Bagpuss - Wedding Forum

Nicola B · #1 (**permalink**) 23-04-2003, 02:57 PM

I know, yet another knitting project - although this one is not all my fault! Eighteen months ago when my Nan was having her second hip replaced, and she was very bored in hospital, she decided that she fancied knitting something. In her Womans Weekly (or whatever) there was a pattern for a Bagpuss, so my Mum suggested that she knit it for me for Christmas.

So off Mum went to buy all the wool, and took in the needles and all, but Nan knitted one piece and decided that perhaps it wasn't knitting that she wanted to do after all

So Mum took over and desperately tried to finish it, but failed. No problem she thought, as my birthday was in January.

By this time though she has realised why my Nan gave up - it wasn't the easiest of patterns to follow.

So fifteen months ago for my birthday I received a 75% completed Bagpuss and a bag of wool! I quite quickly finished the knitting but then couldn't be a*sed to sew it together.

But at the weekend I saw a bag of stuffing in Hobbycraft and was inspired. In the end it only took a couple of evenings, and although it looks a very poor imposter of the real thing, I am quite pleased with it.

I have to take the left eyebrow off and re-attach it as it isn't quite right (but seeing as I cut that off in my photo, it doesn't really matter!) I now have to take him on a trip to Portsmouth to visit my Nan!

Nicola

nikki · #2 (**permalink**) 23-04-2003, 03:28 PM

Oh bless! I love Bagpuss - and he isn't supposed to be perfect, after all!!

N xxx

Heather · #3 (**permalink**) 23-04-2003, 03:37 PM

He is totally adorable!

What a fab story he has to be made as well!

H

sapphire_aus · #4 (**permalink**) 24-04-2003, 04:59 AM

Oh my gosh, it's totally gorgeous Nicola, you can be very proud of yourselves for the joint effort in making him. He's cute as can be.

So I take it, you won't be mass marketing him for a craft stall or anything??? hehe

Bianca · #5 (**permalink**) 24-04-2003, 05:32 AM

Awww sweet!

Beth · #6 (**permalink**) 24-04-2003, 06:22 AM

He looks much better than the real thing!

claireg · #7 (**permalink**) 24-04-2003, 06:33 AM

awwww hes lovely

Lady Rools · #8 (**permalink**) 01-05-2003, 11:14 AM

nice that making him was a family effort as well.,....something to tell the grandkids isn't it

Kezzer · #9 (**permalink**) 01-05-2003, 12:01 PM

He looks fab

You're all so very talented here

Dawnie · #10 (**permalink**) 01-05-2003, 02:43 PM

What a fabulous Bagpuss - there's certainly no mistaking who he is!!!

I really like him - and whatever you say about him, the expression on his face is perfect!

Well done

Teresa · #11 (**permalink**) 02-05-2003, 05:54 AM

Awwww thats fantastic. I really like him, much better than the real thing.

Nicola B · #12 (**permalink**) 03-05-2003, 05:01 PM

I took him home to meet his other two creators, and my Mum couldn't believe how big he was, even though she had been amazed by the size of his feet when knitting him. My Nan vaguely remembered that she had some kind of connection with him, and was just about to start saying something about seeing knitting and thinking that she wanted to knit, and my Mum hastily leapt in the remind her that she had said that once before and that was what had got us into that mess!

Nicola