Gifted Cryptid

Couldn’t think of a pun, so rhyming it is today!

A long time ago I knit a mounted Jackalope head for some good friends, and they asked if it was possible to have a second mounted cryptid head at some point, possibly tying in with a North American theme they have going on in the spare room…

But what Cryptid?

After much discussion, and a lot of help from my dear sis Rabbie, I settled on a Caleygreyhound. A creature described as having the head of a wildcat, the body of an antelope, the fore-claws of an eagle, the tail of lion, and the hind legs and hooves of an ox. More importantly for me though, often depicted with ram-like horns…

And if its a North American theme, well, the wildcat should be a mountain lion, right?

Like the Jackalope, this is knit entirely from Jacobs sheep fleece I have washed, dyed with beetroot for the orange, left plain for the white and browns, and spun myself.

The ram horns are sadly plastic in this case, but Engel kindly painted them to look fairly realistic for me. And there’s a second set of horns, ready and painted, for when I get a chance to spin some grey and more white wool for the Scottish wildcat version of this I want on my wall…

No wool count this week as no changes.

Till next post, stay safe!