Kanine Knits: Sweaters for the Dog Fancy
Knitting designs that bring the world of dogs to haute couture.
Kanine Knits has been designing for dog fanciers since 1995
Peggy Gaffney Designer
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The books are only part of the design output from Kanine Knits, which has published knitting leaflets with designs of over 75 different recognized breeds.
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Peggy Gaffney has been a Breeder/Owner/Handler of purebred Samoyeds since 1968
Samoyeds of Westernesse
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Labrador Retriever Book Will Keep You In Stitches!
The
Crafty Labrador Retriever – Knits!
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$35.00
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IISBN 0-9770412-1-2
Author/knitting designer/dog breeder, Peggy Gaffney’s second book in The Crafty Dog Books Series takes the Labrador Retriever from the show ring to knitting design haute couture sweaters for owners who truly love the breed. Illustrated with more than 50 photos by the noted dog photographer Betty Schmidt.
The Crafty Labrador Retriever – Knits, transforms action to design. Peggy Gaffney describes activities enjoyed by Labs and their owners, in stories and photos. However, She has taken it one step further, and designed those events as charted intarsia knitting patterns. The knitting charts portray Labs in conformation, obedience, agility, hunting, flyball, dock diving and more. The book includes directions for many sweaters and accessories on which knitters may work the designs. Gaffney hasn’t forgotten readers who don’t know how to knit. She tells how to work the over 20 different pattern charts onto readymade sweaters, using duplicate stitch.
Stories describe all the
activities of the Labrador Retriever....
...which are then turned into knitting designs.
Peggy
Gaffney has been showing dogs for 37 years
and over the last 10 years, she has
been creating custom knit sweaters for exhibitors. As a designer, she
has brought a unique eye to fashions for the dog fancy.
A
special part of this book is a Biography of Buzz.
Ch. Aquarius Centercourt Delight, the top winning Labrador Retriever in
the history of the breed. Written by his owner it is an insight into how
to fashion an outstanding show dog.
There
are more than 20 patterns for sweaters in sizes from infant to men's 2X,
hats, mittens, scarves, afghans, pillows and Xmas stockings....
....and there are 24 designs to be worked into these patterns.
The
Crafty Labrador Retriever – Knits!
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$35.00
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ISBN 0-9770412-1-2
Note for Non-Knitters: Patterns can be worked onto readymade sweaters by using duplicate stitch.