Knitting with Dog Hair

Better a Sweater from a Dog You Know & Love than from a Sheep You'll Never Meet

Kendall Crolius

Description

Don’t clog up your vacuum cleaner – turn that fuzz into fabulous fashions with this complete guide.

No, it’s not a joke! Knitting with Dog Hair became a cult sensation when first published in the 1990s. Back by popular demand, this expanded edition reveals how dog knitting became a movement and helped launch cottage industries of artisans spinning pet hair. It includes an expanded guide of dog breeds, including the trendy “designer dogs” that have become all the rage. This twenty-first-century edition, a perfect gift book for all occasions, provides tip-filled, easy-to-use advice on:

  • How to evaluate a breed based on its potential for knitting
  • How to harvest, clean and spin your pooch’s fuzz – and why you don’t necessarily need a long-haired breed to create yarn from your dog
  • How to modify your favorite patterns to accommodate pet-spun yarn
  • How to find experienced pet-hair spinners

Whether it’s mittens from your Malamute, a cap from your Collie or an afghan from your Afghan, this “extensive catalogue is the definitive guide to putting on the dog.

Details

  • Format
    Paperback
  • Pages
    112
  • Size
    230 x 180mm
  • Publisher
    Liveright
  • ISBN
    9781324091141
Stock Code
240403
Our Price
$32.99
1 in stock for immediate dispatch
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