Brockleyknits is a knitting group in the heart of Brockley. Recently I had the honour to be invited to the group as they held a special meeting for the annual event Brockley Max. Upon my arrival I received very warm welcomes and greetings from many familiar faces. The group is very popular and I would guesstimate a number of 20 odd ladies and gent (yes, we also had a male knitter joining our little knitting circle) taking part in a special knitting get together. There was a choice of pattern, needles and yarn on the tables for those in need of a project .
One of the patterns offered was a knitted badger - "The name 'Brockley' is derived from either 'Broca's woodland clearing', or a wood where badgers are seen (broc is the Old English for badger)." I had never knitted an amigurumi before, naturally I had to give it a try! The Badger is a pattern available on ravelry.com, I will post pictures of the work in progress and the finished project soon - watch this space!
source Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockley
The pattern is fairly easy to follow, although it does require some knitting skills, I would not class it as a beginners pattern. You will need some skills of knitting with colours, part of the badger is knitted in intarsia, the rest is a simple stocking stitch with increasing and decreasing. It is available from Jelly Bums for £2.20. If you want to read about the making of Jelly Bums, they also have a blog with exciting news, pattern information and much more! I used a DK Natural Merino Wool Yarn from knitshop.co.uk and 3mm bamboo knitting needles.
 |
| Picture: Jelly Bum Badger Knitting Pattern - www.jellybums.co.uk |
Brockley Max is in it's eleventh year and brings the best talent and creativity the area has to offer. Brockley Max if offering exciting surprising, family-friendly activities, events, workshops and exhibitons across Brockley, Ladywell, Crofton Park and Honor Oak. The event to celebrate in SE London will be on again in Summer 2012. For more information please visit the website www.brockleymax.co.uk
If you want to join Brockleyknits, the knitting group in Brockley (Lewisham SE), they meet every 3rd Monday from 8pm at Mr Lawrence Wine Bar on Brockley Road. Plenty of parking outside and very easy to reach via public transport and everyone is WELCOME!!
Happy Badger Knitting!!
Julieta
Useful links:
Brockley - Wikipedia
Amigurumi Toys
Badger Pattern - Jelly Bums Blog
Ravelry Badger Project - Ravelry.com
Brockley Max
DK Natural Merino Wool Yarn
No comments:
Post a Comment