A few weeks ago the BBC ran an update about the £500,000 Arts Council commission to celebrate the Olympics. The East Midlands artist Shauna Richardson had completed all three 30ft Olympic lions crocheted in local wool. Out of all the original contenders this had been my favourite, but I was quite amazed at the audacity of the project. The wool is quite rough apparently and unsurprisingly Shauna did admit to sore fingers from time to time.
The project set me off thinking about knitting a quick little cat of my own. I looked through a stream of cute woolly felines on Ravelry and tried downloading a free pattern from Japan. Despite the translation and a multitude of diagrams it totally defeated me. It may have been down to the different stitch notations that are used in different parts of the world. Anyhow I eventually set off on a venture of my own.
No sore fingers for me! I decided to use up some really soft 3ply fingering in pink. Well it was never going to be too realistic. There is definitely room for improvement and I thinks she needs a bit more to eat. But she doesn't bite and when asked most recognise her many cat like qualities.
I will definitely be off to Chatsworth to see Shauna Richardson masterpieces when the go on show before I try another one.
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