"Preparing for Christmas"

The Society installed a vibrant theme of

 “PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS”

which shows how British animals, birds & reptiles get ready for the BIG DAY

 

Some of the incredible displays in the Moat Garden included:  

• 6 Benches yarnbombed with:

  • 20 Bats making Christmas Wreaths

  • 13 Adders carol-singing with lanterns

  • 6 Badgers dressed as Kings’ College Choir singing Christmas Carols

  • 5 Mallard Ducks wrapping presents

  • 5 Red Foxes baking Christmas food, together with an oven

  • 4 Swans writing & posting Christmas cards into a Postbox   

• 6 Moat Garden trees adorned in these themes:  

  • 20 Kingfishers with Snowflakes

  • 20 Robins with Paper Chains

  • 17 Woodpeckers with Stars 

  • 15 Collared Doves with Mistletoe

  • 13 Magpies with Bells, Stars & Rings

  • 7 Barn Owls with Fairy Lights 

 

 

• 10 3-metre high Christmas trees covered in knitting, crochet and fabric, each depicting a different Christmas theme:

  • 19 Field Mice decorating a tree with Gingerbread figures

  • 15 Frogs decorating a tree with Crackers

  • 13 Moles decorating a tree with Victorian-style Lanterns & candles

  • 10 Hedgehogs decorating a tree with Christmas Stockings

  • 9 Stoats decorating a tree with giant Decorated Baubles

  • 8 Red Squirrels decorating a tree with mini Father Christmases

  • 8 River Otters decorating a tree with Candy Canes & Sweets

  • 6 Wild Rabbits decorating a tree with Snowmen

  • 5 Birds of Prey decorating a giant tree with Pompom Garlands on the Postern Gates

  • 5 Pheasants decorating a tree with Ribbons & Bows

• Two deer with their friends the 12 Grey Squirrels were hanging Paper Chains on the railings into the Moat Garden, amongst 5 magical Christmas Trees  

 

• 40 Snails decorated an enormous hedge with the words “Happy Christmas” and “Season’s Greetings”

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Yarn Bomber is fundraising for Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (justgiving.com)

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Our grateful thanks to the following designers who allowed SSOHC to reproduce their copyrighted patterns for this project:

• Magical Woodland Knits, Claire Garland
  OohLookItsARabbit
  Knitted Woodland Creatures, Susie Johns

• River Otter, Sara Elizabeth Kellner

• Knitted Birds, Nicky Fijalkowska

• Crocheted Birds, Vanessa Mooncie

• Hanneke Designs

• The Twelve Knits of Christmas, Fiona Goble

• SonsPopkes Batty

• Sweet Oddity Art

• Search Press 100 Flowers to Knit & Crochet