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Sunday, August 4, 2013

A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Just finished my second Fair Isle knitting project.  It is rams and sheep designs knitted into the fabric to make a dog's coat.

Fun facts about this project by Kate Davies, with the pattern cleverly termed A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing:
  • Nine different colors of wool are knitted into the pattern
  • Each of the nine colors is from a different type of sheep that are raised on the Shetland islands
  • Learned how to knit in the traditional Fair Isle style this summer in Scotland
  • I bought the kit while visiting Jamieson & Smith Wool Brokers over the summer in Lerwick
  • It was so much fun to knit that I finished it in ten days
Although I made only one sweater, each of our dogs can wear it.  In order to lessen their jealous streaks, I'll be making a second sweater.  There is plenty of yarn left over in the kit.

Some modifications were made because our dogs are a bit smaller than the size given.

Our models:
Libby Sweatpea has her ears back and looks embarrassed, doesn't she?
 
 

Mercy has attitude, right?  She thought it was a bit warm to be modeling this coat in August, but what is a girl to do when she is being featured on the runway?

6 comments:

  1. Love it! Suspect yes, it's a tad hot for August but so lovely to see it on the model! It sounds as though you had a wonderful trip! And it's always so nice to come home with a souvenir project to make. E x

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  2. Beautiful sweater-the dogs have the look of "Mom's whaky!"

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  3. Precious:) Have a blessed day dear friend, HUGS!

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  4. Brilliant! The whippets here are all very envious!!

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  5. Cool kniting! Those dogs aren't pampered, are they ?

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