Elvanies

     Four miles north of Animal Ville, the Elvanies lived in a Willow Grove that had two varnished, pale, wooden floors. A store occupied the first floor which was structured with pale pine, where there were many types of homemade knitted sweaters and toys like wooden cargo trains the creatures of Animal Ville and the Elvanies liked and needed. Many of the older Elvanian women had taken up the trade of knitting beautiful, simplistic designs of snowflakes or animal picture-sweater patterns. The Elvsnies made sure they had their store stocked up on vegetables and meats and protective winter gear like woolen coats and bright mittens, needed items throughout the Holidays and the rest of the year.

      The younger Elvanian children had a fascination for the knitting they saw done in front of them throughout the night after dinner. The curiousity of Caitlin was so great that she asked her Grandelvanie mother to teach her the trade. The youth's style of knitting with her unique mixture and usage of color in vibrant pastels of yarn became the popular fad.  Soon the older Elvanian women began teaching all of the youths their knitting process.  The younger Elvanies created knitted bracelets, which they gave to their weaving teachers as thank you gifts. 

     The weaving room was on the second floor in the bedroom.  Upon going up the squeaky wooden steps to the second floor, one lands on the softness of the green-matted carpet representative of the grassland outdoors.  They have natural beds made from tree branches seamed together with vines.  The Elvanies made bunk beds for their children.  Throughout the day, the wives and grandmas home school the "vanies" (the children) while the husbands help tend the store downstairs.