Welsh mountain sheep

This pattern is for varieties of mountain sheep farmed in Wales. There are these six for you to try. Each has a characteristic colouring. The patterns use either simple changes of colour or two-colour knitting so that you can pick one that meets your knitting experience. I have given them cute little ears, a nice fat tum and they stand up on their own (with a bit of coaxing!).

Yarn needed (from top to bottom photos):

Welsh Black

• 100g (300m/300 yds) of black DK

Lleyn

• 100g (300m/300 yds) of cream DK
• 2m/2 yds or so of black DK

Llanwenog

• 100g (300m/300 yds) of cream DK
• 50g (150m/150 yds) of black DK

Kerry Hill

• 100g (300m/300 yds) of cream DK
• 20m/20 yds or so of black DK

Balwen* 100g (300m/300 yds) of dark grey (or black) DK * 20m/20 yds or so of cream DK * 2m/2 yds or so of black DK

Badger Faced

• 100g (300m/300 yds) of cream DK
• 50g (150m/150 yds) of black DK

You also need:

• 6mm toy safety eyes
• Optional pair of 3mm double end needles