Given the sort of little things I like to knit, and my son's interests, I am not sure why it hasn't occured to me before now to knit some fossils. He had a very definitely period when he went through his "dinosaur-phase", and I am trying to remember if that was before or after he had his "space-phase". Actually I think he is still interested in both, it is just that I don't sit with him reading books about them.
I was watching a documentary earlier in the year that was set on the beach in Lyme Regis. We went there many years ago, and had a rather fruitless hunt, but these people on the television seemed to be finding fossils every few minutes. Perhaps we need another trip down to Dorset. When I was very young, my mum used to crack open stones in our back garden with a hammer, and would occasionally find a fossil.
I have written a pattern for one of the best know fossils - the ammonite. This is knitted with two flat pieces, with short rows to get the curve. I am working on a pattern for another fossil, which I hope will be ready soon. The ammonite pattern is available on ravelry, Etsy, and LoveKnitting.
For my photos I have borrowed some of my son's fossils.
Just a reminder that my Ginx Woolly Linx party for September is still running. 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.
