A close-knit community

[donutsweeper]

It took 23 years but they knitted their entire village.

"At first sight, this looks like a classic British village.

There's a beautiful Norman church, two pubs, a shop, a school, a village hall, a huge Georgian manor house with landscaped gardens, teenagers slouched around the bus shelter and dozens of red-brick cottages with gardens in full bloom and vegetable patches bursting with cabbages, cauliflowers and sweet peas.....every inch of this village - Mersham, in Kent - has been lovingly knitted by a small group of very twinkly ladies who started 23 years ago with a couple of cottages and some pigs, and ended up creating more than 60 properties, complete with wheelie bins, outdoor loos, gas tanks, cars in the driveways and even a smart red telephone box."



Go take a look at the rest of the pictures. It's amazing.

Comments

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

That is amazing.

And as someone who has, over the years, knitted and made knitted toys, I can attest to the fact that these things aren't as easy as they look.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I'm not a good knitter. The detail work on these houses just amazes me.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

It was a wonderful project, as you say the detail was amazing.

[kateri-e.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if I feel amazed or disturbed ;-)

I guess I'll go with flabergasted just for fun

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

that was pretty much my response as well. And overall awe at their talent.

[kateri-e.livejournal.com]

Yeah, awe over their talent is nice and safe. NOt to mention is keeps one from dwelling on WHAT it was they used their talent on. *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

excellent point!

[kateri-e.livejournal.com]

But all of my points are always excellent *g*

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

well, of course!

[kateri-e.livejournal.com]

LOL!
Love the icon....... because sometimes you just *have* to cackle madly

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

It goes along with this one quite well

[kateri-e.livejournal.com]

Yes it does.
I've been considering getting a paid account just because since I started making icons (not very well, but it can be fun) I've made more than I can use w/ a free account

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Paid accounts are wonderful. You can also get even more icon space by adding on extra to it.

[kateri-e.livejournal.com]

Must give even more serious thought to it now

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

It can add up (money wise) but the enjoyment factor is worth it for me.

[travels-in-time.livejournal.com]

That is AWESOME. "Very twinkly ladies", I love that.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

All that work! It's completely insane. just wow, right?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Holy...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

yes, exactly my reaction.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I mean, they even knitted the gardens.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

and the cricket players and... it's a little scary. But in a good way

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Ok, I'm currently reading the Hitchhiker's Guide series, so, for some reason, the idea of knitted cricket players is just hilarious.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Improbability drive gone wrong?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

All I can think of now is in the movie when he was puking yarn.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Yeap. Fun movie

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Not nearly as fun as the books, though.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

very true

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure people on the bus wonder about my sanity as I'm laughing into my book.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*pfft* let them wonder

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

It's more fun, that way.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

pulls out new icon

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Hee. Perfect.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

very ME don't you think?

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Very. I love the color, too.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

no ho hums colors allowed for such a sentiment.

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Definitely not.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

although a sparkly silver would have worked nicely too

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

I totally agree.