Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Pixies and Fairies



When I go to a show, I like to have an item or two that is inexpensive and for kids. When I displayed at the Quilting in the Country show last August, I brought a basket of pixies which sold out. These pixies are knitted of wool and stuffed with wool so all of their 6" are very cuddly and cozy. One poor young mother had to drag her child away screaming and then she came back later and bought several. But it just wasn't the little kids that liked them and a few went home with teenagers and Grandmas, too.




So I am making some more pixies and added a crocheted flower hat to make a fairy friend. When I took a few finished ones when we visited the kids in Utah, Jess had some fun photographing them in her yard.






When I got home, I finished a few more and had to take their photos to finish off the roll. I walk every day and so took them to where the mountains could be a back drop and probably sealed my reputation as a real weirdo as I walked through town with a basket of pixies and fairies.




This is such a fun way to use up those really pretty scraps and spinning experiments and also a good time to try out different color combinations. When I have enough pixies and fairies...Will I ever have enough!?...Then I am going to work on small bears and cats.



I work on these in the evening when I am too tired to do anything else. I always sit on the couch with Punky on one side and Thyme on the other. If I am busy later than usual, then they sit there and leave a space for me. This is also a big cuddle cat time for them, I guess.

3 Comments:

At Wed Oct 26, 03:57:00 PM MDT, Anonymous Anonymous said...

What a great idea! I love them. Is the pattern available anywhere?

 
At Thu Oct 27, 01:03:00 PM MDT, Blogger Kathy Wishnie said...

Thanks! A basic pixie knitting pattern is available at www.weirdolls.com.

 
At Sat Nov 19, 05:23:00 PM MST, Blogger Bronwyn Parry said...

These are gorgeous! I love the way you've photographed them!

(I found your blog via the fiber arts blog ring - and I've bookmarked it. Thanks for some inspiration!)

 

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