More Amigurami Critters, and Hand’s Free Reading!

Found this today for all of you Amigurami buffs. It’s a nativity set, just in time for the holidays. It’s crocheted, not knitted, but I’m sure some of you can get past that, and besides, they’re just soooo darn cute!

Now, where are my hooks???

You know what would go perfectly with knitting or crocheting these little cuties? A hot cup of cider or tea, a warm fire (yes, up here in N. Mich I’ve already had the wood stove going) and an audio book to listen to.

I’ve had the priveledge of listening to two such audio books now, both on CD. One is called Knitting Lessons, read in a soothing, yet engaging manner and is very interesting. The other, Knit Knit is the story of knitters, some familiar, others not, from all over the globe who have added their own inspirations to knitting and knitters everywhere. These are both available from Knitting Out Loud as are several others. I will be listening to any and all I can get my hands on this winter. Such inspiration, sitting in my living room, knitting with the likes of Teva Durham, Annie Modesitt, Wenlan Chia, Norah Gaughn, and many, many others.

These audio books are must haves for me, I know you’ll love them too!

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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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