Knittedcharacterfolkfestival Co / Crafts
I often get asked how to put together a short, sharp puppet performance that still feels rich and rooted in folk tradition. Recently I set myself the...
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I’ve taken knitted toys to more festivals than I can count: tucked under a stall table during a rainstorm, stacked on a dusty bench between sets,...
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I still remember the first time I knit something meant to be seen from the other side of a festival field: a plucky, oversized hedgehog mascot with a...
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Rain at a summer folk festival is as inevitable as an accordion tune — charming in theory, a nuisance in practice. Over the years I’ve learned...
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When someone asks me, "How much should I charge for custom knitted character commissions at a folk festival?" my mind immediately flips between yarn...
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I make a lot of small characters. Tiny hands, tilted caps, and button eyes multiply quickly across my needlework basket, and so does the yarn bill....
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When a folk tale is told at a festival it breathes, twists, and grows with every voice. Translating that living, wandering story into a knit pattern...
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I sell knitted characters and little festival-ready gifts from a small stall at outdoor folk gatherings across the UK, so packaging isn’t just a...
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When I set out to design a knitted character inspired by a particular region’s folk identity, I don’t start with a stitch pattern — I start...
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I love the moment when a tiny knitted being steps off my needles and into the world — and the first question I ask is not only "Who is this...
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