I love my puppy, Indy very much. Now that he is an "adult" (at 1 year old), he deserves some knit clothing. I really wanted him to have something special to wear for his first birthday, and I decided that since he is still my baby that we could do some mother/puppy matching with the Hitchhiker Scarf.
I knit Indy's version of this scarflette on size 4 knitting needles using KnitPicks Palette (17 g) in Brindle Heather. (Indy is a Brown, after all!) The color is actually one of the ones that I used in his puppy stocking last fall. I actually measured my hitchhiker scarf on him when I was knitting it, noting that 16 teeth would be the perfect size for him.
I did not follow the pattern instructions for the last repeat on Indy's stocking, because I wanted it to have a pointier edge. I think that I like this better than the blunt edge and will continue this on all future versions of Hitchiker that I plan to knit.
Indy had a very happy birthday. He ate his first hamburger at a bbq, went to the beach to swim in the lake (without his scarf!) and had many homemade dog treats. Keith and I had a lot of fun, too!
I wonder if my furgrandbaby would like one! Leonardo is a Great Pyrenees - and, of course, I could make one for my other furgrandbaby kitty, Othello.
ReplyDeleteIs there a pattern?? I'm not familiar with the Hitchhiker.
Looks great on both of you!!
The pattern is available for purchase through Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hitchhiker for 3 Euros (~$3.85 USD.)
DeleteIt is such a fun, squishy pattern that is perfect for variegated yarns.
Absolutely gorgeous! I haven't even managed to knit one Hitchhiker yet, let alone one for my babies!
ReplyDeleteIndy is gorgeous too. What breed is he?
Hitchhiker is a great project to travel with because it does not require a ton of focus.
DeleteIndy is an American Eskimo (Eskie). His birthday was in June, and a few weeks ago we just celebrated having him part of our lives for a year. :)
He is just so cute and you two together are so cute! That was such a creative idea, way to go!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I've been waiting for him to be full grown so I could start knitting things for him. He wore the bandana very well and it didn't really seem to bother him. Now I just need winter to come so I can create a cute mini sweater!
Deletejust adorable.. Happy Belated One year Birthday..I think that means he's 7.
ReplyDeleteHe's very much a toddler still. He even will throw the (occasional) tantrum! :)
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