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By playing, I have discovered various yarns that can create a whole different feel to the pattern. Click on each photo to enlarge.

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Woolly Chick
Now you can have a fuzzy chick! This chick was knit using gold Frog Tree Alpaca sport weight with Trendsetter Aura white carried along. Carry the Aura every other row (it gets a bit much, otherwise).
 
I then added black bead eyes so they would stand out against the Aura's fuzziness. You may need to give it a haircut to define the shape! 

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Woolly Snowman
My friends at Knit Wits (Chanhassen, Minnesota), gave me this idea!
 
This Snowman was knit with Cascade 220 #8010 and Trendsetter Aura white carried together. The Aura was carried every other row. I liked that the Aura did not effect the snowman's size after felting. I used beads for the eyes. Rather than a felted scarf, I used 1-1/2 inch wire ribbon instead.
 
I made a snowman for Breast Cancer Awareness Month using pink Cascade 220 and white Aura.

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Harvest Pumpkin
This pumpkin was knit using Nature Spun worsted yarn, Orange You Glad, and Trendsetter Aura, orange. I carried the Aura every other row of the pumpkin but not on the stem. I used beads here to accent the pumpkin's spottiness, giving it texture. I added a 1-inch wire ribbon, folded in half then sewn to the stem. I wrapped the ribbon around my finger to give it a curlycue look. 

 
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