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Star Trek Meerkats?

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il_430xn_72678364I found this on niftyknit’s etsy page.

Since I know virtually nothing about meerkats and close to less than that about Star Trek (no, I never joined the trekkie groupies) we’re just going to have to go with her description.

This new design of meerkat wears original series Star Trek sweaters. All Meerkat trekkies wear Federation emblems (not yet a communicator) proudly on their chests and have their ranking stripes on their sleeves.  You’ll have to go here to read more. Check back later to order, they seem to be all sold out! http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vt_related_1&listing_id=25630260

They really are cute, even if you don’t know a tribble from a Spock (well, ok, that one I do know).

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  2. Hello – thanks for the feature! I’m knitting as fast as I can to keep up with the demand, moving on to TNG and DS9 and Voyager too!
    Live long and prosper!

  3. I love love love love love!!!! Been a trekkie since the original series in the 60s, and I think meerkats are hysterically funny… never thought about putting them together, but I’m headed to your etsy shop to have a look right now!!

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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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