This is supposed to be a Halloween witch!

Perhaps she ground up the children in a pestle and mortar?

Sarnia

Today's little ones need a dose of Baba Yaga! For those who weren't read her blood curdling tales at bedtime, she was a witch in Russian folklore given to frying and eating small children with her iron teeth. Just the thing to send you off to a peaceful sleep. My book even had a picture of her as if my imagination didn't conjure up enough horrors.

Did she live, or fly in a pestle and mortar?

DeeDe

Don’t do Halloween…what’s fun about death ?
It’s totally sick! People are so easily brainwashed …

It’s not ‘sick’. As far as my Gdcs are concerned, it’s just a really fun day, when they dress up to go trick-or-treating and get sweets. They don’t connect it with death at all.

To DDs it was the same. Last year Gdd1 was appalled that some close friends weren’t allowed to go T-or-Ting - not because of any moral or religious objections, but because their mother couldn’t be bothered to help with dressing up, or provide sweets for other children.
Gdd1 said, ‘Not allowed!! When it’s the most exciting day in the whole entire year except for Christmas! 🎃

much better to have a good witch.. she's very sweet

loripol

I think she's supposed to be a child trick-or-treater with a pumpkin shaped bucket for treats?
She's very cute!

Perfect description and probably correct too. She is adorable. I really should start knitting again, I love knitting but have not done any since 2014 when my late husband died. Difficult to sit and knit. I prefer to be busy or to be working on the Mac.

I think she's supposed to be a child trick-or-treater with a pumpkin shaped bucket for treats?
She's very cute!

Today's little ones need a dose of Baba Yaga! For those who weren't read her blood curdling tales at bedtime, she was a witch in Russian folklore given to frying and eating small children with her iron teeth. Just the thing to send you off to a peaceful sleep. My book even had a picture of her as if my imagination didn't conjure up enough horrors.

I will show this to my DD later, maybe she can adapt it to a crochet one and make it for the youngest nieces.She even writes her own crochet patterns.I cant pick up crochet at all, but i do knit.

Oh was Winnie the one who wore high heeled shoes?Yes this could be easily be made with black wool instead, or even black hair- but could be given to little kids as a 'baby witch' or 'trainee witch' perhaps? Maybe that was the idea behind it?🤔

Don’t do Halloween…what’s fun about death ?
It’s totally sick! People are so easily brainwashed …

It's so cute. You could easily make it black.

I love it and I know my grandkids would too. You are very talented.
Has anyone seen PurplePixie lately?

I think she's really cute.

She could be The Worst Witch, Mildred Hubble!

My 5 year old grandson almost ran off when a skeleton standing near the door at Costco leaned over him 😵‍💫

Give the witch black hair and a few woolly warts and jobs-a-gud
-un!

MissAdventure

She reminds me of Mavis the witch from 'Willo the whisp', which I loved.

Just change the colours and give her a snarl as apposed to a smile.......sorted

A witch less scary. Much better for young children who may be upset by a hideous looking witch. I like your witch.

Love your non-witch witch - has the pointy hat so is just great.

Winnie the Witch was my ‘fancy dress’ for world book day most years, though I never did manage to walk in shoes like hers. Fabulous stories.

They were by Valerie Thomas and Korky Paul did the illustrations.

Really lovely. Her big cat is called Wilbur and in one story (think it was the first) he suffers the indignity of becoming multicoloured so she doesn't trip over him in her black house.

They were bought for my youngest children so I'm guessing published in the mid 1980s.

I was only thinking this morning how much my youngest grandchildren would like them.

I think I may have missed out on Winnie.
I can't quite believe I haven't read anything about her...
I loved witches and fairies and magic, too.

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"Winnie the Witch" was multicoloured.
I loved those stories.

And Hector's House!!

I did love the Herbs.

I would imagine it is aimed at very young children so why would anyone want a really scary witch for a toddler. This gives them the chance to join in without scaring them. Perfect.

I think Willo the Whisp was when my daughter was a young teen, or around that age.
We used to love 'Trapdoor', too.

Going back, do you remember Pogles Wood, and Busy Lizzie?

Miss A that takes me back. Not old enough to remember Muffin the mule but do remember Andy Pandy ,Wooden tops ,Bill and Ben ,Magic roundabout ,Crystal tips and Alastair, loved the Herbs and Bagpuss have seen knitting patterns for him .