Local Kiama resident Jenny England has created the most adorable storybook characters currently on display at the Kiama Library. She enjoys sharing her creativity with others. 

It all started as a project initiated by Jenny’s friend Marianne Alcock, in Queensland, who Jenny says “comes up with crazy ideas every year to test our creativity and keep us busy in retirement!”

Jenny England with some of her knitted creations.

A group of ladies, some from Queensland and Victoria, knit the characters and display them in libraries for others to enjoy. They also show them through Facebook pages – ‘Just Cosies’ - as some are tea cosies - and Jenny’s personal FB page is ‘Loopi Handknits’.

Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz

Jenny’s characters are definitely not tea cosies, as you will see. “They are all original, no patterns, just my imagination and skill with needles and yarn,” she says. Jenny said that her granddaughter Elly is also an inspiration, and many have been created for her, such as Eleven and the Demogorgon from Stranger Things which are not in the library display. 

“Many of the characters bring back memories from my childhood, such as Pippi Longstocking, Alice and gang and Dorothy (from The Wizard of Oz) and some from my time raising my children, such as Matilda and Thing 1 (from Dr Seuss),” Jenny says.  

Thing One from the mind of Dr. Seuss

Get in quick to see the display at the library, as they’ll only be there for the next two weeks. 

There are many characters on display at the Kiama Library.