Child's Play

One lucky bidder made the purchase and her children are delighted! Our gratitude goes out to Paula and her family for a generous donation to the school. We are pleased that the Farmyard Blanket has found a home.

Now its time to accessorize. Ostheimer and Kinderkram wooden farm-life figures are especially pleasing to hold, and a nice contrast to the soft wool. The Gnome Home, our school store, has a nice collection of these for sale. Of course, you can make your own knitted or sewn figures too.

Here are all twelve of the squares in our first Farmyard Blanket. The next twelve will soon be turned into a second blanket, and sold on our etsy website.

The Vegetable Garden
Fern and Wren are not the only ones who love this square. It was knitted in Minnesota by their grandmother Carole, and embellished in Michigan by their mother Leah. The needle-felted lettuces, beets, and carrots look good enough to eat.

The Barnyard
Did someone say food? Marna, mom to Liam, knitted this cozy barnyard for the piggies. She found time to knit between catering jobs and cooking for her own family this past year.

The Sheep Pasture
Judi and Yvonne joined forces to create this field. Judi did the knitting, and her daughter-in-law Yvonne needle felted the details. Six year old Jake is proud of the work his mother and grandmother have done.

The Flower Meadow
Denise, mom to third grader Ariana, created this lovely square with gentle hills and needle felted flowers. A tiny visitor wanders over to take a nap in the comfort and shade of this misty meadow.

The Horse Pasture
Shannon learned to knit so her daughter Alena would have a farmyard blanket of her own. She worked her way through online tutorials in the wee hours of the night until she had it just right. What an achievement!

The Raised Beds
Toni has two shares in this knitting co-op. Here is the first, and the second is a hayfield. She is making a big blanket for Miyo, but we just might catch her playing with it herself while her daughter is at school.

The Pond
One homeschool family divided the knitting task evenly between themselves. Three girls, Latifa, Danah and Mariam, and their mom Judith, enjoyed making the ponds. A thankful groundhog family enjoys the taste of fresh Spring flowers.

The River
The pattern for this beautiful square was designed by Natalie. She and her husband Paul manage a Waldorf-inspired daycare in Clawson. Both of them are qualified kindergarten teachers, and have worked at the Children's Center at OSS. Now they care for young children at Joyful Beginnings, as well as raising their own teenage daughters.

The Plowed Earth
A clever fox takes a rest on his way to the henhouse. Trish's children, Joshua and Clare, can't wait to see their farmyard blankets turned into bedspreads. What a lovely way to fall asleep each night.

The Hayfield
Trish also has two shares in this knitting co-op. She made this bright yellow hayfield and ironed it flat because stockinette tends to roll. It worked like a charm.

The Cornfield
Debbie's four children will enjoy her hard work for years to come. That includes her youngest, George, who started preschool this year, her gradeschool age daughters, Olivia and Julia, and her oldest, Abigail, now in college.

The Wheat field
Katherine, our school administrator, will be donating her finished blanket to the Children's Center. It will bring joy to the youngest students at Oakland Steiner School.