Knitting a Puppy? Stitches Events and Unravel 2011
We haven't added a new dog to our family since our last Puli had to be put down. But we were intrigued by the related items we found in the latest Selvedge Magazine, a pricey Christmas subscription present we received.
For instance, the appealing aspect of knitting our own dog as a substitute for the real thing (do we really want to tackle house training for a fifth time?), as illustrated in a new book by Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir entitled
Knit Your Own Dog: Easy-to-Follow Patterns for 25 Pedigree Pooches. Perhaps by the time I finished all those projects, I'd be cured of the longing. Muir and Osborne's website does offer kits to knit up those canines.
Another English site that has marketed their wares over the pond has outposts in Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman is Mungo and Maud, so a call to those stores might produce an English look to your dog.
We have noticed over the years that we've been petless, the emergence of more pets-wearing-clothes on the street, both to protect from the cold (and out here in the West), the rainy season. But the raincoat on Muttropolis seemed practical and colorful, as well as easy to put on. A squirmy dog resisting apparel .... hmmm. But I could always pop the pup into a 'putting on the ritz' bed, if he/she put their paw down and decided they didn't need a walk in the rain after all.
If you're interested in more practical matters relating to pets, healthypets.com is a site of an international association of more than 42,000 veterinary care providers who treat companion animals: The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA). The standby of all things to be rated, Consumer Reports, has featured articles on such necessities as pet foods and the increasingly considered pet insurance policies.
And if your real focus in on knitting rather than acquiring a pet, Selvedge is featuring a two-day festival of knitting with demonstrations, workshop and even a surgery for all your knitting blues, Unravel 2011. It's in Surrey, England.
However, if you're not interested in a destination abroad, we're heading to Stitches West in February. There are events at other times in the East, the Midwest and the South, too. Since there are three knitters in our family (and one a teacher of the craft), we may see you there.
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