A Walk on the Wooly Side
Rose Knits Noro
Rose has been working on a knitting project, inspired both by Icelandic sweater designs, and by the scraps of Noro Lace which Zipporah rescued from the scrap basket at Knotty by Nature! She was going cross-eyed after a long stint of knitting so was very willing to go for a walk with her sisters Eugenia and Mary Ann.
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Scarlet Pimpernel
They seek it here, they seek it there – at last Mary Ann and Rose found a Scarlet Pimpernel…meanwhile Eugenia heard a commotion in the teazles.
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Shaggy Sheep tangled in Teazles
Mary Ann was very alarmed by an immobilised and hysterical sheep – Eugenia tried to untangle the wool, and Rose dashed off for the new Hitty-sized sheep shears….
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Snip
The girls did their best to succour the sheep and free her from the teazle tangle!
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Ouch
The sheep was not particularly grateful, ending up both scratched and cold…
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Better?
Rose sacrificed her knitting project to the comfort of the sheep.
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Friends
The sheep calmed down and Rose began to ponder her next knitting project.
Inspired by “Amos’s Sweater” by Janet Lunn, illustrated by Kim LaFave
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Quimper Hittys 
this is pretty adorable!! Rose to the Rescue!! What a generous gift to make the ungrateful sheeplet!! What a girl.
By the way we love the knitted “sweater”. Good work Rose!!
We were given the sheep shears by a Hitty friend, two days later we found the amazing shaggy sheep and a story was born…Rose has been itching to knit up that scrap Noro. She is now on her second sweater, trying to adjust the tension.
That poor sheep. Teasels and long hair really do not mix well. I hope the sheep’s hair grows back quickly – in time for the cooler fall weather anyway. Maybe after a few more hot days and sheared coat the sheep will come to be grateful.
Yes, the poor poor sheep, all bereft of wool and shivering. Thank goodness Rose was a quick thinker and willing to sacrifice her new sweater.
We have teasel here too. The way it flowers is fun to watch. Have you ever used it to comb wool? How would one hold onto it? I love the Shaggy Sheep action photo!
I can only imagine people wore gloves, or had much thicker calluses on their hands when they teased wool with teazles! I loved the shaggy sheep too – the minute I saw it, I had to bring it home for the Hittys.
Glad to see some of the Quimper Hittys back in their “realm” and continuing natural adventures and all that brings.
The Quimper Hittys are enjoying the summer very much, though the days are shortening and the dew getting heavier…Rose is working on another sweater…
That teasel tangle must have been horrible for the sheep. Rose is so kind to help and comfort the sheep !!! They look so good together.
Rose doesn’t mind sharing her knitting project the poor sheep had such a terrible experience, and lugubrious eyes.
The girls are so sweet. The sheep has been found by some wonderful new friends.
Yes the sheep is lucky, though she doesn’t know it yet….and her wool will grow back!
Such brave Hitties! and such a fortunate little BaaLamb!
Very fortunate, cosy and grateful for the extra layer!