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Jean Greenhowe's Knitted Clowns - The Red Nose Gang! (24 pages)
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Here comes The Red Nose Gang - the
most comical chuckle of colourful Clowns you will ever meet!
These figures are exceptional works of knitted
art. They are free-standing
and measure an impressive 48cm (19in) in height. The detail in all five
Clowns is truly outstanding.
But the most amazing thing about the Clowns
is that they are so easy to make. Don’t
be fooled by the seemingly elaborate detail. Such is Jean’s talent
for simplicity of construction that the Clowns can be made by anyone who can
knit, purl, increase and decrease. These are the only skills required.
Just look at the instructions for the Basic Clown’s legs, body, head and hat shown below. As you can see, the instructions are mainly words, with very few lines of rows and stitches. Incredible isn’t it? You have probably knitted tea-cosies with more complicated patterns. And the rest of the Clown pieces and their accessories are just as simple.
The ease of making the Clowns is all due to
the expertise in the design. Jean
creates seemingly impossible things, with no intricate knitting technicalities
whatsoever.
With Knitted Clowns you
will discover how to knit a potted plant, toothpaste, a banana and a watch-the-birdie
camera (with birdie!) without any trouble at all.
Moreover you will astound your relatives and friends with your creativity
and when anyone asks what you are knitting you can truthfully reply, an alarm
clock, string of sausages or a desert island!
Each one of the Clowns has a theme, with appropriate accessories.
Sidney
Slapstick is obviously a dedicated
tradesman, dedicated that is to messing up just about anything and everything
in sight. In fact Sidney seems to have more
paint on his overalls than on the walls!
There’s nothing Mr Fortywinks likes better
than a good snooze. Then
after a hard day’s snoozing, there’s nothing he likes better than
going to bed for a good night’s sleep. Of course he always cleans his
teeth before retiring but it looks like he has squeezed the tube a bit too
hard this time!
O, Yummy! certainly likes his treats. Just
look at that delicious ice-cream sundae balanced on his hat. But watch
out for the banana-skin and beware of that large custard pie!
Godfrey Gadabout just 
can’t resist going on
holiday. With
shorts and scarf, sunglasses and umbrella, suitcase and map - he is definitely
equipped for every eventuality. And he wouldn’t set off on his
adventures without his extra-special camera, because when Godfrey says ‘Watch
the birdie’, he really means it!
Bertie Bloomer loves gardening, 
but watering his mushrooms can be quite a problem because it always makes his
hat go soggy. Never
mind Bertie, it’s a good excuse to dry off
in the sunshine and get down to the serious business of making daisy chains!
As many thousands of knitters testify, the Red Nose Gang Clowns are quite simply ‘Jeanius’.
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