A cute nativity set
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (344799)
Rockingham, Australia
October 23, 2023 7:03pm CST
We went to a Christmas Fair at the clubhouse in our retirement village. It's still onlly October but their thinking is that everyone gets more and more busy from hereon in so the craft ladies hold their fair early. I was a gold coin donation to enter and you coud buy morning tea there as well as picking up various items that were on sale. Proceeds from the entry fee and morning tea went to Food Bank.
As well as the great many items that were for sale, some people also displayed various items they had made but were keeping. One of those was this cute knitted nativity set. In a way, I’d love to crochet a nativity set but I wouldn’t have the patience with all the tiny bits and different colours. It’s sewing in all the loose ends that annoys me. However, it’s still very cute..
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@Juliaacv (52021)
• Canada
25 Oct 23
@JudyEv I would think that you would need to test the waters first and see if you can get a few pre-orders before ordering the set itself to make. I think that I would also check to see if there are any 'cheater sets' that you can find online. I do that with recipes.
I would think that any small specialty shop that offers collectables, or a Christmas shop would be interested in selling them on consignment for you.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 23
I'm almost tempted to crochet a set. You can buy a crochet set on Ebay for $386!!! I can't imagine it would sell at that price but maybe it would. You can never really charge for your time with craft work. Well, not all your time anyway.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 23
@Juliaacv I hear what you're saying. It would be a lot of effort and you couldn't charge too much even with the amount of work involved. I found some patterns for Christmas bells, snowflakes, angels, etc and I think they would be a better option to make. I might make up a heap and have my own little stall at the clubhouse at the Christmas Fair next year.
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@DaddyEvil (139924)
• United States
24 Oct 23
When Pretty was little, I crocheted a bunch of different animal finger puppets for her... She kept them for years. They were extremely fiddly, though. I know I don't want to do something like that again.
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@DaddyEvil (139924)
• United States
24 Oct 23
@JudyEv I only had the patience for making those because I thought Pretty would love them. Otherwise, I made blankets or lap rugs.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 23
@DaddyEvil That would be me too. I would do something for someone I treasured but otherwise stick to bigger/simpler things.
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@BarBaraPrz (48296)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Oct 23
I like the donkey. He looks felted, or maybe that's just a result of the fuzziness of your photo.
The Centre4Women, to which I go, is having one November 18th I think. (Christmas fair, not donkey.)
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@BarBaraPrz (48296)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
25 Oct 23
@JudyEv Some, mostly cross-stitch these days.
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@ptrikha_2 (47261)
• India
25 Oct 23
The Nativity set looks gorgeous.
So people might be buying it in fair numbers?
Crocheting would be a long drawn purpose I suppose.
Have a nice Thursday!
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@ptrikha_2 (47261)
• India
26 Oct 23
@JudyEv
Yes that could be a good option as well.
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
24 Oct 23
It is very cute but I agree, too much work for me to tackle.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 23
It would be a lot of work indeed - and fiddly work at that.
@wolfgirl569 (110541)
• Marion, Ohio
25 Oct 23
@JudyEv I am like you and don't like small things
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@LindaOHio (183852)
• United States
24 Oct 23
I think that's adorable, especially the donkey. Have a good day.
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@RebeccasFarm (91125)
• Arvada, Colorado
24 Oct 23
This is a lovely set..so quaint Judy.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 23
I'm nearly tempted to crochet a set but I'll wait a day or two and hopefully the feeling will pass.
@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
24 Oct 23
It is very cute but I agree, too much work for me to tackle.
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@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Oct 23
I'm thinking next year I might have my own little stall for Christmas bells, angels, etc. They'd be easier to do.
I tried to learn to knit and crochet but never could get the hang of either.
@JudyEv (344799)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Oct 23
Well hello. I haven't seen your name lately. I hope things are going well for you. Christmas is fast approaching, isn't it?
@Beestring (14845)
• Hong Kong
24 Oct 23
That is a very cute nativity set. Wonder how long it takes to make.
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