New From TrendSetter Yarns….

A couple of years ago, while at the Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival, during one of my recent “parades around the vendors booths” a skein of Trendsetter Yarn attacked me. Yes! Attacked. Viciously, and thoroughly and by the time the war was won, it was not me who claimed victory. Or was it? This yarn jumped out at me, and into my basket. I loudly and quite decidedly proclaimed that I did NOT LIKE trendy sorts of yarns. The argument went on and on, and though, while not proud of arguing with yarn in a public place I had to admit defeat. Then, no sooner after I succumbed to it’s charmed, 5 of it’s buddies jumped into my basket also. It was a tag team, no doubt.

This little skirmish started my love affair with Trendsetter, so when my email box proclaimed that this company had another yarn to offer, I had to take a closer look.

And I submit to you, these two delights: The first one, Soleil has leaves in it! Now I remember a day when I had leaves in my yarn I would pick them out. Now they’re there on purpose!

Here’s the other: Ministrone. This little gem comes in 4 colorways, and I’m really, really hoping that when I attend the Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival in a week and a half, there won’t be any. I will be helpless to resist!

Even with the leaves…..

Go here for more info on this stuff!

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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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