Lannar and Peregrine - 2 bards from a travelling troupe.

Fox and frog.

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Dear Knitting Cabbage Heads,

I had a lovely message recently outlining the idea of a Knitted Ones troupe, made up of a variety of animals. This really grabbed my imagination. A fox and a froglet were needed. This little one piped up from the Pool of Life and expressed a very keen desire to be a bard. I fully expected to make a brand new froglet but this one was insistent.

Those eyes just pleaded whilst he hummed a song to show his commitment. So I set to. The other two were very much against the idea of being made into bards. Very much against it. It still amazes me how they have their own ideas

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He was quite insistent that I make the fox next before concentrating on clothes. And who am I to argue? First of all we had to decide which colour yarn to use and came up with the russet. The fifth pic show the difference in tone between what I normally use. I think I might actually prefer this shade. And look at that sweet face, isn’t he a charmer? Meet Peregrine.

We then had to decide on shoes, Lannar had already chosen a blue pair. Peregrine is a more down to earth character though and went for the brown. His reasoning was they were more appropriate for tramping through the countryside to gigs.

Lannar on the other hand is a bit of a fop. He loved the blue and began styling his clothes based around the colour rather than practicalities. First some blouson trousers. I made up the pattern as I went (and forgot to write it down - doh!😩) and I think they turned out quite well.

Peregrine had a practical pair of trousers. Of course. Much more sensible. I adjusted them a bit, making them a bit shorter in the waist.

Waistcoats next for them both, couldn’t have them cold on top. Lannar chose a blue and Peregrine surprised me with a green! I expected brown again. Posh buttons for Lannar and simple, sensible brass ones for Peregrine.

Now they needed cloaks. Lannar designed a shorter cloak made more for looks than anything else, Peregrine went for length and warmth to keep him comfortable in the open air. Peregrine did go for a little decoration, Lannar’s was a little more ‘obvious’.

Before they left for their new home I sorted out their accessories, a bag each, a scroll and music. Peregrine writes with a feather pen, Lannar can’t be bothered with dipping into ink and uses a pencil. Peregrine has a sword for protection, Lannnar believes his music will save him. Both play the lute, though Lannar decided to bling his up, which I’m really not sure about especially the glitter, but he says it’s wonderful.

I took them for a last photo shoot in a Christmassy set up.

There they are. The start of a troupe.

So that’s all folks. Till next time, Tx

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