Knitwits and Woolly Sweaters
By: Janet Stutley
Chapter 1
Knitting Fever
No one ever forgot the spring day Lily
Lambkin came to live at Farmer Fred s.
Lily was from the city. I think I will like
it here, said Lily, I ll spend my time
knitting.
Sharon was the leader of Farmer Fred s
flock. What is knitting? she asked.
Don t you know? said Lily. The other
sheep gathered around.
People in the city love knitting, said
Lily. They all have Knitting Fever! Tell us mo-o-ore, said the sheep.
Well, said Lily, ever year people buy our wool.
Then they knit our wool into sweaters.
How? asked Sharon.
Mo-o-ore! Mo-o-ore! said the sheep.
mo-o-ore!
Tell us
Don t be so impatient! snapped Lily.
you.
I ll show
Lily took out two knitting needles and some wool.
Then she pushed the needles in and out of the
wool.
Chapter 2
The Fever Spreads
Next door was Farmer Rosie s
farm. Farmer Rosie s sheep
were watching.
What s going on next door?
they asked. Selina, snoop for us!
Selina hid behind a fence post.
They re knitting! said
Selina. You hold two
sticks and some wool.
Then you say a rhyme:
Knit and knit. Knit.
Knitwit. Make a sweater
that will fit!
Now Farmer Rosie s
sheep had Knitting Fever
too!
Then Selina had an idea. Let s see who can
knit the most sweaters! she shouted. Our
team will be the Woolly Sweaters.
And our team will be the Knitwits, said
Sharon.
This is our rhyme, said Selina. You are good,
but we are better. You can t be a Woolly
Sweater!
We ll see about that! said Sharon.
Oh dear, said Lily.
What have I started? Chapter 3
An Emergency
The sheep didn t eat or sleep.
All they did was knit. Farmer
Fred and Farmer Rosie were
furious.
We demand to know what s
going on, said Farmer Rosie.
But the sheep just kept knitting.
This is an emergency, said
Farmer Fred. They re using all
the wool!
There will be nothing left for us
to sell, worried Farmer Rosie.
There will be no money to run
our farms! said Farmer Fred.
Chapter 4
Farmer Rosie s Idea
Lily felt bad. This is all my
fault, she said. I am sincerely
sorry.
Lily, Farmer Fred, and Farmer
Rosie thought for a while.
Maybe you can help us, Lily,
said Farmer Rosie. They might
listen to you.
I could try, said Lily.
The State Fair is next week,
said Farmer Rosie. If the
sheep give us all the sweaters
they have made, we could sell
them at the fair.
Good idea! said Farmer Fred.
Then we will have enough
money to run our farms! Lily asked the sheep to give her the sweaters. You will
all win prizes! she said. You will win medals, too!
Ma-a-ar-vellous! said the Knitwits.
A-ma-a-zing! said the Woolly Sweaters.
The sheep gave the sweaters to Lily. Then they went
back to knitting.
The Knitwits and the Woolly sweaters won
many prizes at the fair. Farmer Fred and
Farmer Rosie sold all the sweaters they had.
Everyone was happy. Lily felt proud. That
night she called all the sheep together.
Next year we will knit socks and gloves,
she said. We will be famous!
Ma-a-ar-velous! said the sheep. But we ll
have to grow some more wool first!