Knitting for Dogs: Irresistible Patterns for Your Favorite Pup - and You!


Posted on Jun 19, 2008
By Julia Szabo

by Kristi Porter
 
Fireside, 96 pages, $14.95
 
Who doesn't love a hand-knit sweater? The problem is finding the time and motivation to make one yourself. Happily, there are hand-made options you can buy at FetchDog. But if you've been feeling the urge to do it yourself, this book is just what you need to get jump-started.
 
Books about knitting for dogs tend to cater to petite breeds, overlooking the big-boned canine. Not this book, which features a Rottweiler among its models and offers a range of pattern sizes, plus helpful how-to instructions on custom-fitting items to any dog, big or small.
 
Particularly endearing are photographs of medium-to-large mixed-breeds proudly modeling hand-knit clothing designed and made expressly for them. These will appeal to the maverick mutt maven who prides herself on her dog's unique physique.
 
This book also proves that sweaters, coats, and ponchos aren't the only items you can whip up - and yarn isn't the only material to knit with. The author is, after all, the hugely creative designer and author known for her contributions to Knitty and TV's "Knitty Gritty." How about do-it-yourself rope toys made of Poly Utility Cord? Or "Disco Dog" legwarmers (seriously adorable, its directions helpfully divided by foreleg and hind leg), saddlebags, hats, dog-bed covers, and squeaky toys (a fine way to reuse what's left after your industrious dog has subjected some other toy to a squeak-ectomy)? Or a "New Age Flea Collar" that you fill with dried herbs known for their pest-repellent properties?
 
But my paws-down favorite is the chapter on "Feral Fair Isles." Talk about making a fashion statement! 
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