Ardalanish Sheep Craft Kit
£15.00
Create your own Hebridean Sheep with this craft kit! Bend pipe cleaners to make the body, wrap in some carded fleece and then knit (or crochet) your sheep`s head, legs, tail and coat. All instructions and materials are included in the kit and there is also scope for you to use your own imagination.
A lovely project to do with children … or just for the grown-ups! Please don`t leave children unsupervised, as the kit does contain small parts. Also makes a lovely gift for the knitters and crafters in your life.
Iain –
I was bought this as a present and have to say, even with the help of my Mum providing the essential knitting skills, I was sceptical we’d be able to make something that looked like the picture. This was however a really fun little project and it got better and better as the various bits of the sheep came together! A bit of trial and error to get the basic pipe-cleaner shape, but then easy to wrap and bind the fleece in place. After that it was a case of guesstimating the size of knits required for legs, face and body. (We overdid the first leg, but plain sailing after that). We also re-did the horns after an initial attempt (loops of yarn slipped off the ends, so wrap tightly and leave a tiny section of pipe-cleaner showing is my advice). The instructions were great, although obviously if you don’t knit make sure you enlist the help of someone who does, and who understands all the terminology! We finished it over 3 days (on and off) and the finished sheep looks fabulous – and just like the picture! Love it!