[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Lamb

[Sarah Butler]

Hi Tracy,

These animals sound so cute! I've never knitted stuffed animals before, but you're kind of making me want to give it a try!
Happy knitting!
Sarah



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> On Sep 19, 2022, at 9:11 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Nella!
> Yes, I've made a couple animals.  I inherited a pattern from my mother called Sam the Ram.  Sam is a pretty big sheep in a fancy cabled sweater.  He's really great, but he doesn't stand up too well, probably because of my stuffing job.  
> I also made a Labrador tree topper.  When he's not sitting on my Christmas tree, he lies on one of my speakers.  His legs are not stuffed, so his head and front paws flop over the edge and his tail sticks up.  He looks comfortable.  And now he has a lamb to keep him company.  
> 
> One of the gals in my knitting group made a super-cute mouse wearing a sweater, but it was too much work for me to attempt.   I'm not really into stuffies, but the lamb was too cute to resist.  And easy.
> Tracy
> 
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> 
> Tracy, he sounds very cute. 
> Have you made other animals? 
> Nella
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Sep 18, 2022, at 9:07 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I just finished my knitted stuffed lamb, and boy is he cute!  He has a
>> woolly black body and tail, a purple and gold head and legs, gold ears, a
>> pink nose and smile, and black eyes.  He’s maybe 4 inches tall, not counting
>> the head.  I sewed the head on a bit crooked, but that makes it look like
>> he’s cocking his head in a cute, attentive way. 
>> 
>> For the body, I bought some very fuzzy bouclé yarn, which makes him woolly.
>> The rest is just worsted I had around. I hid toothpicks inside the legs to
>> hopefully give them some lasting strength.  Another person who made the lamb
>> used pipe cleaners.
>> 
>> It was a fun project, and not too hard.  It’s called Luminous Lamb on
>> Ravelry, and cost around $7, which seems to be the new standard price.
>> 
>> Tracy
>> 
>> 
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