Gordon was inspired by a skein of locally farm raised and milled wool and mohair blend from Avalon Springs Farm. This soft and fluffy yarn with the gentlest of halos just begged to be a cute little goat in a sweater vest!

All the yarns used for Gordon can be found here:

https://avalonspringsfarm.com

Gordon is knit in the round from the bottom up. The arms are knit first and then set aside to be attached later. Next each leg is knit and then joined together to work the body. The arms are then joined before knitting the shoulders, neck and head. Stitches for the muzzle are provisionally worked with waste yarn which is later removed. The live stitches are then picked up and worked in the round to form the muzzle. The ears and horns are knit separately and sewn on and the the tail is worked as an i-cord. The sample goat has embroidered eyes.

Gordon’s sweater vest is worked flat from the top down. The pockets are optional, but they are super cute!

Materials

Yarn
For Gordon- Farm Yarn from Avalon Springs Farm, Aran/worsted weight, 200 yds/183 m. Sample goats used approximately 55 yds/50 m.
For Gordon’s hooves, horns and goatee - Pendragon Whelps from Avalon Springs Farm, fingering weight, 100 yds/91 m. Hooves, horns and goatee used approximately 25 yds/ 23 m.
For Gordon’s pink sweater - Pendragon Whelps from Avalon Springs Farm, fingering weight, 100 yds/91 m. Sweater used about 35 yds/30 m.
For Gordon’s green sweater - Pendragon Sport from Avalon Springs Farm, sport weight, 390 yds/357 m. Sweater used about 45 yds/41 m.
For Pocket Bunny - 3 yds/3 m of DK, sport or fingering weight yarn

Needles
For Gordon - US size 3 (3.25 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge below. You’ll need two sets of double pointed needles (ten total).
For Gordon’s sweater vest- US size 4 (3.5 mm) 24” circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge below. You will also need three double pointed needles in the same size for the pockets.
For Pocket Bunny - US size 2 (2.75 mm) double pointed needles.

Goat Gauge - 4.5 sts by 7 rows over 1”/2.5 cm lightly stuffed.
Sweater Gauge - 6 sts by 9 rows over 1”/2.5 cm lightly blocked.

Miscellaneous - darning needle for weaving in ends; about 1/2 oz/14 g of wool stuffing (or stuffing of your choice); two 6”/15 cm scraps of yarn to hold stitches for the muzzle and sweater vest pockets; scrap of black fingering weight yarn or embroidery floss for eyes.