May we introduce Nundle Yarnista: Sonia Simpson
As a young child Sonia was introduced into the world of knitting and crochet through her Grandmother. She was intrigued by her dedication and creativity. It wasn’t until Sonia’s parents were tragically killed in a car accident, a lovely lady in the government-run foster home taught her to knit and crochet. That experience was way more than practical - this woman mentored Sonia, gave her the confidence to believe in herself and armed her with the belief that with an imagination she could create anything. It was with this experience, Sonia turned her attention to unleashing her creativity.
Today Sonia is the proud owner of a spinning wheel and her love of yarn has gone way beyond battings and rovings. Sonia has created dolls stuffed with rovings, even tried her hand (and spinning wheel!) at creating hair using twisted yarn.
Sonia is another high powered multi-tasker, a Mum to four kids (13, 9, 7, 4), yet somehow manages to pursue her love of yarn and all things creative. She can often be seen on the sidelines cheering on her older son playing football, while at the same time creating a crochet masterpiece. Many of the crochet hats Sonia creates are for sale and are often snapped up as soon as she finishes them.
It seems her two middle children Jessica (7) and Lachlan (9) have caught the bug - they too are learning to knit. Lachlan can sit on the couch for hours at night and finger knit. (Editors note: Lachlan is our hero! It’s so great to hear of kids using their time constructively and imaginatively rather than on those mind-numbing computer games. Bravo!)
