Welsh mountain sheep by Tony Goddard

Welsh mountain sheep

Knitting
March 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch on 4mm needles
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
300 yards (274 m)
10 inch long model
English
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This pattern is for varieties of mountain sheep farmed in Wales. There are these six for you to try. Each has a characteristic colouring. The patterns use either simple changes of colour or two-colour knitting so that you can pick one that meets your knitting experience. I have given them cute little ears, a nice fat tum and they stand up on their own (with a bit of coaxing!).

Yarn needed (from top to bottom photos):
Welsh Black
* 100g (300m/300 yds) of black DK

Lleyn

  • 100g (300m/300 yds) of cream DK
  • 2m/2 yds or so of black DK

Llanwenog

  • 100g (300m/300 yds) of cream DK
  • 50g (150m/150 yds) of black DK

Kerry Hill

  • 100g (300m/300 yds) of cream DK
  • 20m/20 yds or so of black DK

Balwen

  • 100g (300m/300 yds) of dark grey (or black) DK
  • 20m/20 yds or so of cream DK
  • 2m/2 yds or so of black DK

Badger Faced

  • 100g (300m/300 yds) of cream DK
  • 50g (150m/150 yds) of black DK

You also need:

  • 6mm toy safety eyes
  • Optional pair of 3mm double ended needles
  • Tapestry needle for sewing up
  • Two fist-sized balls of stuffing material