Digital Knitting Pattern for my Shropshire Sheep Head

• Knit your Shropshire Sheep in two different sizes, mini or giant
• Intermediate knit, aimed at confident knitters who can knit, purl, change colour and follow a pattern
• Knitted using straight needles, there’s no working in the round
• A photo tutorial has been included for the bobble stitch
• This pattern is different to Eunice the Sheep
• The digital pattern is written English, with a photo tutorial for sewing up
• See the listing images for the materials needed
• This project requires a backing board to finish it, see my haberdashery section for more information.

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SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate - Advanced. This pattern is aimed at knitters who know how to knit, purl, increase, decrease, change colour in the middle of a row and follow a pattern.

STITCHES USED: Knit, purl, increasing, decreasing, bobble stitch, colour changing and mattress stitch for sewing up.

Please note the price of the pattern will vary from country to country due to digital VAT laws. I’ll receive the same amount per sale.

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MINI SHROPSHIRE SHEEP MATERAILS:

Scheepjes Stone Washed XL - Aran
70% cotton and 30% acrylic, 75m per 50g

M - (Main colour) - Black x 1 ball
C - (Contrast colour) - Cream x 1 ball
N - Nose - a small amount of pink yarn

5mm (US 8) knitting needles
50g toy stuffing
Darning needle
2 x 12mm toy eyes and washers
Mini Sincerely Louise trophy board, available from my haberdashery section

FINISHED SIZE: 14cm x 16cm x 20cm (5in x 6in x 8in)

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GIANT SHROPSHIRE SHEEP MATERAILS:

Rico Creative Twist - Super Chunky
80% acrylic, 20% alpaca, 75m per 100g

M - (Main colour) - Black x 1 ball
C - (Contrast colour) - Cream x 11/2 balls
N - Nose - you’ll need a small amount of pink yarn

9mm (US 13) knitting needles
200g toy stuffing, darning needle
2 x 24mm toy eyes and washers
DK yarn in the same colour as the C yarn for sewing the head to the board
Giant Sincerely Louise backing board, available from my haberdashery section

FINISHED SIZE: 30cm x 32cm x 38cm (12in x 13in x 15in)