nut and Alleyoop


New creations on Knoggin this week:
P'Nut

AlleyOop

Best of friends!

Roros Eclectic Sock Emporium



Come one, come all! To Roro's Eclectic Sock Emporium!
Roro makes the most unusual Sock creatures:
Sock Monkeys, Sock Donkeys, Sock Cats & Dogs & Bears & Beavers
& Lions & Lambs & all their Sock Friends. Oh My!
She even makes cool hand embellished t-shirts with
the different sock critters dancing on them.
Huggable, lovable art with a hundred year old history
- every kid needs their own to love.