Knittedcharacterfolkfestival Co / Crafts
I first started thinking about a weatherproof soundbox on a soggy Sunday at a midsummer folk festival, when my little knitted fiddler got soaked in a...
→ Read more...
When I say I can go from idea to a sellable handheld knitted puppet in under three days, I’m not talking about a factory finish — I mean a...
→ Read more...
Rain at a festival has a way of softening the world: umbrellas, steaming cups of tea, and the low hum of music through wet air. It also throws a...
→ Read more...
I’ve spent many festival weekends with a tote of knitted characters tucked under my arm, dodging campfire smoke, mud, and the perpetual hug-induced...
→ Read more...
Why I wanted a smell-proof knitted companionI've made dozens of small knitted characters for festivals, market stalls, and quiet evenings at home....
→ Read more...
Rain is the festival’s uninvited guest: one minute you’re arranging a tiny woollen fiddler on a gingham cloth, the next you’re tucking...
→ Read more...
I first wondered whether a single knit pattern could become a festival series the year I made a tiny fox for a friend’s birthday and ended up with...
→ Read more...
I love the challenge of making a tiny musician who not only looks like they belong on a festival stage but can also hold a fiddlestick between their...
→ Read more...
I’ve been hauling projects and a battered project bag to fields, village greens and muddy festival carparks for most of my life. After more than a...
→ Read more...
I once sat up late in a field behind a folk stage, socks rolled down, a mug of lukewarm tea in one hand and a half-finished knitted gnome in the...
→ Read more...