Pets and Stuff

So in addition to working on Christmas gifts, which of course I can't blog about, I spent some time knitting my friend Laura two greyhound sweaters for her rescue dogs. Both sweaters turned out very well and surprisingly fit the hounds. This sweater is the oddest thing I have ever knitted. While it was on the needles it reminded me of something from a Dr. Seuss book. Both yarns are acrylic from JoAnn's. I recommended acrylic for easy wash and care. Besides it is insane to use expensive wool or other fiber on a dog sweater. This yarn is made by Sensations and is very soft. Makes you wonder what is in it to make it so soft...The pink one is for Princess Buttercup. Like you can make a sweater in any other color for a dog named Princess Buttercup. Bloomberg received a much manlier grey sweater which also fit quite well. You can see the body of the sweater better here. The pattern was designed by Terry Royea and available for free. I got it from Ravelry, the evil online community where you can waste away hours of time searching patterns and yarns and talking to other knitters, but it is also available on her blog. It was a very fun knit and I once again had the chance to live my dream of being a dog owner through my friend. I also have a whole new respect for pet photographers after trying to take these photos. It was pretty hot when we took them and the hounds were not happy about posing in winter sweaters. It was also funny watching the cats react to two large dogs entering our small apartment. Willow of course ran for the hills and hid under the bed the entire time. Mina slowly checked it out. Eventually she walked right up to them. Oh, yes we did finally name the cat Mina. I also got a better picture of her. She for some reason loves the bathroom and has to be in there even when you are trying to shower and get ready in the morning. It was very cute at first but now our sink is disgusting as it is filled with cat hair half the time.