Chickenlips Knitting

Lordy...the first official day of Spring Break here at the Chickenlips ranch, and all we got is cold, rainy, mizerable weather and bored teenagers. Haven't checked the weather forecast yet, I just hope we aren't in for a week's worth of the same! This being N.W. Oregon, though, we probably are.

Please do not look at the messy hand stitching of the zipper. Oops, too late. I did secure it along the edges too, and that stitching doesn't show, but by this point I'd had enough of hand sewing and just wanted the flippin' thing done. It's not like Winston is gonna care, and if it were a hooman garment of course I would sew in the zipper much more neatly!

Found the pattern in a book I received in a swap. It's called "Posh Pooches" and was published by some doggie boutique in SoHo called Trixie & Peanut. The pattern is fraught with errata, so after I got over those major hurdles early on, the rest of the project was a breeze. I used a skein of my own hand dyed BFL worsted and ran out just a few rows before the hood was finished. Fortunately I had a close color on hand in a worsted alpaca-merino, so no harm no foul. The I-cord tie is made from Beachside organic cotton.

Haven't had the opportunity to see the pup in his jacket yet, but his owner had cute fits when she came over last night and we gave her the garment. It's meant to be oversize--I hope the little guy isn't swimming in it. The good news is that he's only four months old and will grow into it.

There is also a sock.

I love the colors of this yarn, so here's a closeup, as the first pic makes the colors look washed out.