{"id":1996,"date":"2019-02-21T18:33:17","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T18:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.wordpress.com\/?p=1996"},"modified":"2019-02-21T18:33:17","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T18:33:17","slug":"a-canine-round-up-and-introducing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aliceinknittingland.co.uk\/?p=1996","title":{"rendered":"A Canine Round-Up and Introducing…"},"content":{"rendered":"

… Aphrodite’s Jumper (also known as The Juno’s Friend Jumper<\/a>).<\/p>\n

I thought it might be time for a round-up of all the little jumpers I have so far designed for the hairier 4-legged people in our family. It’s been a while since I did, and the woolly family has grown since then, so let’s gallop down Memory Lane with a quick refresher of the story so far. (I’ll add links to the patterns in case you fancy a go yourself).<\/p>\n

It started with the Juno Jumper<\/a>. Don’t let her looks fool you – she’s a) a princess and b) feisty as all hell. But butter wouldn’t melt in this shot, huh?<\/p>\n

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Then I was asked by Loveknitting to design and knit some little sweaters for Simon Cowell’s pups for a Christmas ITV special, which is where the Yorkie Christmas Jumper<\/a> came in. (Have the pic of the man ‘imself, just to maximise my 15 seconds of fame \ud83d\ude09 )<\/p>\n

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And then, of course, I felt that Juno also needed a Christmas sweater, and the Juno Christmas Jumper<\/a> was conceived.<\/p>\n

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And look, I’d kind of got the bug, ok? But I had guilt. After all, Juno isn’t our only furbaby. We have an enormous, gentle, but seriously-terribly-not-very-bright chocolate Lab called Aphrodite, or Aphy for short.<\/p>\n

As a speedy aside, I recall one visit to the vet when I mentioned her, ahem, shall we say, slight deficit in the brains department? And the vet said “Yes. That’s chocolate labs, for you: heads full of fluffy pink balls”. At which point I decided it was best to just accept that she would never be graceful, would always fall over her own feet, would never learn that Juno doesn’t ever <\/em>want to be her best friend, and that anything edible in the house that wasn’t under lock and key would be consumed. And some things that aren’t<\/em> edible, too. Like Jenga. Most expensive dog chews I ever bought…<\/p>\n

But I digress! It was Aphy’s turn, and she got The Lab Coat<\/a>. Complete with buttons because I was worried about small holes and gangly legs:<\/p>\n

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And… because I had some of the yarn left, and because I felt a bit matchy-matchy, Juno needed one, too. But in reverse, of course. So… And Juno Too<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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AND FINALLY!<\/p>\n

Since the original one – the Juno Jumper right at the top – has proved to be my best-selling pattern so far and is the simplest of them all, I thought it was time a bigger version, modified for bigger legs and chests, was available. And the Juno’s Friend Jumper<\/a> is now published. This one is made in Paintbox wool-mix super-chunky<\/a>.
\nMe: What colour do you think will best suit Aphy? I’ve already used a lovely yellow…
\nHusband: Orange.
\nI think we can all agree, we’re not going to lose her in the dark! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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So: if you share pictures of your Alice in Knittingland dog sweaters on instagram or Facebook\u00a0 (links at the top) and tag me or the sweaters – e.g. #thejunojumper –\u00a0 they will appear in my stories and go into my highlights. I just LOVE seeing your furry friends in their new threads.<\/p>\n

Happy knitting, lovelies <3<\/p>\n

PS If you are interested in receiving all the patterns, tutorials or ebooks I create as soon as they are created, you might consider becoming a Patron. You can find more information over here.<\/a> Aphrodite’s Juno’s Friend Jumper pattern is already there and available for download as soon as you sign up, and here is a sneak peak at two patterns which will be appearing there in the very near future:<\/p>\n

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