Meet Mr Archie Bald

[Kepis]

Say hello to Mr Archie Bald, Archie despite his apparent years was only born a couple of weeks ago and apart from his cap, is knitted in his entirety, his cap is also home made and is from some scrap material, actually the leg of an old pair of trousers, waste not - want not.

So who knitted him?, nope not me, the old dear did it for something to keep her occupied when it's raining and she cant get out in the garden or up the lane for a walk.

We thought he needed a hand tool to use, so today i made him a traditional wooden rake.

More on that here http://kepisbushcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/wooden-rake.html.

 

[Mesquite]

How do Mr Bald, welcome to the forum

 

[Outdoordude]

Lol. Nice one. At first i thought the rake was a crutch.

 

[Kepis]

At first i thought the rake was a crutch.

That gives me another idea

 

[decorum]

Like that .

At first i thought the rake was a crutch.

Nah that's his wife, Hazel. Hard to get a good pic of her as she always looks a bit wooden.






:sad6:

 

[addo]

Like that .

Nah that's his wife, Hazel. Hard to get a good pic of her as she always looks a bit wooden.

:sad6:

O dear Dec

Good work Kepis and co, I'm sat half watching my old dear knitting for a change

 

[Kepis]

Cheers people.

@ Decorum, not only is she wooden, but she is as skinny as a rake - ok, i'll get my coat:sulkoff:

 

[decorum]

... not only is she wooden, but she is as skinny as a rake - ok, i'll get my coat:sulkoff:

And peg toothed


She's a nice lathe though .



:sad6: :evilangel:

 

[Kepis]

and always up for a good tine

 

[Anzia]

Stop, I beg you, stop!

 

[decorum]

and always up for a good tine

I heard that her family are all coppice . Bit of a split personality, but comes with a nice wedge.

 

[decorum]

Stop, I beg you, stop!

Do you want us to leaf it out?

 

[Kepis]

. Bit of a split personality.

They were riven to it im afraid

 

[Anzia]

Do you want us to leaf it out?

*snort*

Woodn't that be nice? Tbh I think some of these puns are just branching out too much

 

[decorum]

As I seem to have derailed your thread ~ do you have a link to the pattern or was it made to herself's acquired knowledge?

They were riven to it im afraid

Is it true that she sported a froe? Or is that a bit out of Lime?

 

[decorum]

*snort*

Woodn't that be nice? Tbh I think some of these puns are just branching out too much

Perhaps, if we pruned out the jokes and Mark did a bit of a How-To', this thread could be made a Sticky?

 

[Kepis]

As I seem to have derailed your thread ~ do you have a link to the pattern or was it made to herself's acquired knowledge?

She worked form a pattern, i'll see if i can get a good enough scan of it and post it up as a link

 

[Anzia]

I totally saw that one coming... I can't take it any more, not gonna stick around much longer!

Uh, just realised I forgot the reason I posted in the first place was to say that I like Mr Archie Bald very much - good work the Kepis's!

Edit: Kepis, if you can find the pattern that would be great as my friend was looking to make something like this for her granddaughter

 

[RE8ELD0G]

My mum knits authentic scotsmen! Bagpipes, kilt, sporren and in different colours.
They even come anatomically correct!!!
Yes in other words if you lift there kilts they have all the trimmings lol