Anyone else making things for Christmas fairs?

That is fantastic, BillyBob! How long did that take you? I do love the dog playing with the ball of wool!
I have managed to save the image and post it here for others to see, too.

I see from the website that Jean G is retiring at 83. What a talented lady!

PS - have just been browsing the JG website and found something else I'll probably be making before Christmas - Mirabelle the Mermaid. Gdd (3) was apparently dictating a letter to Father Christmas the other day (Dear Father Christmas, I love you...) and apart from a few other things, inc. 'a real baby, boy or girl' (!) there was a mermaid. Better get cracking....

Well it took me about 2 weeks, it was a Christmas present for my friend, but I couldn't wait that long, she has received it already! Yes your Gdd would love the Mermaid. I have also knitted the Cleaning lady, in fact did about 5 in total! great fun to do. Next project is a Christmas stocking for my Gdd who is 4. Also knitted the Lady Artist, that was a bit trickier I couldn't get the painting and easel quite right, not one of my better efforts!

I'm sure your friend was very pleased, BB!
What pattern are you using for the stocking? I've been looking for one that's not too complicated - not that I think I'll get around to it this year.

I'm also thinking of adapting the mermaid pattern and knitting a merboy (merlad?) for Gds (2) - they're only 15 months apart and he always wants whatever Gdd has! Shorter hair in a different colour, and maybe light green for the fish tail instead of the blue. We shall see - I only sent for the pattern today.
I have stacks of yarn in so many colours to use up - had to order so much for the Nativity set.

I love all these ideas but I'm not good enough to make anything to sell

2 weeks
I think I'm just very slow

I won't be selling mine ethel, it is for home consumption only.

Witzend, the book currently using is Jean Greenhowes Christmas Special, it has three long stockings and one small baby stocking, am doing the smaller one and then I hang it on the front door on Christmas day for when by gdtr arrives, she thinks its from Santa! What you could knit for the lad is a crab on a shell to go with the mermaid, little boys seem to like them.

Yet to tackle the Mermaid, we are currently into Rapunzel at the moment.

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So hard to find really thin proper ribbon for hanging all my items on my twig tree. Found red in John Lewis (nowhere else for haberdashery locally) which is fine for elves and snowmen, but no white or silver, which I'd prefer for fairies/angels.
Might have to resort to twisted cords, which I've never tried before - looks like a bit of a faff!

witzend I acquire my short lengths of ribbon by cutting them out of all the garments that have them at the waist or shoulder to keep them on the hanger. They never work well anyway.

Brilliant idea, Granny23, thank you! Shall scour my wardrobe tomorrow.

Witzend - the cleaning lady that I knitted recently can be found in Jean Greenhowes Little Dumplings book, she is called Mrs Mopitup, great fun to do.

Thank you, BB, Mrs Mopitup looks lovely. I hope your stocking is going well.
Have done most of mermaid, but realised last night that the main hair piece doesn't look right - because I missed out the first (different) row! Had already sewn it on, now have to unpick and re do. Memo to self, make sure you read instructions properly!
Won't make that mistake with mer-boy, next.

If you have a picture of mermaid when completed would like to see it, I very often pick/unpick knitting, occupational hazard.

I will be doing my first craft fair on Saturday. I don't know if it's allowed on here to name the venue?

Here she is, BillyBob. Now just needs the mer-chair to sit on!

I'm stuck in the doldrums with the boring shepherds.

That's great Witzend, well done. She looks good. Just finished knitting a chef holding a cake, on the cake I knitted the figures 90, for a friends birthday coming up soon. Hope she will be pleased with it. This pattern was JG Little Gift Dolls.
Jalima - in between knitting the shepherds I switched to the sheep for a bit of variety. I knitted the donkey but he is very knockneed, think I overstuffed the knees giving him a very odd stance! Spend a good deal of time propping him up against a shepherd.

I think the donkey is just worn out; after all, he's travelled nearly 100 miles carrying a very pregnant woman!

I like the shepherds but they are very brown and grey and I'm saving the Three Kings until last!

Haven't started my donkey yet - got distracted with school fair elves etc., and mermaids.
From the pattern, the donkey legs do look like a major exercise! Not to mention a fiddle. Lord knows what mine will look like - Eeyore on his last legs, I expect.

Jalima - you can use bolder colours when knitting the Three Kings cloaks, as they were supposed to be very affluent. Tried to knit a dove (got the pattern from the Internet) but it ended up looking like an overstuffed parrot! abandoned that project.