Merry Christmas to Me, Or, a Great Gift for a Knitter

I started seeing these on Facebook last week, and have now seen them enough places that I don’t remember where I saw them first. Maybe Vogue Knitting’s page? I don’t know.

Anyway, as soon as I saw them, I knew I had to have them. Maybe you do, too.

These are Chuck Taylors with knit fabric on them! It’s not printed with an image of knitting, it’s actually knit fabric on the outside of the shoe.

They’re available in red and gray, and I got mine from Zappos, though they may well be available elsewhere (and I’m not an affiliate or anything, I just think these shoes are awesome and I wanted to share).

Would you wear knit fabric covered shoes? Are these going on your wish list? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

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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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Donna H says
December 16, 2014 at 1:31 pm
These look super cool! Are they normal canvas sneakers with knit fabric adhered to the outside, or are they actually made from knit material? Please let us know how they look and feel in a few months! I want a pair but I wonder how they’ll hold up over regular wear.

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