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Hello! I’m Joan Olson, designer and maker of The Green Sheep blankets, all made from repurposed and felted wool sweaters. Each design begins with a story, such as a mom’s love for her daughters (“Happy Winter”) or an empty-nester roadtrip through Colorado (“Garden of the Gods”). I sell them via custom order, on Etsy, and in occasional art shows. And I don’t consider a blanket finished until its story is here on the blog.

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The Gallery of Blankets

Learning to Swim
Learning to Swim
Bora Bora Blue: The Sea Beckons Her
Bora Bora Blue: The Sea Beckons Her
Baby in the Badlands
Baby in the Badlands
Sunset with Flowers
Sunset with Flowers
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Whooo's Sleepy?
Whooo’s Sleepy?
Easy Together
Easy Together
Mom's Blanket
Mom’s Blanket
Family
Family
Sealed with a Kiss
Sealed with a Kiss
The Redbud
The Redbud
With Dad: A Richly-Colored Life
With Dad: A Richly-Colored Life
Heart[h] and Home
Heart[h] and Home
Thirsting for Righteousness
Thirsting for Righteousness
A Soft Answer
A Soft Answer
©Joan Olson "Blessed are the Merciful" (61x75) Felted wool sweaters
©Joan Olson “Blessed are the Merciful” (61×75) Felted wool sweaters
Whooo's Sleepy?
Whooo’s Sleepy?
Summer Nostalgia
Summer Nostalgia
Poncho
Poncho
Irish Grey
Irish Grey
Under the Sea
Under the Sea
A Quiet Creature
A Quiet Creature
Baby in the Badlands
Baby in the Badlands
The Twain Shall Meet
The Twain Shall Meet
Pumpkin Patch
Pumpkin Patch
The Artistic Norwegian
The Artistic Norwegian
A Plaid Affair
A Plaid Affair
Friends
Friends
Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods
Easy Together
Easy Together
Blessed are the Merciful
Blessed are the Merciful
The Twain Shall Meet
The Twain Shall Meet
Happy Winter
Happy Winter
Satin and Lace
Satin and Lace
The Princess & the Sunny Day
The Princess & the Sunny Day
Irish Blue
Irish Blue
The Things We Love to Wear
The Things We Love to Wear
The Norwegian Artist
The Norwegian Artist
The Things We Love to Wear
The Things We Love to Wear
Irish Cream
Irish Cream
Sunset with Flowers
Sunset with Flowers
Keep to the River
Keep to the River
Blessed are the Meek
Blessed are the Meek
Peace
Peace
Little Cherished One
Little Cherished One
A Soft Answer
A Soft Answer
Jonathon's Bear
Jonathon’s Bear
Bora Bora Blue: The Sea Beckons Her
Bora Bora Blue: The Sea Beckons Her
The Christmas Rainbow
The Christmas Rainbow
Thirsting for Righteousness
Thirsting for Righteousness
Under the Sea
Under the Sea
Learning to Swim
Learning to Swim
A Sunbeam to Warm You
A Sunbeam to Warm You
Butterflies for Momma
Butterflies for Momma
The Sand and the Sea
The Sand and the Sea
Blessed are the Meek
Blessed are the Meek
Under the Sea
Under the Sea
Tiger Tracks
Tiger Tracks
Jonathon's Bear
Jonathon’s Bear
The Night Garden
The Night Garden
The Things We Love to Wear
Peace
Peace
Whooo's Sleepy?
Whooo’s Sleepy?
The Pond
The Pond
The Light Changes Everything
The Light Changes Everything
In Argyle Style
In Argyle Style
The Christmas Rainbow
The Christmas Rainbow
In Argyle Style
In Argyle Style
Pillows for a Princess
Pillows for a Princess
Fullness of Peonies
Fullness of Peonies
Heart[h] and Home
Heart[h] and Home
Pillows for a Princess
Pillows for a Princess
Happy Winter
Happy Winter
Thirsting for Righteousness
Thirsting for Righteousness
The Princess & the Sunny Day
The Princess & the Sunny Day
Celebrating Ellie
Celebrating Ellie
Little Cherished One
Little Cherished One
Sunshine and Happiness
Sunshine and Happiness
Sunshine and Happiness
Sunshine and Happiness
J Loves J
J Loves J
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice
Baby Goes Hiking
Baby Goes Hiking
A Life in Sweaters
A Life in Sweaters
The Artistic Norwegian
The Artistic Norwegian
Nap Hunting
Nap Hunting
Baby Walt
Baby Walt
Family
Family
The Birthday Coat
The Birthday Coat
Mickey & Theo
Mickey & Theo
Hope
Hope
Tiger Tracks
Tiger Tracks
Baby Goes Hiking
Baby Goes Hiking
Keep to the River
Keep to the River
With Dad: Life Around the World
With Dad: Life Around the World
Yellow Roses
Yellow Roses
The Things We Love to Wear
The Things We Love to Wear
Honorarily Dutch
Honorarily Dutch
Summer Nostalgia
Summer Nostalgia
Summer Solstice
Summer Solstice
Hope
Hope
Rainy Day
Rainy Day
Friends
Friends
Fullness of Peonies
Fullness of Peonies
Calliope's Castle
Calliope’s Castle
Pink Posies
Pink Posies
Sealed with a Kiss
Sealed with a Kiss
Sunshine and Happiness
Sunshine and Happiness
Butterflies for Momma
Butterflies for Momma
Pink Posies
Pink Posies
“G” is for Griffin
“G” is for Griffin
A Soft Answer
A Soft Answer
Quiet at Last
Quiet at Last
Rainy Day
Rainy Day
Calliope's Castle
Calliope’s Castle
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Calliope's Castle
Calliope’s Castle
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A Plaid Affair
A Plaid Affair
“G” is for Griffin
“G” is for Griffin
The Twain Shall Meet
The Twain Shall Meet
Sealed with a Kiss
Sealed with a Kiss
“G” is for Griffin
“G” is for Griffin
Mickey & Theo
Mickey & Theo
Blessed are the Merciful
Blessed are the Merciful
Baby Walt
Baby Walt
The Work of Her Hands
The Work of Her Hands
The Artistic Norwegian
The Artistic Norwegian
Irish Grey
Irish Grey
The Sand and the Sea
The Sand and the Sea
The Sand and the Sea
The Sand and the Sea
A Sunbeam to Warm You
A Sunbeam to Warm You
Honorarily Dutch
Honorarily Dutch
The Norwegian Artist
The Norwegian Artist
Love in the Rainforest
Love in the Rainforest
Irish Cream
Irish Cream
The Princess & the Sunny Day
The Princess & the Sunny Day
Satin and Lace
Satin and Lace
Baby Walt
Baby Walt
The Light Changes Everything
The Light Changes Everything
The Pond
Nap Hunting
Nap Hunting
A Pair for Notre Dame
A Pair for Notre Dame
Garden of the Gods
Garden of the Gods
Celebrating Ellie
Celebrating Ellie
The Norwegian Artist
The Norwegian Artist
A Quiet Creature
A Quiet Creature
Rainy Day
Rainy Day
Blessed are Those Who Mourn
Blessed are Those Who Mourn
Yellow Roses
Yellow Roses
The Work of Her Hands
The Work of Her Hands
A Pair for Notre Dame
A Pair for Notre Dame
Visiting Grandma
Visiting Grandma
Quiet at Last
Quiet at Last

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