Note from Bartlettyarns New Owner

Just a little follow up on the sale of [tag]Bartlettyarns[/tag] – I received an email from [tag]Susan Rice[/tag] –

Although I am not “blog” savy-I have seen a few postings about the recent sale of Bartlettyarns and found that I could respond easily here-I hope. To let everyone know-Lindsey and I bought the mill in mid March and have been hard at work re-establishing over 10 formally retired colors, expanding some of these colors into the other lines such as 3 ply and bulky and we are in the process of sending out our new revised custom processing flyer, working on a new wholesale flyer and will be attending [tag]Gore Place[/tag] this Saturday; [tag]NH Sheep and Wool Festival[/tag] and [tag]Waynesboro, PA Fiber Fest[/tag] in the coming weeks. We will be able to take your raw fleece back to the mill for processing thus saving on shipping costs one way. (Not sure of the rules and proper etiquette, so please forgive me–we just want everyone to know that YES, we are former customers of Bartletts for over 20 years, have a great appreciation and understanding of what makes this a unique mill and that we are doing are very best to keep it alive and prosperous! Happy Knitting and please feel free to edit for appropriateness.

Thanks, Susan Rice

No editing Susan, glad to hear this institution is going strong!

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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?

Book Review – 20 to Knit: Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit

Book Review – Knit Christmas Stockings

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