Picking up conkers, picking up conkers,
How many conkers have you got?
Four big prize ones, Six small-sized ones,
One little mouldy one and that's the lot.
How many conkers have you got?
Four big prize ones, Six small-sized ones,
One little mouldy one and that's the lot.
I'm always a bit nervous about posting about a WIP, just in case it doesn't work out, but I'm so pleased with my conkers and horse chestnut leaf that I thought why not. (I was going to take "big one" out to look for real horse chestnut leaves and conkers today to use in the photos, but once again it is pouring with rain.)
Clearly the horse chestnut leaf is totally the wrong colour, and the final version is going to have 7 leaflets. I'm knitting an autumny coloured one, and am going to do one in a better green colour. So a watch this space.
Conkers do seem a bit hard to find this year, and they have been banned by some British schools because they are considered dangerous. Health and safety gone mad! Hubby thought they could be marketed as the safety conker. I do think they would look really nice on a nature table, and also have an idea to make a conker collecting bag, with the leaf as applique, and the conkers on the end of a drawstring fastener.
The leaf look gorgeous, even in blue!
ReplyDeleteLove your conkers and leaves, yes even in blue they look lovely! Isn't it absolutely bonkers to ban conkers in schools, is like banning playground for safety, the world has gone mad! Oh, your tree is beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteI love your knit conkers, how fun, I love the idea of knitting them, they are not super common around where I live, and I always see them pictured in wonderful Autumn nature tables, so knitting them would be a wonderful solution. :)
ReplyDeleteCute knitted items-but have to say-I have no idea what conkers are.
ReplyDeleteYour tree is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI admit, I had to look up conkers.
Conkers and leaves and big, grown up trees. Lovely autumn post : -)
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the Conker equivalent would be here? Now I must google this tree.
ReplyDeleteI, too, had to look up conkers. Can you eat them? Why are they "dangerous"? The photo of the knitted ones made me want to pick one up and hold it. They have a nice shape.
ReplyDeleteWhat will you do with the conkers and the leaves? Do they get knitted together to form a pillow or do they simply adorn a table for decoration? Here's Mine
ReplyDeleteHow clever! Love the knit leaves and chestnuts.
ReplyDeleteCute conkers! And I LOVE that tree. I would so enjoy sitting under that one.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, and here's MY SATURDAY SNAPSHOT POST
Love your 'safety' conkers and your gorgeous tree!
ReplyDeleteI love your husband's idea of the knitted ones as "safety conkers"!
ReplyDeleteI love your tree and the fact that you got it in the mail 13 years ago. Just great.
ReplyDeleteYour tree has certainly thrived during the last 13 years! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteHow nice that your tree has a story behind it! Very fun pics.
ReplyDeleteThat leaf is incredible, I like it that colour regardless.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of conkers before. I assumed it was some sort of nut though. Lovely knitting projects!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun project, and what a lovely tree!
ReplyDeleteI think I've only ever heard conkers referenced in British fiction...
That's a beautiful tree in the fall. And... I love those Robins you have on your last post. :)
ReplyDeleteThe colors in this rowan are just beautiful. What a stately, gorgeous tree.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a nice idea, conkers & leaf are really beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteYour autumn tree is gorgeous. Lovely shot of it too.
ReplyDeleteOh, for heaven's sake. Yes, I am terrified of conkers. I have terrible dreams about them. Vicious things. I have a young friend who once, as a high school boy, ended up swallowing a quarter - the idiot. I suppose they should be banned, too - coins. Dangerous. And stables, and erasers - let's see what else - baseballs, hair ornaments -
ReplyDeleteOh, how I do love a Nanny state.
Your stuff is clever and wonderful, as usual. How do you manage to live on such an exalted plain of cleverness and creativity without wearing yourself thin, is what I want to know. I am happy just being a copy cat, worthless thing, dragged along behind - and even THAT wears me out.
How wonderful to have such a beautifully coloured tree in your garden. To watch it grow along with your baby.....
ReplyDeleteLove the blue leaf, I think it looks perfect in that colour, great texture . A bag for conkers with a leaf on the drawstring sounds like a wonderful idea and safety conkers, hehe......
Claire :}
I love your idea of a conker collecting bag. Crazy that conkers have been banned in some schools! There's no shortage of conkers in my neighbourhood - but that's because the kids here don't know what conkers are. Sadly missing out I think. I have fond memories of our conker matches as kids :))
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