It was my friend Elizabeth’s birthday recently. She has a bit of a thing for sheep (yes, she’s a knitter) so I wanted to give her something sheepie.
I chose “Felted Flock” (Fibertrends 206x) and I think it turned out really well. Here he is posed with some of his new friends in her collection.
It was a quick pattern, but I won’t call it easy. I’m kicking myself for not taking pre-felting pictures, because there was some intense short-row shaping, especially on the butt. You can see it pretty clearly in Robin’s pictures. I used Lamb’s Pride Worsted, and it felted up really tightly, you can barely tell that it was knit. It was a lot of fun though, and I’ll probably make some more!
7 responses so far ↓
Nic // October 3, 2007 at 3:38 am |
Mr Felted is quite the dude! You did a great job with him.
mel // October 3, 2007 at 5:22 pm |
That sheepie is totally adorable!! What a great knit Emilee, good job. My SIL has quite the thing for sheep too (black faced ones in particular), she’s not a knitter, but quite the supporter of my habit. I’m thinking she needs one
Fiberfool // October 4, 2007 at 4:13 pm |
I love your felted sheep Em!! I want one. Didn’t you once say you wanted to knit me something? Perhaps a sheep?? Seriously where is this pattern from?
Jody
robin // October 4, 2007 at 11:34 pm |
I love how your sheep turned out!! I like how furry he is. My stitches on the Cascade weren’t going to disappear no matter how long I felted it. The Lamb’s Pride is the way to go! I still like mine in his own way (as she says on the pattern – “each will be an individual”) – he just looks like he was recently shorn! For wool for me. LOL.
Debby // October 5, 2007 at 11:59 am |
How sweet! She will love it.
kelp! // October 5, 2007 at 9:47 pm |
What a cutie! I’ve had that pattern forever and completely forgot about it! Hmm, I need to find someone who needs a felted sheep!
KnittingCommuter // October 6, 2007 at 5:54 pm |
Where is the pattern? Your sheep is absolutely the cutest thing. My grandchildren would go nuts over this. Hope all is well in spite of law school being hard.