I bought some teal and pink sweatshirt material ages ago to sew some hoodies for myself and just never got around to it. Well, I did, but I only made the pink one and I wasn't really thrilled with how it turned out. I've got a good amount left, probably around a yard and a half, so I could make tons more of these. I may make him one more out of this material and use the rest to make some for my mother in law's chihuahuas. She has four.
Anyway! My mother in law bought two three packs of these little dog t-shirts and she gave me one for Spock. I was able to get it on him, but he resembled a cloth covered sausage with a face. I took the t-shirt apart and I didn't do anything at all to alter the pattern except to add about 3/4" to the back when I folded it to cut the piece. That gave me an inch and a half extra and it was just enough to fit him snugly, but not too tight.
Since it's sweatshirt fleece it doesn't really need to be hemmed since it doesn't fray. I did do a single crochet around the neckline with a size 12 steel crochet hook (super teensy hook) and size 10 cotton thread, just for decoration. I left the arm holes and bottom hem alone. I also hand sewed this, which makes me happy it was small. My Brother sewing machine is currently out of commission because it was under a leak in our roof and I didn't realize it. My Singer is stored in the garage at the moment and so I just sewed it by hand. It didn't take too long.
I've also been working on a pair of socks for my mother in law. She bought some Bernat Baby Jacquard yarn in two colorways and asked me for two pair of ankle socks. I'm not a big fan of acrylic yarn for socks, but as long as she's not wearing them in shoes (which she doesn't - she's really careful with my hand knits) they're not too bad for wearing around the house.
This is the Berries and Cream colorway, the other one I'll be working with after these are done is called Easter Basket. I'm using a pattern called Seafarers Socks by The Seamen's Church Institute. I chose the pattern through Ravelry because it's a plain sock pattern done in sport weight yarn on size two needles. It uses small needles so the stitches are small and the fabric more firm, for a thicker, warmer sock. These are great for working on while I'm watching tv or reading since it's mostly stockinette.
I finished Spock's red ribbed sweater, but no pictures yet. Unfortunately, he's a very broad chested little guy and so, in making sure the neck was big enough for him, it's a bit too large and he winds up running right out of it when he's playing rough with Moxie. I'm thinking about running some thin elastic through the neck to make it more snug, but I'm not sure I want to do that. I want my little guy to be warm (and cute is always good too, though warmth is the biggest reason for me bothering with clothes for him), but I don't want to do anything that will endanger him. I may just have to chalk it up to a lesson learned and go smaller on the collar with the next one I make.
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