For the past month or so, I have been knitting like a machine. There are so many projects to get done. Fortunately, the projects are all fun. Watch for pictures!
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Tuesday, August 8, 2017
The Making of a Dog Sweater
Ed and Sharon adopted Shaggy. Shaggy is a dachshund/cocker mix, and from his pictures, a very cute little guy. Winter in Alabama, where Shaggy came from, is very different from winter in Wisconsin. Shaggy needs a sweater!
Esther Bozak wrote a custom fit dog sweater pattern that I had used before. The dog sweater's previous recipients were Suzy Q, a tiny Yorkie, and Coquetta, an elegant and charming King Charles Cavalier Spaniel. Each of these girls got a couple of sweaters.
Perhaps my favorite was a sweater made for Coquetta out of black worsted and a fun fur yarn that was very popular at the time that matched Coquetta's coat. That was a fun project and I laughed the whole time I was knitting it.
When Sharon asked if I knew anything about dog sweaters, I went back to Esther's pattern confidently. An e-mail requesting the needed measurements went off...and the measurements returned.
Next, I pulled some Willow Burrow Worsted out of my stash to knit Shaggy's prototype sweater. As always, I did a nice gauge swatch. Satisfied that I had the right fabric, I did the math and began the sweater.
Fortunately, I done this before. I do not recall having the same problems with the original sweaters as I did with Shaggy's. Someone, in the intervening years must have re-typed and not proofread the pattern. As I know what the sweater was supposed to look and fit like, I was okay. Had I followed the pattern without thinking, I would have had a sweater for a very oddly shaped dog. Having seen pictures of Shaggy...I knew better.
The sweater left in the mail yesterday. I hope it fits! If it does, there will be one done in Packer colors...and maybe a couple more...
Esther Bozak wrote a custom fit dog sweater pattern that I had used before. The dog sweater's previous recipients were Suzy Q, a tiny Yorkie, and Coquetta, an elegant and charming King Charles Cavalier Spaniel. Each of these girls got a couple of sweaters.
When Sharon asked if I knew anything about dog sweaters, I went back to Esther's pattern confidently. An e-mail requesting the needed measurements went off...and the measurements returned.
Next, I pulled some Willow Burrow Worsted out of my stash to knit Shaggy's prototype sweater. As always, I did a nice gauge swatch. Satisfied that I had the right fabric, I did the math and began the sweater.
Fortunately, I done this before. I do not recall having the same problems with the original sweaters as I did with Shaggy's. Someone, in the intervening years must have re-typed and not proofread the pattern. As I know what the sweater was supposed to look and fit like, I was okay. Had I followed the pattern without thinking, I would have had a sweater for a very oddly shaped dog. Having seen pictures of Shaggy...I knew better.
The sweater left in the mail yesterday. I hope it fits! If it does, there will be one done in Packer colors...and maybe a couple more...
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| Shaggy's Sweater |
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
Stop me before I start again!
I got some new yarn. Really pretty new yarn. For socks. For me. I am swatching.....
Also on the needles is a dog sweater and a couple of pairs of socks.
There is a very large box of yarn from Willow Yarns waiting in my living room. It represents multiple holiday gifts.
I have promised myself not to start anything else until something is finished.
I suspect.....I LIE.
Also on the needles is a dog sweater and a couple of pairs of socks.
There is a very large box of yarn from Willow Yarns waiting in my living room. It represents multiple holiday gifts.
I have promised myself not to start anything else until something is finished.
I suspect.....I LIE.
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