PATTERN: Great design. Well written, though in-progress photos are always appreciated for those brain fog moments! Side view photos could be larger for e.g. ear positioning info. This is one of my all-time favourite knitting patterns!

#1 TEXTURED SHEEP completed 24.04.2019. Using stash yarn. Starting with White 4ply to make some of these adorable little sheep.

BELLY Decided sts too tiny to count garter ridges from cast on edge, so I’m using stitch counter to get required number before decreases. (i.e. 1 garter ridge = 2 rows)

BODY: Decided to refresh my Kitchener Stitch knowledge with this Youtube Purlsoho video

TAIL: The tail instructions would benefit from the heading ‘Tail’ so not inadvertently overlooked! I didnt wrap mine as instructed, though.

HEAD: After the final knit row before stuffing and kitchener stitch the proportions looked a little wrong. I rechecked my rows, which were ok. Once it was filled and sewn together it looked fine. Seemed odd only picking up 2 sts at back of neck, as gap seems at least 4-6 sts wide.

EARS: Like other Ravelers, I decided to use woven ear technique (that I recall using years ago, tho I seem a little rusty!) Instead of garter st ears.

LEGS A little fiddly but simple, effective & cute! Decided to make mine off sheep, then attach them for leg wrapping part, once I’d stuffed foot. I followed Jennymoonknits advice about ensuring I had my 4 equal sized stuffing balls ready for feet. Legs do look longer once wrapped.

#2 COLOURWORK SHEEP Chart: I merrily knitted row 2 from left to right, forgetting that as it’s in-the -round I should start all chart rows from right to left!
FACE: needle-felted some light roving into eye and mouth areas before embroidering features. Completed 30.04.2019

#3 LOOPY SHEEP: Decided to make this one with dark grey head and feet and a white body.
The loop stitch is quite fiddly especially with 4ply. I also found my stitches were more vulnerable to gaping, which isn’t suitable for structural integrity of a soon-to-be stuffed toy. I wasn’t finding this sheep as enjoyable to knit as other two. So, I found youtube video on double loop method, which looked more robust than the way I had interpreted the original instructions.
I also decided to use 5 wooden dpns and Bouclé yarn for the BODY to reduce slippage. Dividing the stitches equally over 4 dpns, for the loop stitch part of the project, seemed to help, as my metal dpns were overlong and slippy. A great improvement. However I returned to metal needles after a few rows.

I’m planning some variations to body pattern for next ones including a cable jumper similar to the one in Yancka’s group.