St. Lucia & Julenissen Christmas Elf Doll Knitting Pattern

These are my little St. Lucia & Julenissen Christmas Elf dolls. They are 20cms & 24cm tall, hat included, knitted Double Knitting Wool & Worked Flat. The legs, body & head are knitted all in one.

This pattern would suit a Beginner.

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In Sweden, St. Lucia's Day (St. Lucy), is celebrated on December 13th. When monks arrived in Sweden, they brought Christianity stories. St. Lucia was a 3rd century martyr. Her story told how she brought food & aid to Christians. She used a candle lit wreath to light her way, to leave her hands free in order to carry as much food as possible.
The beginnings of the Scandinavian nisse (pixies) started in the 18th & 19th centuries. I remember my friend's father telling me that they were little spirits who looked after a family or a farm. They lived under the house's stilts or lived in the barns doing chores on the farm. The family had to look after the Nisse well. Porridge was to be left out every Christmas Eve for the nisse. If not this would bring bad luck. From the mid 1800's the nisse became associated with Christmas, arriving at the front door on Christmas Eve with presents.

These dolls can be used as toys, be hung on a Christmas tree or be used as part of a Christmas display.

I have used Hayfield Bonus DK.



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Finished 26th December 2015
Joanna Marshall - Edith Grace Designs