Counting Sheep Blanket

I made this for Atticus, our newest family member

Created by: Ceebee

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  • Project Details

    About

    I couldn’t resist making a few adaptations to the pattern:
    - Changed the border to seed stitch and made top and bottom a bit wider
    - I reduced the number of rows between the sheep from 19 to 17 which meant I could add an extra row of sheep
    - added an A among the sheep so I had to play around with sheep positioning and direction

    This is the 2nd time I’ve made this blanket and this time I used the recommended yarn. The pattern allows plenty - so no worries about trying to work out how much to allow for each sheep. I find it much easier to have cut lengths hanging on the back than bobbins which I find get tangled. For info the lengths required are approx:
    Main sheep: 4m
    Front sheep: 3m
    Blue between sheep: 3m (about 5m at the sides)
    Head: 80cm
    2 legs (I do each as a pair): 40cm
    And an oddment of white for the sheep’s shoulder.
    I started carrying the white behind the sheep’s face for the shoulder, but found it better to start a short new piece on the far side.

    Needles & Hooks

    • Circular 4.50mm (US 7) 100cm

    Measurements

    93cm x 75cm

    Tags

    • Babies

    Craft

    Knitting

    Skill Level

    Intermediate

    Status

    Complete
    Started on: Jun 26, 2018 Finished on: Jul 12, 2018
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    2 Comments

    • Alison B

      Portsoy

      Beautiful blanket, lovely colours and beautifully knitted too,I love the sheep pattern and all the added info is really helpful too. 😊
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