Dogs may have fur coats but they need an extra layer when outdoors during the cold Winter months to keep them warm, just like humans do! Knitting and sewing have become very popular hobbies in recent years so we are asking all those who have time to knit or sew and help us to get as many coats as possible for the dogs in our care.
We also hope to raise awareness throughout the dog owning population about the importance of putting a coat on your canine when the temperature starts to drop.
Ann Bennett of Lismore Ladies Knitting Group pioneered the campaign in April, and said;
"I thought this was such a fantastic idea, what a wonderful way to use leftover wool to keep pooches warm. Our members have even started knitting coats for their doggies too!"
Some little tips for your jumper design:
- Please make it simple and practical for a dog to wear; no dangly adornments that a dog might be tempted to chew off and swallow.
- Feel free to use all your old bits and pieces of wool as the dogs aren't fussy what colours they wear!
- Choose a yarn that's easy to care for; look out for acrylics and washable fibres.
Jumpers can be sent to:
Cardies for Canines Campaign
Dogs Trust
Ashbourne Road
Finglas
Dublin 11
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| Education Dog Sadhbh modelling one of the fab creations from Lismore Knitting Group. |
Hi,
ReplyDeleteSo exciting to see one of our creations being worn. Lots of the patterns have sizes or measurements to allow you to calculate the number of stitches, this one for example..http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/perfect-fit-dog--cat-sweater-pattern-generator-top-down
would you like to post some measurements, even generic ones, especially for the bigger dogs before we all start doing cute small ones !!!
Ravelry has a host of patterns,lots free, Cosmo's coat look lovely and there are greyhound ones too side button greyhound sweater...
general lionk to the Ravelry patterns for dogs is here:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/search#view=captioned_thumbs&query=dog&availability=free&sort=best
and one to Garn Drops, lots free, just one here but lots to chose from on the site:
http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/us/pattern.php?id=3486&lang=us
The Lismore Knitting Group
Hi Dairiona,
DeleteThanks so much for getting in touch and posting the above links! We've had such a good reaction to the project so far so we're delighted! We received a few pics of your group and some of the fab creations so I hope to get them up here over the next week :)
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Hi, is there a pattern for this?
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