||Home | Sam
the Ram is a stuffed sheep about 13 1/2 inches long
by 13 inches tall with horns. He has Aran patterned "fleece"
in natural color with dark legs and face. Designer Rita O'Connell says the skill
level is advanced to adventurous intermediate knitter. The pattern is a 5 1/2"
by 8 1/2" booklet, 23 pages including the stitch charts, hand drawn graphics
showing knitting directions and text with row by row instructions. See his mate,
Sue below. |
 | The original Sam was knit with 2 sets of size 4 double point needles, a 16" or 24" circular sz 4 can be used for part of the body of the sheep, but 6-7 DP needles are needed for the first few rows because of sharp angles of the head. When finished, he is stuffed with 16 ounces of roving or fiberfill which is not included in the kit. He can also be knit with worsted weight yarn and size 7 needles. He would stand about 15 inches tall by 17 inches long Sport Kit includes pattern booklet and Marr Haven 3 oz. Natural sport wt. yarn and 1 oz. Medium Grey sport wt. $19.95. Worsted Kit includes pattern booklet and 8 oz. Marr Haven Natural worsted wt. yarn and 4 oz. Medium Grey worsted wt. $36.45. |
 | Sue the Ewe is the mate to Sam. She has the same body shaping and same cable down her back but her horns are smaller and she has ruffles on her leg cuffs. Pattern alone is $10.95 |
 | Sue
can also be knit with sport weight or worsted weight yarn. The needle sizes are
the same as for Sam, size 4 DP for the sport yarn or size 7 for the worsted yarn.
A triangular shawl pattern is included, a finer yarn that sport is suggested if
you knit Sue in sport weight. The yarn is not included in the Sport Kit. Sport Kit includes pattern booklet and Marr Haven 3 oz. Natural sport wt. yarn and 1 oz. Medium Grey sport wt. $19.95. Worsted Kit includes pattern booklet and 8 oz. Marr Haven Natural worsted wt. yarn and 4 oz. Medium Grey worsted wt. plus 4 oz. Light Heather for shawl $44.95. Stuffing of roving or fiberfill is not included, 12 oz. is suggested for Sue. You can order roving here. |
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FELT FLOCK, you can have Sheep; no inappropriate baa-ing nor hay to
feed. You knit the animal with approximate gauge of 13-14 st = 1 inch, size 10-10
1/2 needle. Felt in a washing machine , dry and stuff it. The amount of felting
will determine the finished size of the sheep. Marr Haven wool yarn does take longer to felt than commercial wool yarns because it is 100% fine grade wool. |
| Pattern alone is $5.00 | Kit includes pattern, yarn and 4 ounce wool roving for stuffing. One color sheep kit is $20.50. Two color sheep kit is $29.00. |
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