May 2011

Deb’s Keeshond

Knitter: Deb Faculak Breed: Keeshond Notes: This is Sadie (AKC Ronson’s RC Shiseido 1991-2007). I used a combination of the Huskie and the Sheepdog patterns, to knit my favorite dog.

Deb’s Greyhounds

Knitter: Deb Meese Dogs: Gypsy and George Breed: Greyhound Notes: I made these for a friend, for her friend’s wedding, they own Gypsy and George.

Linda’s Pembroke Welsh Corgis

Knitter: Linda Walz Breed: Pembroke Welsh Corgi Notes: Two! Rupert is the Tri-Color; Wallie is the Brown

Sarah’s Corgi

Knitter: Sarah Leinwand Breed: Corgi Notes: Corgi in the Sun

Alice’s Jack Russell

Knitter: Alice Biggins Breed: Jack Russell

Nicola’s Poodle

Knitter: Nicola Stanton Breed: Standard Poodle Notes: Fabulous florence the standard poodle

Nicola’s Pug

Knitter: Nicola Stanton Dog: Wilf Breed: Pug Notes: Wilf the Pug my gorgeous boy and Wilf the real dog who inspired the knitted version!

Nicola’s Whippet

Knitter: Nicola Stanton Breed: Whippet Notes: Lola a beautiful girl

Nicola’s Jack Rusell

Knitter: Nicola Stanton Breed: Jack Russell Notes: Chester a fun loving cheeky chap

Nicola’s English Bulldog

Knitter: Nicola Stanton Breed: English Bulldog

Knitter: Joanne Libke Breed: Cairn Terrier Notes: Meet Olive and Clair, my just-groomed, show-ready Cairns. They live for lettuce bits, mousing in the yard and the day when they’ll finally catch that dreaded squirrel that taunts them along the top of the fence.

Maria’s Whippet

Knitter: Maria Carrubba-Whetstine Breed: Whippet Notes: Whippet with a Devo Hat… :)

Maria’s English Sheepdog

Knitter: Maria Carrubba-Whetstine Breed: English Sheepdog Notes: This was a whole lot of loops!

Maria’s Boston Terrier

Knitter: Maria Carrubba-Whetstine Breed: Boston Terrier Notes: I loved this pattern, these dogs are so sweet.

Maria’s West Highland Terrier

Knitter: Maria Carrubba-Whetstine Breed: West Highland Terrier Notes: This was the first dog I knit, I used slightly different yarn though…

Maria’s Basset Hound

Knitter: Maria Carrubba-Whetstine Breed: Basset Hound Notes: My first dog as a child was a basset hound named Snuffy, and my sister has a basset hound named Wallace. This was a tribute to both.

Stephanie’s Shorthair Border Collie

Knitter: Stephanie Todd Dog: Lily Breed: Shorthair Border Collie Notes: This was based off the Border Collie pattern – the dog it was modelled on, Lily, is a Shorthair, so no fluff was added to the legs and tummy.

Monica’s Red Setter

Knitter: Monica Pound Breed: Red Setter Notes: First attempt at a dog was a difficult task for me as it had loop stitch which I have neve done before. Named Hendrix and now living in my husband’s music room.

Sylvia’s Jack Russell

Knitter: Sylvia Sellers Dog: Nelson Breed: Jack Russell Notes: “Nelson” was my four children’s dog and certainly not a Dalmation. My son David, when 17 elected to take poor Nelson to be put to sleep as he’d reached the end of quality of life and it was kinder, and this knitted dog is for him [...]