Gun Dogs
Portuguese Water Dog
Find this pattern in a signed copy of Best in Show: Knit Your Own Dog for only £12.99! It’s fair to say that nobody had paid much attention to the Portuguese Water Dog until the arrival of Bo Obama at the White House. PWDs have been around since the 12th century, but in the 1960s were listed in [...]
Red Setter
Find this pattern in a signed copy of Best in Show: Knit Your Own Dog for only £12.99! Also known as an Irish Setter, the Red Setter has a long, rich auburn coat; yarn dyes mean ours has a rather more unconventional tandoori tone. A majestic and useful gun dog, Setters are sleek, poised and affectionate. They have the reputation [...]
Cocker Spaniel
Find this pattern in a signed copy of Best in Show: Knit Your Own Dog for only £12.99! Loyal and affectionate with a doe-eyed, appealing look, Cocker Spaniels are gun dogs, but have become popular family pets. Elizabeth Barratt Browning famously adored Flush, her constant companion and bedfellow. She even wrote him a poem; not really one [...]
Labrador
Find this pattern in a signed copy of Best in Show: Knit Your Own Dog for only £12.99! The Labrador retriever is the world’s most popular dog, loved for their mellow and friendly temperament. They are gentle with children, so gentle that the Labrador can carry an egg in its mouth without breaking it. A really useful dog, [...]
