The best way to knit a sweater for a dog is to tailor the sweater to THAT dog. And that’s to say nothing at all of mixed breeds. A chihuahua, a dachshund, and a mastiff are the not same figure scaled upwards you cannot just add stitches and rows to a chihuahua sweater to fit it on a mastiff. Patterns for dog sweaters are notoriously problematic, though.ĭogs vary in shape and size to an extent that makes the grading system used to re-size human garments almost useless. I’ve had many requests for the pattern, which is immensely flattering. And in our neck of the woods, no domesticated animal with a coat as fine as hers is safe outdoors in midwinter without extra warmth. She loves wearing clothes (except hats–therefore no tiara with the costume). I plan to raise the neckline about three inches to make it more suitable for long-term wear as part of Rosamund’s wardrobe of winter sweaters. And she was quite the toast of our favorite hangout, Murphy’s Bleachers, when we paused for refreshment during a long patrol. She posed for souvenir photos with tourists visiting Wrigley Field. “Come out here! It’s not too late–we can live in peace and harmony!” Her heroic efforts to return the rabbits, squirrels, and pigeons of our Chicago neighborhood to the side of peace and justice earned her many cookies and pats on the head. Since last Thursday’s sneak preview, Rosamund has made the rounds in her new costume, knit from HiKoo Simpliworsted. Then I wandered over to Walgreens at midnight and waited for them to put all the leftover candy on sale for half price. ![]() “YOU OWE ME RESTITUTION!” Image from “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!”courtesy and © Warner Home Video. I happily observed several of my own favorite seasonal customs, including re-reading The Turn of the Screw, watching “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!” twice, and re-watching Sally Brown’s spectacular concluding tirade a dozen times. I can’t wait to begin teaching locally again! I’ve missed being able to do it since Rebecca was born, and I’m so pleased to be able to spend time with students while establishing good foundational knitting skills.For an introduction to what goes on in this column, click here. 11, 6-7 pm – Picking Up Stitches and Borders (all) 4, 6-7 pm – Bringing It All Together with Seaming and Finishing (all) 14, 6-7 pm – Slip Stitches (top right panel) 7, 6-7 pm – Beginning Cables (top left panel) 30, 6-7 pm – Color Work With Intarsia (middle right panel) 16, 6-7 pm – Color Work With Duplicate Stitch (bottom right panel) ![]() 9, 6-7 pm – Increases, Decreases and Yarn Overs, Beginning Lace (bottom left panel) 2, 6-7 pm – Reading Patterns, Knits and Purls (middle left panel) The wonder of this series of classes is you can take the entire series of eight (and get a discount on all of them) or pick and choose which ones you need the most. It’s a crib blanket with options of three different sizes, and is currently only available if you take the class. Starting in November I’ll be teaching a Skill Building class focused around my pattern, Wild Wood Leaves. ![]() While I haven’t been by the store since they had their opening, what I did see was a store focused on good quality yarn, beautiful patterns, community and classes. I’m so excited about this new yarn store to the Richmond VA area, especially as the Knitting Basket is closing. And she wanted to talk to me about classes. She was opening a new yarn store in Midlothian, VA. ![]() It’s always exciting when a new yarn store comes to the area – what yarns are they going to carry? So it was super exciting when a few months ago Debbie Floyd, the owner of Dances with Wool, got in contact with me.
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