The Little Sheep That Wasn't
We've all completed projects that we're not too proud of. But hopefully, after the frustration passes, we can have a good laugh at ourselves. That is what happened this morning when my little sister called me up and confessed that the sheep she had started knitting a while ago was now complete. Now, first let me say how brave I think my little sister is. She began with no pattern, she has very little experience knitting, and she absolutely knows how to laugh at herself with the right audience. When I asked her how it turned out, she said, "I'm really not too happy with it." So, I got her to send me a photo, and that is when the giggles ensued. I said, "Well, the body looks good." And then I asked, "Are those white blobs supposed to be his eyes?" She started laughing, and then to keep it going I added, "Instead of a grazing-in-the-field sheep, he's a run-over-by-a-car sheep." It went on from th...