HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLO!! ..... 
I can't stay, I'm supposed to be in another part of the house, however, I'll be back tomorrow afternoon with lots of things to show you; strange things that a friend and I are knitting ..... BECAUSE .....
Warning >> Warning >> Warning >>
Christmas is coming!!
Until tomorrow afternoon then wonderful people ......
Afternoon everyone ...
Just here for a moment while I show you what is happening about this "knitted nativity" project for Christmas.
(I did warn you that it was about Christmas so I know you will forgive me) ... 
I'm knitting a camel similar to this .. mainly because I noticed the pattern doesn't have one (camel)! The only problem will be that the camel is taller than the people .. so I'll make sure it is far away in the distance. I suppose technically we will need three though ... "We Three Kings" and all that? .. might just end up as "We Three Camels" though.
A friend is knitting this whole scene one at a time for us ...the pattern is designed by the wonderful English craft designer Alan Dart.
The first one is finished ...
Will keep you up to date with the pattern progress as they are finished.
If I have anything to do with it, this Christmas is going to be very special in this house this year, if not a little quirky ... 
Very nice, Tas. A good project.
Can I recommend patterns by Jean Greenhowe?
I knitted a nativity scene years ago - and gave it to next door, who were religious.
They then promptly gave it to their baby to chew on and ruin. All that work!
I used to knit a lot of Jean Greenhowe dolls to sell.
My fingers won't let me knit anymore, so knit as long as you can.
That is a lovely pattern stawks .. I'm not very good at knitting really, but I might have a quiet go it and see what happens, thank you xxx
The camel is coming along nicely, but it's more than simple because everything is done in garter stitch and squares; the way it is sewn up gives it shape which means, thankfully, so I don't have to shape it.
I knitted an elephant once, but it caused a great deal of sniggering as it was impossible to tell the trunk from the tail .. knitting, for me, didn't quite turn out to be, well, knitting .. 
Then there was a sweater and somehow, it ended up with two sleeve holes on the same side so that wasn't exactly successful either .. 
.... some people just should not knit! I can make nice teddy bears though .. 
That's awful about your beautiful nativity set going to waste like that after all the work you must have put into it. Shame on them!
