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Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet

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Everyone in my house thought I was crazy until I brought home Kendall Crolius' book. She goes from start to finish, with suggestions for every step and every breed that you can use, to help you do it yourself. If you want your chore to be only the "colection", then she will point you in the right direction for sources for spinners & knitters. (This is the tack I took.)The book proved most helpful, making it possible for you to have a truly unique & cherished product either for yourself or for loved ones.

Golden retriever scarves, Grand Pyranees hats, Siamese socks,and Samoyed sweaters! Kendall Crolius and Anne Montgomery force you not only to examine the logic of what materials to use for knitting, but also offer a new yardstick of the knit value of household pets. I have to admit that if I ever seek another dog, I'm going to be looking at the silky haired retrievers instead of short haired varieties that offer little more than dander and love. No more bulldogs or boxers for me--I want a dog that I can brush, spin, and knit big soft golden retriever sweaters. Truly a breakthrough in pragmatic thought!

Great book! This book has a great writing style, humourous yet informative and very thorough. Book even lists people who will spin my dog's hair into yarn. For anyone with a beloved dog, it "sheds" new light on what to do with all that lovely warm hair!

I bought this book 2 years ago and it is still good reading. It gives easy-to-follow instructions on how to clean, card, and spin other animal fur as well as doghar.....And it has made me more comfortable to know that there are others who do this and not that I am just spending too much time in the woods (As I have been accused of by neighbors)

I bought this book 2 years ago and it is still good reading. It gives easy-to-follow instructions on how to clean, card, and spin other animal fur as well as doghar.....And it has made me more comfortable to know that there are others who do this and not that I am just spending too much time in the woods (As I have been accused of by neighbors)

They say nothing smells worse than a wet dog; I say wet wool doesn't smell too good, either. If that's your main concern, stick to acrylics and stay away from this book. If, however, you're interested in the properties of an abundant natural fiber, this is a great book! One of these days, I'll have brushed my best pal enough to try this out.

How to collect, spin, and knit with dog hair. This book takes you from dust puppies to luxurious clothing made from your best friend's sheddings. It teaches you to spin using drop spindle or wheel, and then includes knitting and weaving patterns. Finally, if that isn't enough, there is a wonderful review of the qualities of hair for spinning and knitting for most of the recognized dog breeds. I highly recommend this book.

An optimist, musing over his half-full bathroom glass after dropping a wet bar of soap, might be moved to think "Gee, I wonder if there's something positive to be made of all that stuff sticking to my soap?" "Knitting With Dog Hair" provides an ample collection of ways to turn the liability of all that messy pet hair into an asset. The book is perfectly straightforward, and really does tell you how to turn dog hair into human clothing, without the mess of having to slaughter Fido, at home in your spare time. "Knitting With Dog Hair" served as our first coffee table book after we bought a new coffee table, more because of its (to me) surreal subject matter than anything else. As a non-knitting cat owner, I found that "Knitting With Dog Hair" provided still more confirmation of the general superiority of cats over dogs.

I bought this book 2 years ago and it is still good reading. It gives easy-to-follow instructions on how to clean, card, and spin other animal fur as well as doghar.....And it has made me more comfortable to know that there are others who do this and not that I am just spending too much time in the woods (As I have been accused of by neighbors)

I love this book, if only for the whole idea of it. If I ever want to make my friends cringe, I merely whip out this book. It's also a good discipline tool ("You be quiet right now, or I'll make a sweater out of you!") Someday I'll have enough Kila-doggy hair to make a sweater, but she simply won't stay still long enough to get a brushing.