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Need An Idea………

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So, I have 2 skeins of this awesomeness coming to my door, and I need some help deciding what to do with it.

It is a fair trade/fair labor product from Turkey. 95% cotton and 5% real silver, the name is Sifa (which means “healing” in Turkish). There will be approximately 150 yds and looks to be a DK/Sport weight yarn. I’m so excited to get this on the needles. But what to do with it from there?

I just can’t wait, going to go over to Ravelry and Drops (my two favorite “go to” sites for inspiration) now for ideas…….

Let me know what you think I should knit………

And in the meantime, check out this awesome new yarn, HERE, at Knit Outta The Box!

PS, I’ve decided to knit the Calorimetry Headband, over on Knitty! Need a headband to go under my bike helmet, so look for a review soon! cotton yarn

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  1. This looks interesting! Anti-bacterial silver…… you could make dishcloths or very short socks or slippers. I love handknit cotton dishcloths -much better to use than papertowels!

  2. I agree that dishcloths would be nice since the yarn is antibacterial, but my first thought was that you should make some jewelry or hair accessories. I think that would be especially cute since you’re working with precious metals.

  4. Hmm. I’d make biking gloves with padded palms. Sort of gloves with half-length, open ended fingers, with a second layer on the palm. The reason is that like all exercise equipment biking gloves get sweaty and stinky. Anti-bac would keep them pleasant longer. -k.

  5. with warm weather knocking on our door, how about a versatile, yet simple, tank top that could be dressed up or down?

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Christmas Stocking Knitting Patterns for Your Pets

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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