The radical knitter behind the whimsical Michael Gove voodoo pin cushion has now turned her needles on Nigel Farage.

Unveiling her latest crochet creation at the weekend, Katrina Stiff urged fans to make do and mend this Christmas “the vengeful way.”

She explained the woolly likeness of Ukip’s loudmouth leader has been “aggressively stuffed” to be used as a pin cushion.

But she suggested: “No need for a pincushion? Why not use him as a grotesque, tentacled, acupuncture practice face?”

Ms Stiff, who runs her Snorkers Imaginarium online shop from her home in Brighton, shot to fame when she revealed her Gove pin cushion last year.

The Star reported how she was forced to hire extra help to keep up with a torrent of orders from teachers seeking a release from Mr Gove’s diktats.

Ms Stiff admitted: “I don’t think the voodoo element really works.”

But she pointed out that the Tory was fired from his post as Education Secretary less than a year after her stitched protest.

And, speaking about the inspiration for her latest creation, she told the Star: “I think Farage brings out feelings of exasperation and bewilderment in a lot of people, myself included.

“So I designed this pin cushion with the intention of helping those people find a little catharsis.”

Socialist shoppers can snap up Ms Stiff’s pin cushion in time to give it a good stab when Mr Farage appears on BBC’s Question Time show this Thursday.

It is available for £25 from etsy.com and more details are available at snorkersimaginarium.com