Knit Your Dog

09/08/2023

As a dog lover and a half Scot, I approve this sentiment!

(ALTERNATIVE) MAP OF THE UK, which we think many followers will recognise.

08/19/2023

If you have a double-coated dog, I highly recommend you watch this video.
Girl With The Dogs is a groomer in Ontario who posts amazing videos of many of the dogs she grooms. She fills her videos with a lot of useful information, and this one stands out for me as you can see a number of critical factors with your own eyes.
Note how she literally blows the dog’s coat out before anything else. The hair is far more compacted than matted, though if not taken care of, the compacted hair would soon mat. Also — very important — bathing compacted hair will mat it. Once mats form, they cannot be undone.
When she blows out that coat, notice all the dander all over her coveralls and even beneath the netting on her face. Just like compacted hair can become matted, so can dander. It causes more matting, it attracts all kinds of pests, and it can form gluey clumps around the undercoat that cannot be dissolved, not without destroying the hair. Hair that gets that dander clumping on it has to be discarded.
Regular grooming is so critical for the quality of a dog’s life, and it makes a huge difference in your life as well — mats and dander stink. Dander gets all over everything. Rodents love dander.
And for me and my team, regular grooming is a game changer. Hair from a dog that is well groomed is much easier to process (and much cheaper when we invoice).

07/30/2023

Many of you will find this interesting. It's always good to know where such origins lie, especially when they comfort so many.

If you meet your pet in the afterlife, thank Edna Clyne-Rekhy

05/20/2023

Please, for your dog, be VERY careful when shaving the coat. It will probably not accomplish what you think it will accomplish, and it puts double-coated dogs at great risk. The only reason to shave a double-coated dog is for medical treatment. (It also makes better yarn if it hasn't been cut.)

01/01/2023

Happy 2023 to all!
We are accepting new samples in turn. If you want to submit a sample, contact us via our website to be added to our notification queue.
And to learn about our process for working with clients, check out our new article on our site!

Wondering where to start? In this article, we show you the steps we follow to work with our customers to create the yarn and items of their dreams from their own dog's hair.

07/25/2020

When Mother Nature gives you the ultimate blowout… 💁‍♀️ 🐶

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02/20/2020

From our local municipal animal shelter: Happy Love Your Pet Day! Keep those vaccinations and brushing current!

It's National Love Your Pet Day. We think that's every day, but hey - it's a great reason for us to ask for pictures of your fur babies! Please share in the comments and tell us why they are the greatest!

01/09/2020

Daniel Penny of GQ has written a really informative article on dog hair and chiengora. I was happy to help. Enjoy reading!

You can't teach an old dog new tricks—but you can knit its hair into a sweater.

11/15/2019

I can relate to a lot in this article and I am certain that many of you can as well.

There's no right way to grieve the death of a beloved pet

11/09/2019

Because we get so many questions on the topic, I've written a post to answer your questions about clippings. It's a long read but it's worth it.

Can your dog's clippings be turned into yarn? There is no easy answer. In this article, we break down all the details about clipped hair.