Three More Lambs

I am slowly working through my stash making mostly lambs. Here are Three More Lambs I made this summer.

This pink fluffy yarn was challenging because it is difficult to find the stitches amongst the fluff. I used a 4 mm hook with this chunky yarn making a slightly larger little lamb. She is quite sturdy on her feet. 

This brown lamb was made using chunky wool. Wool is difficult to use because it tends to fray and break when sewing the pieces together. Also I ran out of brown wool, so switched to a similar looking wool in purple. I like how this switch created a dapper little lamb wearing purple pants.

This little lamb was made using worsted weight acrylic yarn. He is slightly smaller than the other two yet cute as can be.

These three lambs loved posing for photos. I followed this free pattern for each little lamb, but using different yarn weights and colours completely changes the look. Each little lamb is one-of-a-kind ... special and unique.

I hope you're not tired of seeing my little lambs because I started another using different colours. I promise to share photos when done.

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Little Lambs

A friend from work moved to a farm west of London earlier this year. He and his wife adopted five sheep, two pot belly pigs, a dog and a rooster. Quite a menagerie. 

When he told me two of their sheep had lambs last week, I had to visit. I bottle fed and raised two lambs on my grandparents' farm when I was young. The first I named Twinkle; the second Frisky.   

These lambs are totally adorable. I'm not sure if they've been named yet. 

  

They stick together and nurse from the same ewe. One ewe has mastitis and is having trouble nursing, so the lambs also get a bottle.

 

The rooster and lamb size each other up. It's great to see how well all the animals get along. The bag of carrots I brought was enjoyed by both pigs and sheep alike.

This black sheep is the biggest and hungriest. She ate most of the carrots, then kept me busy picking lush green grass. She loved it all.

When we got in the car to leave, the rooster stood on the fence and crowed his good-byes while the black sheep watched. 

Don't worry, we'll be back. We'll bring our grandchildren. They love feeding animals too.

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