Knitting Goldilocks

I have been thinking of little puppet stories to tell to my boys and others.
We have three great wooden bears.
Here Goldilocks is born:

Knit a rectangle:
Size 4 knitting needles
Cast On 12 stitches in skin color
Knit about 1 "
change color to dress color (pale pink) leave a long tail for use in sewing
Knit about 2 inches bind off.

Using tale of correct color thread gather top of head then sew down to neck.

Begin sewing with pink down to bottom of skirt. (tie knot but do not trim, if tail long enough use to close)

Stuff head with wool, then use yarn from neck and sew a running stitch to gather, then knot.

Stuff body then sew bottom shut with a running and gather stitch.

Add hair and hat or hood.

But Goldilocks turned into Violet the farmers daughter in our Harvest tail.

Napkin Rings

In an effort to save some laundry we fashioned napkin rings with our names.

Now, if we could just keep the napkins clean enough for another sitting.

Two Dolls to Norway

These are the dolls I made to send to our friends in Norway.

One for big brother and one for new sister

Clothes Display from Grandpa's workshop

I have had this idea to make a rack for clothes at craft fairs.

It had to be able to hold long sleep sacks and short vests, plus if it could come apart even better.

I love making things with my father.

I can tell him my idea, show him a sketch, and he grabs enough scrap wood to make it come to life.

He also always improves on the idea!

On this afternoon, Grandma was at an appointment, littlest guy was sleep, and big brother was ready to play with Grandpa's tools and sand with a sanding block for the first time.  With the monitor on the workshop wall, my father and I worked together without too many interruptions. Somehow the stars aligned and we finished the project in one afternoon apart from another coat of paint.