Gaitors, They’re Not Just For Water Anymore!

You know them, the “collars” that wrap around your neck and keep all of those exposed parts nice and snuggly warm. Well, we have a dilemma here. I want one. I need one (living in the Arctic Regions at least 5 months of the year), but… I don’t have one.

Maybe I can find someone to knit one for me, being as how I’m all knitted out with Christmas gifts and such. It would be a quick knit. Easy, fast, and probably only take one skein of yarn.

Here’s a shout out. Leave me a comment on where to find your favorite gaitor pattern so I can eliminate the “cold neck” syndrome this year.

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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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Enid says
November 26, 2009 at 3:54 pm
One of the easiest, and very elegant, is the Wham Bam Thank You Lamb http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/wham-bam-thank-you-lamb-neckwarmer. It does require a small amount of sewing.
Becky says
November 27, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I knitted myself a couple and would be happy to send you one. Do you wear gray?

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