Felting… It’s Not Just For Sweaters Anymore!

The whole world is felting! I don’t mean that the actual planet is in danger of being felting, I mean if you’re a crafter, you’ve probably tried it.

I haven’t. Not intentionally anyway, there was the time… never mind, I’m sure you have similar horror stories about your dad’s favorite wool sweater, knitted for him by….. never mind. Well, suffice to say, it now fits me.

Anyway, I found the cutest felted acorns on Etsy, here:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16882632&ref=em

They come in all colors and flavors. Ok, I made that up, but you can get them in any color you want. Life size. Way easier than shuffling through the leaves in the woods picking up the real ones, and dodging gunfire, and, the tops are actual acorn tops, talk about recycling, these are just so cute. I can see them hot glued onto the Christmas Tree (that lives in my house year round and currently sports pumpkins), set in a bowl on the counter, as part of a centerpiece on the table. When news of these hit my mailbox this morning, I just had to tell someone about them.

I pick you!

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I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.

These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.

The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.

Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.

Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.

Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?

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