Patterns, projects and techniques
Earlier this week I posted a giveaway from Will Save Nine and she had so much fun doing it she decided to do another. This time it’s for a ball of Woll Butt yarn from Butinette. It’s a wool/polyamide blend, multicolored, with plenty of yardage to go around. Isn’t it pretty?
To enter, comment on her post by next Thursday (Aug. 16). I know a lot of you are sock knitting fans, so I hope one of you gets it!
[Photo by Will Save Nine.]
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?
This is a beautiful variegated sock yarn to make my first pair of socks.
I love this yarn!!
Pretty colors
The yarn is beautiful.
I love wild socks. This yarn would give me the incentive to finally try to knit a pair. I have everything I need, except yarn. I WILL learn to knit socks!!
Cold weather is coming – I need to be knitting socks for many feet!
Great yarn, great socks!
This yarn would also make a beautiful Barbie outfit.
Took a class on how to knit socks on Saturday and I am hooked. Hope my family is ready for socks! I know I am!
That is a really beautiful skein of yarn. I can imagine a lovely pair of socks knit from it. I sure would like to win.
Love the fall colors – they will go with everything
Gotta love the name as much as the coloring.
I love this yarn, it would be awesome for knitting mittens:)
what lovely wool i could make some socks and have enough to knit a dress for the doll i’m knitting
I would be very happy to have this yarn for my own pair of socks. I love these colors.