Something New for Spring

    I tried something new for Spring to put in the shop...Baby cocoons.  Don't know how well they'll sell but I thought I'd give them a go.  One is plain white with a Guernsey inspired design around the bag and the other has my Black Sheep design on it.  

The black sheep is on the back of the bag, of course, surrounded by a field of flowers while the 3 white sheep are scattered across the front.  The sheep are knit into the bag but the leaves and flowers are done with a duplicate stitch...and

they took almost as long to do as the bag!  These baby bags get a hat to finish the set but I think they'll end up being plain.  A sheep is too big for a baby hat and I'm afraid people will think the set is only for girls if the hat has flowers on it, too.  This set is knit by hand on US 6's with Herrschner's Kid's Brite in Caribbean, a wash and dryable acrylic.

   It's difficult to see the Gurensey design in this photo...but it's there!  The hat will have part of the design...the simplier part...around it.  This set was knit with Bernat Baby Sport (also a wash and dryable acrylic) in white on US 6's.
   Let's hope they both sell!