Just couldn't help myself. 🙂
Had to show off my new hat made from my hound's fur. In the spring I brushed out my two Tibetan Mastiffs and 13 year old Golden's winter coat and found a lady to spin it into yarn for me. Traded another lady some of my bee's honey to knit me a new doggie hat. Don't ask me what it smells like when it gets wet because I don't want to know. I will tell you that it's almost too warm and even at 20 degrees I start breaking a sweat with only a bit of exertion. My Golden will be 14 next June and she won't be with me forever so I wanted something to remind me of her after she's gone.
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
sweet
"Had to show off my new hat made from my hound's fur...."
Are fleas standard equipment or an option? 😉
Has it seen a squirrel yet ??:-D
No fleas here, or ticks or heart worm. Think I might have seen one tick here in 20 years.
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
SWMBO, the knitter, wants to know if it's 100% dog fur?
I have a Spanish water that grows corded hair and I have been bugging her for years to make a pair of "fingerless" gloves out of his hair. SWMBO spins yarn from fiber that her farmer friends give her, alpaca, llama, sheep, rabbit, but I haven't' gotten her to include dog in that mix, yet.
Good question. Apparently just by itself dog fur yarn will sag. The spinner lady mixed in a little sheep's wool to prevent that from happening. The TM fur has very long super soft fibers and the finished product feels a lot like angora. Very soft and light and insanely warm. I really don't know how they don't over heat.
Just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they aren't out to get me.
Don,
I can give you guys all the golden retriever hair you could want.
Very soft dog. A bit dim witted, but soft.
Bob