I've admired this Sheep Yoke Cardigan pattern for a while now and the other day, while routing around in my non-TFA stash I stumbled upon the perfect yarn for this project. I'm not sure why I initially bought this bag of Dale of Norway Falk yarn, but I have a few skeins of grey and several contrasting pastels, including blue, green and yellow, a perfect match for this pattern! It feels so good to use up stash yarn! My non-TFA stash isn't huge, I've given away most of what I don't love. My stash doesn't weigh on me very heavily (I know that some knitters have major stash anxiety! I get it, but I don't have it) nevertheless I'm still happy to put a few skeins of languishing yarn to good use. I have enough of all of these colours left to make a second cardigan, and I think that someday I just might.
I used 2 strands of a mystery mohair yarn that I also found tucked away in the stash to knit the sheep, the extra fuzziness just makes me so happy! I rarely add embroidery to my knits, I have a vague recollection of having embroidered a stem onto an apple on a baby cardigan years ago... But after embroidering the faces and feet onto these sheep I'm a total convert. This sweater went from "oh, sweet" (above) to "OMG s h e e p !!! This is the cutest thing I've ever seen!" with the addition of the embroidery (below).
This sweater is probably somewhere in the size 6 months range, I think I'm going to stash it away and save it for my brothers baby who is due in July and will be roughly the right size around Christmas.
Remember this wee little number I knit last year?
It was a sample knit of my Sunnyside Baby Cardigan that I knit in the Moss colourway that has since been discontinued. Since I can't use it as a sample anymore I washed and re-blocked it, thinking that I'd probably give it to my brother (he's going to have one very well knitted-for baby!) After a soak I lay the sweater down in my office in front of the baseboard heater to dry, and of course of all places to park her behind Stella chose to sit squarely on top of the sweater to gaze out the window. Picture me walking into the room, seeing her sitting there and sighing: "Oh Stella..."
OOO no!! I want the same, for me, with small sheeps:)
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing, You definitely my Idol of knitting:D
I really love everything what You do!!
I just love your dog. She is so beautiful. Oh, and the sweaters are adorable too. ;-)
ReplyDeleteStella probally thought you placed it there for her. She's such a sweet dog. I love seeing her in your posts.
ReplyDeleteI have 2 dogs and I can't leave anything on the floor otherwise it's considered fair game ;-)
Oh, that really is ridiculously adorable. I especially love the extra-fuzzy yarn for the sheep, and the front-facing sheep on the back.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sweaters. Love the sheep, that bit of fuzziness just makes it jump. Oh Stella is right, ;D. I have dogs myself, and there's no way I can leave anything on the floor. They love playing tug of war with towels.
ReplyDeleteThe cuteness!! That sheepy cardigan is so adorable!!! now you've got me wanting to knit one... and Stella probably thought you were being very thoughtful to put out a little 'cushion' for her behind while she looks out the window..
ReplyDeleteI love doing embroidery and duplicate stitch on sweaters. A few yards of yarn can completely transform a newly knitted garment, as well as a plain sweater you're bored with!
ReplyDeleteMy cat loves to sleep on anything that's damp... Go figure...
HAHA "oh stella" is just about the right reaction, I think.
ReplyDeleteSuch cute sweaters in this post.
OMG that is adorable. Think I want one for myself!!
ReplyDeleteYour baby yoke cardigan is adorable. I really love the colors you chose!
ReplyDeleteWell what were you thinking putting it on the only available looking out the window area? Hehe. That is something my dog would do. Love the sheep!
ReplyDeleteThe sheep yoke baby cardi is a classic. I love the mohair sheep.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sweaters and there's the adorable Stella giving her seal of approval!
ReplyDeleteTeresa
Stella's biggest fan (besides her family)