By Emily-Rose Toohey
Jumpers and Jazz in July fever is alive and well, and not just in Warwick.
Killarney has embraced the Southern Downs’ quirkiest festival too and earlier this week, trees and poles down the village’s central hub, Willow Street, were adorned with a variety of hand-made woollens.
Local Sonya Carr was spotted during the decorating process and she said over the past year, the local craft group have met at the CWA in preparation for Jumpers and Jazz.
“Killarney Area Promotions Association (KAPA) donated a lot of the wool, I knit a lot myself, then we got together the lovely ladies in town who can crochet and knit,” Sonya said.
“We came up with all these strips on the trees and poles, including crotched little rose flowers that we’ve got up the street.”
The result is uplifting to witness, as an array of varying colours, patterns and detail (including beanies hanging from the trees and teddy bears lining a particularly memorable one), and Sonya said the goal was to make the town look pretty.
“And to show people how much we love Killarney ahead of the Bonfire night this Saturday, so people can enjoy our lovely town,” she said.
“We try to make a nice atmosphere.”
Killarney is a 30-minute drive (approximately) from Warwick and if you’re headed that way over the next week, be sure to check out the display created by a group of hard-working locals.
