Especially not for five hours a day, 35 to 40 hours a week.

Ms Fuller, who is retired and cannot stand for long periods of time due to arthritis in her feet, spends most of her time with a ball of wool and a pair of needles in hand, creating beautiful baby clothes, blankets, shawls and soft toys that she then gives away to people.

She has been knitting for at least 40 years, but since she retired from her work at Orange hospital recently because of her foot issues, has been able to devote more time to her hobby.

“I’ve always really loved knitting,” Ms Fuller said.

“I just do it and give it away. It gives me pleasure. All my friends tell me I’m mad, they tell me I should sell them, but I just like the joy of seeing someone’s face when I give it to them,” she said.

Her latest project has been to create a few nativity scene sets in time for Christmas, complete with knitted Joseph, Mary, baby Jesus, the three wise men, shepherds and sheep.

She is giving a set to her grandson Ashton’s preschool, West Dubbo Preschool, one to a nursing home in Grafton where a friend works and one to her family.

“These things last forever, I’m not going to be around forever, so I just thought it’d be nice for them to have something to remember Nan by,” Ms Fuller said.

Aside from her Christmas knitting, her favourite items to knit are detailed baby clothes, and she has recently started knitting for a high-end baby fashion label based in Sydney.

She has also joined the Cook Park Guildry and is looking forward to helping the community.

And why should people take up knitting?

“It’s something you can sit down and just relax with. It’s a shame a lot of the young kids don’t get involved in it. I really wish more kids would take it up.”