Knitting Green by Ann Budd

If it comes from a plant, it’s green. If it comes from an animal, it’s green. If it’s naturally dyed, it’s green. Clara Parkes, of Knitter’s Review goes further and says, “Going green may simply involve not buying any new yarn and only using what they have”.

The patterns in this book are simple, basic and refreshing. 20 projects for garments, accessiories, gifts and home furnishings and all different “green” ideas.

There is a vest, actually the one you see above on the cover that is made from eco-wool. Which means it wasn’t dyed or chemically produced in any way. Yarns made from plant fibers that have been organically grown. Projects mixing organic plant based yarns with wools and merinos are included, and they all have their own “green” stamp.

This newest book is from Interweave Press, and although not available (quite yet) you can order it here: http://www.interweavestore.com/Knitting/Books/Knitting-Green.html

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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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Book Review – Knit Christmas Stockings

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