I have a very interesting knitting commission. A friend of ours has a dog which has destroyed every dog toy, including those that are marketed as "indestructible." At dinner tonight, he asked me if I could make something that could stand up to Lola's teeth.
I have two thoughts so far: 1) knit with wool and felt it and 2) knit -- tightly -- with heavy/rough rug yarn. Rug yarn worked for a cat toy, so maybe that's the way to go. I've not tried felting yet, but I was just reading about it in the latest edition of KnitPicks' newsletter and thought perhaps that could work as well. I may try the felting first, simply 'cuz I've got some Lion Wool on hand....
2 comments:
Oh, as someone with a toy-destroying dog, I'd skip the felting... the dog will just shred the fabric and pull out the stuffing. Not pretty. The rug yarn sounds more apt to hold up. If it works out, sign me up for one too! We've given up on plush toys for Tundra - she only gets tennis balls and bones these days!
I bet the rug yarn would work, but yikes, what would that do to your hands??
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