For the past few years, my big sister, (for those of you who don't know
her she's called Deirdre) has been spending her spare time in the
evenings knitting. She has knit hats for small girls, hats for grown
men, scarves for ladies, sweaters for small babies and all sorts of
others things, including these lovely cushions that now sit on my couch.
Her knits are so good they have gone international. A baby in Holland, a
nephew of hers, is currently the proud owner of one of her knitted
sweaters and another nephew in Boston is wearing an 'Auntie Deirdre
Aran'.
There are some other creatures proudly sporting some of Deidre's creations at the moment. Hens! Yes you read that right. As we speak, Deirdre is knitting jumpers for hens. Always one for a good cause, Deirdre heard Pauline McGlynn (aka Mrs Doyle from the comedy series Fr. Ted) appealing for knitters to knit jumpers for battery hens that she had rescued. Apparently when the hens were rescued from the battery farm they had no feathers and are now feeling the cold. Deirdre accepted the challenge and sent away for the pattern, and here's a few of the sweaters for hens she has already knitted.
There are some other creatures proudly sporting some of Deidre's creations at the moment. Hens! Yes you read that right. As we speak, Deirdre is knitting jumpers for hens. Always one for a good cause, Deirdre heard Pauline McGlynn (aka Mrs Doyle from the comedy series Fr. Ted) appealing for knitters to knit jumpers for battery hens that she had rescued. Apparently when the hens were rescued from the battery farm they had no feathers and are now feeling the cold. Deirdre accepted the challenge and sent away for the pattern, and here's a few of the sweaters for hens she has already knitted.
There will be some snazzy looking hens strutting around the Littlehill rescue center in Kildare this winter!
I also gave her a challenge which she accepted. I saw a pattern for a very stylish cardigan on the web and asked her would she knit it for me. She said yes, and again she sent away for the pattern.
I'm just hoping now that she doesn't get the patterns mixed up, but I won't say anything, I wouldn't want to ruffle her feathers...
PS.. While she was in Dublin for the Christmas holidays, myself and Deirdre went to a wool shop to choose wool for my stylish new cardigan. While we were there I was persuaded by the very enthusiastic sales assistant to start knitting again. So after 10 years in the knitting wilderness I have some balls of wool and some needles lurking in a bag at the side of my couch. Watch this space...
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