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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

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

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