FO Friday: Chubby Sheep revealed
Yay, I can finally share the secret project I was working on because the pattern has been published! (You can download my free Chubby Sheep pattern here.)
I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been collaborating with Galler Yarns, a family-run yarn importer in Monroe, New York. I was asked to design some toys using Flore II, a kid mohair/wool/nylon blend yarn made in South Africa.
Strangely, when I saw the yarn, I didn’t think of a goat but rather a sheep. (Yes, there is wool in the yarn, but it looks more “mohair-ish.”) I kept the goat idea in the back of mind while designing, though. I always imagine goats eating anything and everything. (According to the British Goat Society, this is actually untrue and goats are quite particular about their eating habits.)
So I decided to make this sheep a very rotund, non-stop eating machine. Originally, I planned to add legs, but once I finished the body, I saw that the sheep was able to sit on his own and actually looked pretty cute that way. I worked on the sample during the long Thanksgiving weekend. That Sunday, MC and I went for a nice walk in Central Park. It was a bit brisk out, but a beautiful day. I took many great pictures of the sheep (and of another top secret project I can’t talk about yet!).
Chubby Sheep, enjoying the fall foliage while sitting on a park bench.
Cuter than a hacky sack.
Posing for the camera.
That weekend, the Christmas tree vendors were just setting up around our neighborhood. With that inspiration, I decided to add the option to transform the Chubby Sheep into an ornament. On Monday, on the way to the post office to mail the sample, I snuck behind one of the Christmas tree stands and captured a few pictures of the ornament version.
The ornament version.
My acrylic amigurumi critters always have very smooth, dull surfaces. I like the way the mohair in the yarn makes Chubby Sheep look fuzzy.
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Adorable….the fatter the better I think!
So cute! I love the fact that he is all chubby and I totally agree about the fuziness looking fab
Thanks Nat and Sandy! I like the rotund look.
too cute!
Welcome, isaida, and thanks!
Gorgeous chubby fluffy sheepiness – I love it!
xxx
ahhh he’s adorable haha!! thanks for the pattern
Aw!! What a cutie!!
What a sweet face! Don’t ya wish we could harvest his fleece and make more yarn!!!
Of course – chubby sheeps on Central Park benches. Happens every day!
Very cute.
I love his bobble-y texture of his body! So cute!
I like the bobbles too, Minding My Own Stitches.
He is so cute! Great job!
Oh my goodness! SUCH a cute sheep.
Thanks, Keri, Stacey, Vanessa, and Erin!
What a fantastic pattern, I adore the bobbles and the ears and how much fun character it has! I think one is definitely in my future, maybe in some custom dyed wool (so I can brush it and make it woolier!).
Also, I’m totally envious of your walk-in-Central-Park with Chubby Sheep. I went to college in New York City, and the park is one of the bigger things I miss about it!
Central Park is definitely a highlight of NYC, Kathleen, and I’m sure that sheep once roamed through it Voie de Vie
. Thanks for your kind words.
Chubby Sheep is adorable! The ornament option is a brilliant idea. Great way to really show off the yarn, too. He looks so soft and fuzzy!
Thanks autumngeisha and CrochetBlogger! I needed to mix it up with popcorns since I get bored with so much single crochet.
I love your sheep!
He is Fab!! so going to have a go at making him!! great job well done xx
Thanks Danielle!
I found your site via the CraftGossip Crochet Link Party, and I am so glad that I did!! Your sheep is too cute! My sister is obsessed with sheep, and this would make a perfect birthday present for her. Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thanks so much Jaime, and welcome!
Hello! I have just found this pattern via Pintrest! I love him! I do not know how to crochet…except for a basic chain-stitch that I was taught as a child. I know run a non-profit organization in Rwanda for widows of the Genocide, subsequent civil wars and HIV/AIDS. Our women spin wool into yarn then dye it naturally with native plants. It is then sold in craft kits by our social business partners in the US. I have been looking for a sheep pattern whereby our ladies could learn to make Christmas ornaments that would raise funds/awareness of our organization. Thanks so much for posting this…I think I’m on to something HUGE! Blessings- D
Thanks, Diana! I’m sending you an email.