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S is for Sheep

It’s before noon on Wednesday, so it’s still early in the week!

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S is for Sheep

She’s available on Ravelry and Etsy. Etsy does instant downloads now, although it is still easier to get corrections to you by way of Ravelry so that’s still what I recommend. I always seem to need those corrections.

As an aside, I know that ‘Sheep’ isn’t a technically correct choice for ‘S’ from a phonetic standpoint. But it is the only choice for ‘S’ from a knitter’s standpoint!

First Among Sheep

I made the very first sheep with a great handspun wool that was grown by Farrah and spun by Cassie of Farm Genevieve. (Farrah is a Shetland sheep.)

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Such great texture.

I would have used him for my example sheep in the pattern, if it weren’t for his dark accents. I just couldn’t get pretty pictures! The dark was my my own bad judgement (and Ellie’s), but he looks great in person (and Ellie is pleased – his name is Sheepy)!

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There are eyes in there I swear.

For a pattern, it’s kind of important to actually see what is happening in the illustrations.

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Such a shame. He has a natural talent for modeling.

Knit-Along?

I’ve enlisted seven test knitters (hey, why not) for the Sheep Pattern so it’s feeling more like a knit-along than a test knit. I’m not completely sure what one *does* during a knit-along beyond everybody knitting the same thing at once, but it sounds like fun!

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In case you forgot what she looks like.

Does anyone else want to join in? I’ll leave the comments open until Saturday night to see if there are any takers. We’re knitting the as-yet-untested sheep pattern and sending me notes. I haven’t finished mine’s head yet, so you aren’t far behind.

If you’re posting progress pictures on your blogs, or if you’ve got sheep pictures you’d like to share let me know and I’ll post/share/whatnot here.

Sheep 3

Starting another sheep to knit along with the Test Knitters.

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Sprout and Aslan Trends Lecco

I’ve never worked with the Lecco. If I were a responsible knitter, I’d swatch with it to make sure it will do. Since I am only a semi-responsible knitter, I’ve pulled out some Rowan Pure Life to carry along with it if it doesn’t work.

I should be able to tell pretty quickly. Right about the time I have to pull it all out and start over.

Anybody Interested?

We went to Mary Ester this past weekend and somehow I didn’t take a single picture. But I did finish up the pattern I’ve been working with (and all the pieces for newly listed Snow Cone Tabby).

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Anybody want to test knit a sheep?

If there are a couple of you who intend to make a sheep anyway, and wouldn’t mind looking over the pattern while you do it, I would really appreciate it! The idea behind the sheep is for knitters to pick a fun an unique yarn for her wooly parts so that each sheep is one of a kind. I used ‘Fusion’ (held together with some Rowan Pure Life) for the example because it made such a nice yarn idea sampler. If you’ve got a bit of handspun or something that you don’t know what to do with, this might be a good project for it. You only need…

Wait. I haven’t done the math for the yarn amounts yet. I’ll do that right now.

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**Thank you Volunteers! I still haven’t done the math.**

Yarns

Here’s the yarn for my next pattern. Part of it anyway.

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“Farrah” from Farm Genevieve

This will be a good one for a lumpy, bumpy, slubby, chunky, thick and thin yarn. Or a boucle. I suspect fun colors will work well if you prefer a less traditional animal.

I sort of started last night and then pulled it all out. I’m now considering seed stitch in addition to my thick and thin for extra bumpy. I have to see how much of a pain that is with all the increases and decreases. I don’t want any aggravation about which stitch to purl…

Minimal Progress (Just for Amber)

Amber, this is as far as I have gotten with the Beekeeper’s Quilt:

five little hexipuffs

Five little hexipuffs.

That’s as far as I’m ever going to get. I had no business with any other epic projects until the epic project I’ve already started is finished! If anyone can use my little guys, I’d be happy to send them along. I don’t want them to feel lonely and unfulfilled.

The CounterPain is making slow but steady progress.

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The CounterPain in its cubby. The yarn is next door.

I’ve got one more square to make another strip of ten. And then – I’ll have to count to be sure – but I think I only need twenty more squares. So I’ve been thinking.

in my chair

I’m still using the desk in the kitchen even though my office is clean.

I’ve been thinking that next year the Squares will be my take-along project (I usually take a bear or a rabbit for the shop). That should help me get the squares finished. And then all that’s left is the trim. I’ve been thinking a lot about the trim lately.

Must be all that light at the end of the tunnel giving me hope.