Knitting Dragonflies

I saw this wee Nativity Set on a great blog RunningJackKnits, it is amazing. All of the patterns for the characters are on her blog , knit a wee Nativity set, Mary, Joseph, a donkey, dove and of course baby Jesus in a manger. Even if you are not going to knit it, go take a look at the patterns, the dove is thirty stitches. Here is another Nativity scene to knit, this one with the full set of characters! Love it! Wow! Very nice knitted Nativity scene pattern, entire  here , from women’s weekly. Includes the 3 wise men and their gifts. Love the little sheep also, I would have to make several of those! Get crazy, if it looks like too much, try one character a year! This set of Holy character will go down in history of your family!! The Crèche of the Poor The paper crèche has a special place in the Nativity tradition. It was, at one time, the crèche of the poor. When, in 1782, Joseph II, Austrian emperor, placed a ban on crèches, the nativity set moved from churches, palace...