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Sunday, 1 March 2020

My Very Own Mini Cooper



I have made my fair share of knitted mini coopers over the years. I have tried to do a count up, and think it is at least 15, but I have have missed some. But finally I have made a car for myself, and it is going to live on the back shelf of my very own mini cooper.
  

This knitted car is smaller than the usual cars I make from my Mini Cooper pattern, as I decided to knit it in Cornwall over the half-term holiday. I rather stupidly only took the needles for the wheels. The body of the car is knitted on larger needles. So I had to really adapt the wheels so they were in proportion.


It sort of upsets me that real life minis seem to be getting bigger and bigger.  Occasionally you still see an orginal mini, and they really are like a different car to the mini countryman. Little confession - I was quite keen to get a Fiat, but was over-ruled, and now we have the mini (called Neville) I really love it. It is very easy to park, but also quite nippy when needed. I am taking my daughter out in it for driving practice, and she finds it a lot more powerful than the driving instructor's car on which she is also learning.













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Just a reminder that there is still plenty of time left to join in my Ginx Woolly Linx party for March. Click on the photo above or at the top of the page to find the party. I would love to see what you have been working on this month.

7 comments:

  1. Wonderful.
    Best regards,
    Anni | antetanni.wordpress.com

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  2. Cute. My first car was a turquoise mini back in 1969

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  3. Reminds me of a black and white photo with just the few pops of color on the black. Not sure if you did it on purpose, but I love it!

    Alexandra
    EyeLoveKnots.com

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  4. wow! great! what a cute car :0) best wishes from denmark, ulrike :0)

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  5. Adorable as always! thanks for sharing on craft schooling Sunday!

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