Knittedcharacterfolkfestival Co / Crafts
I’ve travelled to more folk festivals than I can count, often with a pair of needles and a tiny knitted mascot tucked into my bag. Over the years...
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I once turned a local folk legend — a moonlit fisherwoman who could coax fish to dance — into a dozen little knitted people. The result was a...
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I’ve learnt the hard way that a beautiful knitted character can be ruined in a single festival downpour or by an over-enthusiastic toddler. Over...
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I run short, joyful workshops for children at village fêtes a lot — knitted characters have a way of drawing a crowd, and 45 minutes is a sweet...
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I set up my first pay-what-you-can yarn-mending stall at a midsummer folk festival because someone handed me a scruffed jumper and asked,...
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When I design a knitted character, the colour is often the first thing I fall in love with. A tiny blush on a cheek, a stripe that tells you a...
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I’ve spent many summers walking festival fields with a notebook in one hand and a compact knitted mascot in the other, watching how a tiny woollen...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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