Seldom has a project yielded as much satisfaction with so little effort. Better yet, no shekels were spent in the manufacturing these little cuties. I'm starting my yarn diet early.
I first saw these little guys on Ellies site. I couldn't wrest my eyes from rainbow of little Korknisse. The original pattern stems from Manne in Norway. The instructions are here, translated by Saartje. The results translate into all languages as CUTE.
I have a mother load of corks that I had no idea what to do with. These are ideal. A few could be let out of the the giant test tube and dress for the holidays. The yarn is Knit Picks Telemark leftover from the Red Light Special beanie. I searched high and low for little jingle bells, to no avail. After some thought, I took a dive into the craft bins and came up with a little bag of Ultrasuede scrapes. Perfect. Just the thing to make tiny holly berries and leaves.
My little guys came to work with me and had their photo session on the railroad tracks behind the shop. It's a good thing that I haven't gotten busted by the FEC...yet. Say cheese...kaas...Käse...fromage...сыр!
