Thimbleanna

Sheepies

Well Hello — is your new year off to a ripping start? It’s busy, yet slow here. I guess that’s another way of saying that it’s busy, but nothing much going on to write home about. It’s all good though — we have snow on the ground and a working furnace, so we’re happy campers!

Last summer, during my trip to Shetland, I was working on a little sweater for FinallyAGirl. I finished it shortly after I returned from our trip, but couldn’t post it because I was saving it for a Christmas present.

Thimbleanna: Sheep Sweater

The patter is Sheepish by Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting. The yarn is a variegated gray yarn by Swans Island with some scraps of a darker gray for trim and some cute fuzzy mohair yarn for the sheepies. (I used this same yarn on the little pink sleep sac that I made for FinallyAnotherGirl in the fall — warning! — the yarn says it’s washable, but it WILL shrink. ;-8 ) This was a super fun knit and it worked up pretty quickly. I made the 2 year old size (the largest size on the pattern) and it fits our little cherub just perfectly right now. She’s 2 1/2 and, although the pattern calls for size 6 needles, I went up one size to a size 7 and it worked perfectly.

Thimbleanna: Sheep Sweater

Many thanks for Ms. CityHomeCountryHome for helping me find those adorable little sheepie buttons.  I think they’re just perfect for this little sweater!

Thimbleanna: Sheep Sweater

In other news, Tilda’s BEAUTIFUL new Apple Butter collection of fabrics have arrived in my little Etsy shop.  I LOVE this sweet collection!  Tilda kind of went off on a little tangent of more modern designs for the last few years, but with her last collection and now Apple Butter, she’s returning to her sweet floral roots.  These little retro-chic flowers are just SO adorable!

Thimbleanna: Apple Butter

Ok — must run and cut some fabric. Happy Monday — I hope you have a fun, productive week!
XOXO,
Anna

13 thoughts on “Sheepies”

  1. Sheepies! The sweater is adorable! I can see FinallyAGirl running her little hands all over those sheep. The buttons are perfect. Fortunately, it’s too hard to flush a sweater down the toilet, so you’ll be seeing it through FinallyAnotherGirl’s toddlerhood. It’s so much fun to make for the little ones!

  2. Goodness me, what a lot of posts in a relatively short time! I like this New Year resolution (is it?) of yours.

    What lovely things you’ve made. I’ve been going through my mum’s archives – that was my resolution. Also sad, though interesting.

  3. I’ve instructed my grandson to start sending you postcards from his adventures so that you can be his other Mimi! Love anything you knit, Anna.
    :applauds you fervently

  4. Ah so cute. I hope to knit this one day. Glad you’re staying warm. We’ve had about 7 inches of snow and been shoveling all morning. It’s supposed to snow til tonight. Time for you to get yourself out here for some great skiing friend!

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