Once upon a time there was a dear sweet little lamb named Early who was the delight of every single person who ever met him...except maybe that one time with Maisie. I had planned to write a "letter" to him from his sister Ellie telling him about this small shawl...but I just can't.
I spun the yarn for this during the 2024 Tour de Fleece. It is Ellie's lamb fleece. It's soft and cozy and the shawl is not too big and with just enough whimsy that it feels fitting for a little gift to Early.
I'd originally planned to photograph it with Ellie, but everyone is as hot and tired of this awful long summer as I am and the barn was hot and the sun was glaring and there was nothing fun about any of it and I just walked back out.
What about under the tree...
Yes, this little tree. No longer a spindly sapling.
And I noticed that the flowers I thought I'd been knitting might actually have been little oak trees.
The pattern for this is Pumila by Ayano Tanaka. I had to go with a modified edge because I kept messing up her design and that wasn't very fun. I really needed this to be fun and a success. Karen to the rescue and I ended up enjoying this project very much.
11 comments:
What a pretty piece, I remember the Early photo through those oak leaves shortly before he died and broke your heart. You should probably write that letter:)
The shawl is lovely.
Gorgeous!
❤️❤️😿😿😢
Sweet memories and a beautiful shawl to cherish.
Hugs!
That shawl looks so soft and cuddly. Fitting for precious memories.
We can't forget such special lambies or sheep... The shawl came out very beautiful ~ full of memories & love 💕🐑💕
beautiful shawl!!! Love the story :)
The shawl is beautiful ---soft, delicate, and full of precious memories. Thank you for letting us be a small part of them.
How very sweet. Thank you. The shawl is so pretty.
Early...another soul who swelled our hearts...and broke them....💔 So very, very special. The shawl is lovely.
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