Possible Clues:

• Sew - sharp pain in side
• In side or in time with a needle
• Second little one in time proverbially makes a saving
• In time to have one inside would irritate a saint
• Second dwarf gets closer
• Sewing fastening
• Holy man to die? One's in time to save eight others
• The saint may start from scratch to deal with anything so needling
• Incision closer
• Knit or purl, e.g.