THESE hand knitted figures on display in a Hay-on-Wye shop window took six months to complete.

The colourful display in Flow in Castle Street was knitted entirely by Mary Preece, whose daughter Sara Day runs the shop with her husband and daughter.

“They were my Christmas present last year,” said Sara.

“We have had so many people popping their head round the door just to say how lovely they are. Almost every day someone comes in and asks if they are for sale.”

  • Meanwhile, a window display in Off the Wall, a gift shop and gallery in St Owen Street, Hereford, won a window dressing competition using Britto soft toys. Ginny Elsmere, who owns the shop with her husband Derek, said: “We always get lots of comments about our window displays, which change every week.”