Sweater dog beds

It must have been years ago that I saw a picture on the www that cought my attention. It was of a dogbed made from an old sweater. I think it was this one and I loved it and immediately had an old sweater in mind that I would use.

Took me until this winter to finally get around to tackle the project. Had two sweaters to use up, had a cushion, got another one and some stuffing for the sleeves.

It is easy but I found it a bit hard for my hands to deal with the fabric.

You sew straight from armpit to armpit, stuff the sleeves from the neck opening and from their bottom openings, close the neck opening, stuff some more and straighten the stuffing. Sew the sleeve openings together so that you get a round tube. Insert a fitting cushion into the body of the sweater and sew the bottom close while attaching the sleeve tube all around. Tada:

They ALL love them! If one leaves one of these, you can be sure someone else (who you thought was deeply asleep somewhere else) will occupy it immediately. 

Hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do. Perhaps you want to make some comfy dog bed yourself. I would be pleased to answer any detail questions on how I made them.

Thanks for coming over.

Tina

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I think it is a beautiful corner of the world I live in... You just have to see the beauty. Capture it to share it.
I am so glad I got back into photography again!!!

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Tina

Peio's first birthday

Today is my small boy's first birthday. The date was estimated by the rescue organisation where he and his siblings had been brought to in march last year after they were found in a box on a meadow.

It is amazing how special he is, how much I learn from him to make him deal with his fears, and how he has developped, both physically and mentally.

Scanning the horizon

Hola Mama, estoy aqui!!! (Hi Mom, here I am)

Sniffing important things amidst his sisters.

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Tina

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Myrtille Flavie Bisou

Peio Myrtille Bisou Flavie

Bisou Myrtille Flavie

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Tina

Mystery mittens KAL

I am having such a lot of fun with this KAL, I'm so glad I decided to take part!

The second clue is done, too. It is the first part of the first mitten (other one will be different and I love the idea), and while knitting it and discussing the motiv in the group I learned that the mittens are based on the popular children's book "The secret garden" by Frances Hodgson. I hadn't known it before, so I got it to read as an e-book as well as an audiobook so I can listen to it while knitting on the mittens. 

Even more fun! It is very interesting to see all the different mittens in the discussion thread, all those different colour combinations, and the group is very supportive and motivating.

Link to my ravelry project page

Link to the discussion thread in the I make mittens group.

Can you see the dog?

The little white running poodle?

Running across the sky? From left to right? I loved it!

This makes me smile

I posted this key chain back when I had  made it. But I like it so much, I really have to smile each time I have it in my hand. It holds the garden key and when I went to the garden door the other day I thought I could take a picture again to repost it.

The little budgie is a toy made by a reknown company called Schleich and all their little animals look so real.

It hurt me to drill a hole through the middle of it to thread my braid through it. But I knew the result would be cute... Added a few beads and that's it.

Here's the link to the original post with doggies involved in modelling...

Promising

Isn't this branch promising? In the middle of winter there is already the new life in these buds, ready for spring to come. Right now it isn't "wintery" at all, with lots of rain and temperatures around ten degrees Celsius during the days. The fields and paths are very muddy, most days are just dark and grey. Still I try to find the tiny bit of light in each of them!
Take care, Tina