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Sheldon’s First Halloween

Remember back when I told you that I was working on a Secret Design Project, and I hinted that it had something to do with this picture?

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Rather disturbing piglike creature

I can finally tell you what I was going on about. Way back in the spring, I was commissioned by Knit Picks to develop a set of special “shells” for Sheldon that they could sell on their website. They also asked me to rework the pattern so that it could be knit in Shine Worsted as well as Shine Sport (which is the yarn I used for the original pattern). And so I did that, and Super Sheldon was born. He looks just like Sheldon, only bigger.

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Meet Super Sheldon!

Okay, this is where the pig comes in. In my middle school art class, we were required to make these clay pigs. Everyone’s pig followed essentially the same template, but we were supposed to customize our pigs so that every pig had a different outfit reflecting its unique character. There were basketball-playing pigs, ballerina pigs, and so forth. My pig, for reasons that I don’t remember, was dressed up as the Easter Bunny. No, really — see its little bonnet with bunny ears? And the eggs? And the Easter basket?

I saw my bunny pig while visiting my mom’s house at Christmas, and it gave me the idea to dress Sheldon up as other animals. Voila!

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Sheldon the Bee (sans wings)

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Sheldon the Sheep

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Sheldon the Lion

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Sheldon the Bat

Knit Picks is selling the patterns and yarn together as a kit here. They also have some interviews with me and a very adorable photo gallery of the various animals in their natural habitats.

Which one is your favorite? I am very fond of the bat.

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6 Responses to “Sheldon’s First Halloween”

  1. Christy P Says:
    October 2nd, 2008 at 1:09 pm

    I like the bat, too. The lion is really fancy looking!

  2. beverlyanne Says:
    October 2nd, 2008 at 11:49 pm

    Oh the cuteness. I like the bat too, but the lion is awfully cuddly.

  3. Emilee Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 1:05 am

    Eeee! Those are so cute! I have a special soft spot for bats, so I think that’s my favorite too.

  4. Kathleen Says:
    October 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    Thank you for the laugh of the day–Sheldon in costume is even more delightful than Sheldon au naturel. :) There is something fundamentally absurd and quite funny about a turtle costumed as other creatures. Love them all.

    Kathleen

  5. Alison Says:
    October 14th, 2008 at 11:56 am

    The popcorn-stitch sheep nearly killed me. But I also like the bat.

  6. Donna Says:
    October 14th, 2008 at 7:21 pm

    I would knit the sheepy Sheldon for myself, but I loved seeing Sheldon s a lion - I think he’s adorable!

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