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KnitFest is coming!
Loving this year's Knitfest theme
You will want to pop your specs on to see the incredible display of knitted and crocheted Australiana themed creatures at Judi Coey Optometry in Maleny during this year’s Knitfest on Saturday and Sunday, July 6-7.
Judi's mum, Pam Robinson (pictured), a leader of the needlework group at the Buderim Craft Cottage and also a member of the yarns and fibres group, likes to create a magical display of creatures every year for Judi's shop during the Knitfest Yarn and Fibre Arts Festival in Maleny.
When Pam saw the theme for the first Knitfest, she thought she'd make a few things for Judi's shop and has been making stuffed toys for a magical display each year.
With this year’s theme being Australiana she has included lots of Australian icons in the display from Vegemite jars to colourful galahs.
Pam has been knitting and crocheting since she was a child. She became a teacher and taught her students to knit a scarf each year.
These days she knits fiddle mitts for aged care homes and was involved in making red poppies for the Armistice Day project.
Knitfest is now in its fourth year and attracts more than 10,000 visitors.
The program for the weekend will feature 27 workshops including macramé, extreme knitting, basket making, felting and dyeing with natural dyes. There will also be 100 trade and market stalls, a stargazing night, cooking classes, music, a raw fleece expo, displays and demonstrations.
