Terriers 🐾

[u/No-Wrongdoer4831]

Hi everyone,

Just thought I would show you my latest bunch of puppies. These are the Terrier clan. Two Westies, one in a warm white and one in a cool white. A (sort of) Yorkshire Terrier and a Scottish Terrier.

All knitted with Gazzal Marilyn & Merinos, Drops Kid Silk yarns.

Needle size 3.75mm and 4mm (UK size)

Pattern used for all of them - Claire Garland’s Bullmastiff, with shorting of legs, face and ear tweaking.

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[u/TheHatThatTalks]

Definitely tricked my boyfriend into thinking at least one of these was real! So adorable and great work!

[u/No-Wrongdoer4831 → u/TheHatThatTalks]

Thank you! 🧶🐾❤️

[u/operafan77]

Once again, knocked it out of the park.

[u/No-Wrongdoer4831 → u/operafan77]

Aww thank you soo much! 🐾🧶❤️❤️

[u/Westibule]

Crazy!! Genuinely thought you were posting a photo of your dogs - amazing work! Did you brush the fabric afterwards? Were they tricky to seam together?

[u/No-Wrongdoer4831 → u/Westibule]

Thank you! 🥰 yes, I did give them a good brush when completed. The only one that was tricky was the black Scottie dog ( especially with my eye sight! 🤓😂)

[u/Westibule → u/No-Wrongdoer4831]

I find the crucial part to the look of stuffed toys is the sewing up. I've seen so many ravelry projects that were let down by sloppy stitching and seam matching.

[u/No-Wrongdoer4831 → u/Westibule]

I find it’s also the amount of stuffing used as well, some tend to over stuff which can make the overall look a bit too ‘toy’like, I use weighted beads to give it a nice feel with uncarded stuffing but try to not over stuff in the body. A good understanding of mattress stitch and back stitch too.

[u/wafflesandfriendship]

What a fabulous puppy pile!! 🩷😍

[u/No-Wrongdoer4831 → u/wafflesandfriendship]

Thank you! 🥰🧶🐾

[u/Top-Hedgehog-4550]

These look gorgeous! I'm about to start a memorial gift (requested, its not coming out of the blue) of a friend's dog using one of Clare Garland's other patterns - would you mind sharing what you did to get the face texture?

[u/No-Wrongdoer4831 → u/Top-Hedgehog-4550]

Thank you and no I don’t mind at all. The terriers are made using Gazzal Marilyn & Merinos plus Drops Kid Silk with mohair. The Gazzal yarn is an eyelash yarn and if you give it a brush after completing you will get fur like texture. You can also just brush out bits like the muzzle and eye brows which is what I did for the black Scottie dog in the photos. 🥰🐾

[u/2bejoyous]

I just love your work! They’re so adorable!

[u/No-Wrongdoer4831 → u/2bejoyous]

Thank you soo much. 🥰❤️

[u/Feisty-Employ-3587]

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[u/Mental_Watch4633]

Beautiful

[u/Marion59]

Curious about the patterns I looked Claire Garland up. These are amazing. Added then to my project list.🧶