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Hi, Welcome to my Blog. I'm an eclectic kind of crafter delving into many pots. I am just about managing to keep up my Scrapbooking Diary (usually about 6 months behind), plus any cards as required. I have a new found love of watercolour and Bible Journaling plus recently Junk Journaling too. Previously I've also dabbled in ATCs, Tags, Altered Books, Mixed Media, Art Journaling, Décopatch, Knitting, Crochet, and Embroidery amongst other things. I live in Surrey, UK with my husband, our son has left home now. For exercise I usually play Badminton and go Ballroom and Latin Dancing, but am plagued by a bad back. I like walking which I couple with Geocaching and sometimes Bouncing on my Rebounder (mini trampoline). I guess I am officially retired now. I am a born again Christian, currently worshiping at my local Vineyard Church.

Monday 4 November 2013

SHEEP for the Knitivity!

Just wondering if those from the UK have come across Street Life yet? It is free to register and you are located by your postcode and can get/add local information on the group.

I found my Ballroom Dancing Lessons that way, recommended a Chimney Sweep and have been to a new Knitting Group in a local community library.

In the knitting group they are making sheep for the Knitivity for a local church. The church are after around 60 sheep!! The photo of 12 are the ones I met on my first visit to the group.



I am on my 4th at present, my Mother kindly sent me some wool and the correct size needles as my first was with bigger needles and too thick wool! It is rather a chubby sheep and one I won't be able to part with.



Here are all the component parts before being stitched up. This Eco 100% undyed virgin wool can tend to split whist sewing but is the closest to sheep colour and texture really.

I have got together a basket of supplies so I can knit in front of the TV as well as at my craft table, which is sunny in the daytime. These sheep are SO cute.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

These are adorable. I wish I could knit because these would be cute for our expected new granddaughter.

Karen said...

Oh my Goodness me !!!!!! HOW CUTE are these and what a brilliant idea for the Church! I can see them all having different expressions hahaha!!!! Have fun my lovely xxx

505whimsygirl said...

Hi BJ,

Cute sheep! The church will have a nice flock by the time everyone is done! It's very cool how you found a new knitting group near your home.

Like you, I usually knit in front of the t.v. I watch a lot of t.v. in the winter time as it's too cold to do anything outside. We changed our clocks this weekend so it will now be dark by 4:30 p.m. -- makes for a long night.
Hugs,
Kay

Dawn said...

Awe BJ how amazing are these sheep. You clever girl you, lol I never could get the hang of knitting but am feeling really tempted to have another go now!!!!
Huge hugs x x x x

kay said...

These are fabulous BJ x