The Mini Maisie

 I've had several questions about the Mini Maisie stuffed sheep.

1.  What is this?  It's a miniature of you, Maisie!

2. Why is her ear bent over?  Well...your ear is bent over too now and she wanted to look just like you.

3.  Is she going to eat all my Cheerios?

"I didn't eat one single Cheerio!"

"Is there something wrong with my ear?"  

No, not at all.  Our scars tell our stories.  Maisie hurt her ear one day trying to steal food from the rams in Del Boca Vista.  It swelled way up and the vet tried to fix it, but it healed crooked.  You both are still beautiful :-).

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Okay, back to the other questions...

This was a very quick, easy and fun project to knit.  The pattern is Pretty Little Sheep by Telfer Designs.  It called for a "fluffy" yarn, but I wanted to use some leftover yarn from the Maisie sweater.  That Iknitarod race is a fun scroll back through if you're interested stuck inside in the AC and bored.

I knew that I could knit the little sheep and then needle felt on her fluffiness...and who wouldn't want to use some extra sharp needles while making a likeness of Maisie out of her very own yarn.  Surprisingly, no injuries!

The only other thing I changed was to add a couple of extra stitches to her legs and then mattress stitched them up to seam.  By doing so, the turned in columns basically stuffed the legs and she stands up really well.

This was an easy pattern that I recommend for anyone to try and it's a great way to use up some leftover yarns.  You can make your own flock of sheep with all their own stories :-).