Day: October 3, 2019
Princess Diana’s Famous Baa Baa Black Sheep Sweater: Our news article today is from October 1983! đđ
Princess Diana News Blog "All Things Princess Diana"
Whatâs bright red and white and a favorite of Princess Diâs? Why, the sheep jumper, of course. And whatâs that? Glad you asked: Itâs a jumper (British parlance for a pullover sweater) with rows upon rows of white sheep forming an unmistakableâonce youâve seen itâdesign. Oh, yes, one black sheep is always knitted into the pattern as well, though its exact position amidst the woolly flock changes from one sweater style to the next.
The sheep jumper was the creation of a pair of enterprising English pals, Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne, both 28. Operating from a small shop on Londonâs South Bank, they are partners in a sweater-making cottage industry which they named Warm and Wonderful. âWe always knit things we would like to wear ourselves,â says Joanna, and Sally adds, âThe sheep jumper just seemed ironic, to have a sheep motif on a wool sweater.â They both insistâŚ
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