Nudinits: A Naughty Knitted Noel: Over 25 knitting patterns to decorate your home at Christmas

By Sarah Simi

Over 25 Christmas-themed knitting patterns based on the hit Nudinits animation.

Have yourself a very merry Christmas with the bare-bottomed inhabitants of Woolly Bush! It’s festive time in this fairytale village: the twinkling Christmas lights are on, the bird is in the oven, the figgy puddings are steaming away – time to sit down and have a quick stiff one with a copy of the Radio Twines – only with no clothes on!

Sarah Simi, the knitter extraordinaire behind the acclaimed Nudinits: Tickled Pink stop-motion animation, presents the second instalment of cheeky humour to get your yuletide yarn around. Included are over 25 exclusive knitting patterns from the world of Nudinits so you can recreate your own Woolly Bush at home. Bursting with eccentricity, double entendres and something your grandma will raise an eyebrow to, this book appeals to humour-lovers and knitting fans alike. So slip this big package of knitting patterns to someone special this Christmas.

Patterns include decorations like balloons, a wreath for your door, a glorious paperchain, three types of bauble, a large fairy for the top of your Christmas tree, a small sugar plum fairy, fairy lights, an excited elf, candy canes; food and drinks including a cheeseboard, 5 types of drinks, a cocktail shaker and cocktail glass, a retro cheese and pineapple hedgehog, a pineapple, gherkins, a lavish roast turkey platter, a cheeky gingerbread man and woman, hot chocolate, and presents including aftershave and a perfume bottle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Dec 12, 2019
• ISBN: 9781911163824

Sarah Simi

Sarah Simi is a knitter extraordinaire and the creator, director and producer of Nudinits: Tickled Pink, the world’s first all-knitted animation. She is the author of the Nudinits: Bare-bottomed Fun from the Village of Woolly Bush and this is her second book. She lives in Kent.

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Christmas at Home with Bernard and Barbara

Bernard and Barbara live in the heart of Woolly Bush and love to entertain the vicar and all their neighbours at Christmas time.

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Bernard and Barbara’s Bare Facts

Bernard started work on the factory floor of the Frayland Motor Company in 1966. As the new boy, his first job was inserting shafts but he soon rose through the company, finally becoming Head of Lubrication. When the company was bought out by Knitsubishi and moved its factory to Korea, Bernard took early retirement.

In her twenties, Barbara worked as a court stenographer. It was said she could take down a magistrate’s particulars quicker than anyone. After she moved to Woolly Bush, she started her own business selling Lenthénit perfume and cosmetics at parties and door to door. Always popular and in demand, no one turned down a squirt from Barbara.

Bernard and Barbara met at a friend’s wedding in 1974. Their eyes met over the buffet table when they both went for the same vol-au-vent. They married two years later when Barbara’s bottom drawer was full. They bought Dunittin’ Cottage a year later and have lived there ever since.

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Bernard and Barbara in 1976

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Bernard was very particular about the way Barbara cracked his nuts

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It always felt like Christmas when Barbara got her hands on Bernard’s candy cane

Decorating the House

I like big baubles and I cannot lie

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Bernard was about to take it from the vicar

Balloons

No blowing needed.

Skill Level

Soft

Finished Size

Round: 7cm (2¾in) in length

Long: 11cm (4¼in) in length

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Materials

*Pair of 3mm (US 2.5) knitting needles

*DK yarn in colours of your choice

*Toy stuffing (Polyfil or kapok)

*Small amount of thin string or thick crochet cotton

*Tapestry needle

Round Balloon (make 2)

Cast on 4 sts.

Row 1 (RS): (Kfb) to end. 8 sts

Row 2: P.

Rows 3–6: Repeat Rows 1–2 twice more. 32 sts

Rows 7–16: Beginning with a K row, work 10 rows in St st.

Row 17: K2, (K2tog, K3) 6 times. 26 sts

Row 18: P.

Row 19: (K1, K2tog) 8 times, K2. 18 sts

Row 20: P.

Row 21: (K2tog) 9 times. 9 sts

Row 22: (P1, P2tog) 3 times. 6 sts

Row 23: K.

Row 24: P.

Cast (bind) off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Sew seam until 1.5cm (½in) from top of balloon, stuff balloon firmly but not at the thin end, then sew up remaining gap. Leaving the cast-off stitches at the bottom untouched, tie a 10cm (4in) length of string around the thin piece, like a real balloon.

Long Balloon

Cast on 3 sts.

Row 1 (RS): (Kfb) to end. 6 sts

Row 2: P.

Rows 3–6: Repeat Rows 1–2 twice more. 24 sts

Rows 7–30: Beginning with a K row, work 24 rows in St st.

Row 31: (K2tog) 12 times. 12 sts

Row 32: P.

Row 33: (K2tog) 6 times. 6 sts

Rows 34–36: Beginning with a P row, work 3 rows in St st.

Cast off, leaving a long tail for sewing. Finish as for round balloon. Tie the string of two round balloons and one long balloon together.

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Barbara felt like she’d be blowing for ages

Wreath

Make it plain, then cover with what you fancy.

Skill Level

Soft

Materials

*Pair of 3mm (US 2.5) knitting needles

*Orange DK yarn (or colour of your choice)

*30cm (12in) polystyrene ring with a flat back

*Tapestry needle

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MAKING THE WREATH

Cast on 35 sts.

Work in St st until piece is long enough to cover the polystyrene ring.

Cast (bind) off. Sew the short edges together, then sew the side edges together, hiding the seam on the reverse and shaping it around the polystyrene ring as you go.

Decoration

Once you have made your wreath base, you can add whatever you fancy. Here we have used the balloon patterns to make a balloon wreath (just position and sew or pin into place), but you could use other patterns in this book to make a different design. Try decorating your wreath with gingerbread men and women, or fairies, or elves and candy canes – the choice is yours!

Paper Chain

Feel free to make it as long as you want. There are two sizes to play with.

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Skill Level

Soft

Finished Size

One large loop: 6cm (2½in)

One small loop: 3cm (1¼in)

Materials

*Pair of 2.5mm (US 1.5) knitting needles

*DK yarn in colours of your choice

*Tapestry needle

Larger Chain

Cast on 32 sts.

Work in garter st (knit every row) for 6 rows.

Cast (bind) off, leaving a long tail for sewing.

Make as many as you want, then sew the short ends of one piece together to make a loop. Pass the next piece through this loop and sew the short ends together. Keep going to make the chain the length you require.

Smaller Chain

Cast on 18 sts, then cast off. Assemble as for larger chain.

70s Bauble

A retro bauble that will hang just perfectly.

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Skill Level

Soft

Finished Size

9cm (3½in) from top to bottom

Materials

*Set of four 3mm (US 2.5) double-pointed needles (DPNs)

*Green, red and gold DK yarn

*Stitch marker

*Kapok stuffing

*Tapestry needle

Outer Piece

Using green yarn, cast on 6 sts and divide evenly over three DPNs (2 sts on each needle). Join for working in the round and place