"6. Once it is dry, pick the
fleece into pieces.
Then, use bristly paddles
to card them.
This untangles the fibers.
It does not work
on people hair!
If you are planning on knitting mittens, Ms. Salas has some advice to offer. It will take 18 steps, and begins with finding a sheep. Luckily, there is one for sale at the apple stand our young narrator and her father visit. Then, there is work to be done. Keeping the sheep fed and comfortable through the winter means that it will be ready for shearing in the spring. Once sheared, the fleece needs careful cleaning, carding, spinning, and dyeing.
Marigold is the color the sheep chooses for the mittens. So, seeds must be planted and tended. Wait time is tedious. Finally, the marigolds are ready to be dried, then soaked to be cooked with the yarn. What a gorgeous color. All that is left is to learn how to knit! Patience pays off. The arrival of winter means mittens for the knitter, and a new golden toque for the provider of the wool.
Charming illustrations 'painted with acyrlics, gouache, and a touch of colored pencil on wood board' provide a gentle, cozy softness for this affable, tongue-in-cheek instruction manual.
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