Claire Fairall
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My sketch book is always full of new toy and doll characters waiting to be created in yarn.

I love bringing them to life with my knitting needles!

I spend my days in my sunny studio with my Siamese cat for company.

Surrounded by colourful yarn, my hands are busy clicking the knitting needles or sketching current ideas.

I create dolls and toys to celebrate the seasons and important times in people’s lives, Christmas and Easter- New babies and snuggly tired toddlers.

In between creating new dolls and teddy bears. I’ve created patterns for knitting magazines and worked with retail firms to create knitting kits.

I started out selling my knitted and felted bags at Craft and Design events where I enjoyed meeting other knitting enthusiasts.

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  • Knitting20 Skills

    Knitting: Over 20 years

    20 Skills

    • Cast on & cast off
    • Knit and purl stitches
    • Simple increase & decrease
    • Picking up stitches
    • Knitting in the round
    • Turn a heel
    • Intarsia
    • I-cord
    • Double knitting
    • Three needle cast off
    • Ribbed
    • Short rows
    • Garter
    • Modular knitting
    • Kitchener
    • Stocking
    • Slipped stitches
    • Cables
    • Provisional cast on
    • Lace knitting
  • Crochet12 Skills

    Crochet: Over 10 years

    12 Skills

    • Chain
    • Slip stitch
    • Double crochet
    • Triple/Treble Crochet
    • Increase & decrease
    • Half treble crochet
    • Magic Ring
    • Triple treble crochet
    • Double treble crochet
    • Working in the round
    • Filet crochet
    • Front/Back post stitch
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