Ringo...

Just finished this little guy - he's a replica of a real lurcher.

He was quite difficult to find the yarns for - firstly because no yarn shops are open and I had to order on line and hope that what I got would suffice, as I had nothing suitable in my stash.

And secondly, because he is one of those shaggy lurchers who aren't one particular colour.

So I ended up using two light brown yarns together in order to get the sizing, and then sewing in a soft cream eyelash yarn to get his fluffy bits - oh, and a different eyelash yarn altogether for his darker ears.

Hopefully his new owner will think it looks like their real dog!

In other news, I spent yesterday morning cuddling my new granddaughter...
 

Knitting & Sewing...

Since completing a two month job a couple of weeks ago, I am back to the little commissions that were outstanding from last year.  This little knitted dog is a replica of a real dog and has gone to live in Spain.  I have another knitted lurcher in the pipeline.

These bears are replicas of bear 425 Holly and her cub as seen on the Explore.org live cams.

I finally made the cub this week and they have already been snapped up and will be making their way to Alaska.  I now have orders for more...

So with painting commissions as well, looks like I am going to be busy!
 

Irish Wolf Hound & Snow...

Yesterday I completed this knitted wolf hound - I would love to own one of these in real life!

This was a lot of fun, the yarn I discovered in my stash was perfect for it.

This morning we had a bit of snow...
 

Little White Dog...

 Amongst the ton of knitted stuff I can't show (there's going to be a book!) I have knitted this little dog.  She's part of a commission - thankfully the lady I'm making things for is being very patient with me!

As this is kind of a replica of the lady's own dog, I had to find the right yarn combination for the fur - this is some alpaca boucle, which is quite fine, mixed with white baby yarn.  I brushed the ears to get the fuzziness required.

Once the book work is out of the way, I shall be free to knit other mini dogs - if you'd like your pet replicated in wool, just let me know!

Velcro & Barney...

 Well, I'm still into painting on wooden discs although I can't find the nice smooth domed ones similar to the few I had squirrelled away on my desk.  This is a flat disc, about 8 cm across and is my first trial run.  I discovered half way through that putting paint on these discs causes the grain of the wood to stand up and makes for a very rough painting surface.  Next time I will have to sand it down before actually painting a picture.  This is a young bear called Velcro, from Katmai National Park.

 I've been knitting another replica pet, this time a lurcher called Barney.  He turned out rather cute!

 He comes with the usual bed, blanket and coat.

I'm available if you would like your pet knitted - just enough time to get one done before Christmas!

Labradoodle!

Just finished a commissioned knitted dog set, a brown labradoodle called Ozzy.

He has his own coat and bed and everything!

Bye bye Ozzy, you're off to Scotland...

...have fun!