The Knitted Farmyard one year on - progress

Well, a huge amount of progress has been made on the knitted farmyard, the end is in sight! The ploughed fields need to be sewn down, and there is another one to do, and then I move on to the second piece of rug canvas which will be more fantasy land, it will include a knitted garden theme, the base for the castle, and moat, and of course, then all the little bushes, animals, and people.

The Knitted Farmyard one year on

Knitted farmyard update

Well, I have now completed the little stream/river leading into a pond. The original ploughed field actually became the bridge. It is stitched down either side but free over the river, allowing small toys to pass underneath, which has already been enjoyed by little people.

Knitted farmyard and castle photo's

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Here you can see the layout of what will eventually become the knitted farmyard, in addition to the area for the castle, surrounded by a Moat. The large white square will be knitted in textured slip stitch, often used for dishcloths, but as it gives a lovely brickwork type effect, I decided it would work well for a courtyard too. I found the pattern on Ravelry.

This is a pattern I had used recently for a scarf, called Logan from a knitting magazine, and I thought it makes a good ploughed field.

Green meadow, with bushes.

The basic layout is very similar to the one used in the knitted farmyard book, with meadows, hayfields, cut grass, stubble, and stream with a bridge, a pond and little roads running through.

I will use several yarns to create a watery effect in the moat. I used fabric to mark it out, and then decided to keep it as a way of making the whole thing stronger, especially as this is where the wooden toy castle will sit, which is heavy.

First attempt at a knitted Duck from the  pattern in the book

Wooden toy castle with working drawbridge and knights and fantasy figures from the Papo Mini range

The Knitted Farmyard

Hi there,.......Well I'm completely new to all this blogging malarkey, but I've been enjoying reading so many other peoples crafting and knitting blogs lately, I thought it was time to give it a go.

I have many unfinished craft projects, and I'm thinking that a few online followers might give me the boost I need to get them done, as well as the practice taking photos with my digital SLR that I don't know how to get the best from yet!

So, The first post is about the knitted farmyard, which I am modifying to also include a large wooden toy castle and knights.
More details and photo's later.