Living Crafts | BackWinter11

In This Issue

In this issue we present you with a real cool and super easy way of making warm and cozy rugs in your home. Fiona Duthie shows you how easy it is to just braid or crochet wool roving and let your children do the jumping to felt it. Another wonderful project is a beautiful knitted block for babies, designed by Nicky Epstein. There is something fun and playful awaiting on each side of this toy, to give joy to your baby, and it is also like a pillow to lean on. An exciting and unique project in this issue is making wooden and felt figures from the Mitten story. We’ll show you how to make wooden animal figures custom to your children’s favorite fairytales. You’ll learn how to make a felted nutcracker with moving arms! This doll is so warm and huggable. It will be a wonderful gift to await your children when they wake up on Christmas day. In addition, you’ll learn the simple and easy techniques to sew a felt snowman and felt winter stars. Making paper stars is another fun project to do as a family this winter. As always, there are many exciting projects to look forward to.

"Block for Baby"

Learn how to make six unique knitted squares for a beautiful play block for your baby. This delightful block is designed by Nicky Epstein and the designs include a sun, a five-sided star, a cat, a smiling face, chain, etc. Depending on the yarn you pick and the needle size, you can make these in various sizes and colors!

"Wool Roving Rugs"

All you need to know is how to braid, and you can make these cozy warm rugs for your family and friends. We also offer you a crocheted version which is super easy to make. This is a fantastic item to make with your children, or when you get together with extended family. Felting is the most fun part as you’ll need lots of feet to jump up and down! This lightweight but very warm rug designed by Fiona Duthie promises to be a Living Crafts classic.

"Woodland Animals"

Learn how to make wooden figures designed for your child’s favorite fairytale. In this article, the mother-daughter duo Kimara McCombs and Michelle Bonney show you how to make woodland animals and a felt mitten custom-made for the Mitten story by Alvin Tresselt, perfect for a winter holiday gift.

"Felted Nutcracker"

This project is not just to make a felted nutcracker, but Laura Burch will give you complete instructions with step-by-step photos on how to make any felted doll with moving limbs! The techniques are unique, and the doll is warm and cozy and ready to hug by children of all ages. Your “Clara” will be delighted to find her nutcracker under the Christmas tree!