16 People Who Knitted With Pet Hair

Some people might sniff at the idea of knitting with dog hair, but this fibre is becoming increasingly popular and a lot of people are enjoying its merits. You have to hand it to these 15 people, who have turned the hair of their faithful friend into a project to be proud of!

Man's best friend

Featured in the book Knitting With Dog Hair by Kendall Crolius, both this man and his dog are quite adorable!

It's so fluffy!

It’s true – you don’t often get to meet the animal behind your project.

Dog meet dog

A hat to keep this mutt warm… we have a feeling the dog hair it’s made from is not his own.

Cool cat

This beautiful cat Max lent his luscious white locks to these stylish mitts - they’re purr-fect!

Fashion fur-ward

Each end of this scarf uses brown hair, collected and cleaned from a doggy pal. You can get the FREE pattern here.

Hair of the dog

We admire this lady’s attention to detail, using the white hair for her hat and the beige for the waistcoat.

Sheepdog scarf

Etsy seller Irene made this scarf using the hair of lovely English Sheepdog Casey. She also takes custom orders using the hair of your own furry friend. You can browse her products here.

Faithful accessory

Alaskan Malamute Otto kindly donated his fur, which has been transformed into a pretty clutch purse.

Black beauty

Admittedly, this coat looks incredibly cosy.

Creative collie

Here, the loose hair from Lacy – a (mostly) Border Collie – has been turned into a gorgeous shawl. You can find the FREE pattern here.

Paw-sitively pretty

This cute hat uses Puppy Love yarn, which is lovingly made from a Samoyed sled dog team, then dyed. You can buy the yarn here.

Poochey poncho

Who would have thought it? Etsy seller Elena made this poncho using 50% Samoyed and 50% mohair yarn, and used Border Collie hair for the embroidery! You can browse her products here.

New leash of life

It was only after owning Samoyed dogs for forty years, that owner Robyn started to collect the loose hair – and this was the result!

Hairy homage

In memory of their deceased dogs, this Newcastle couple paid homage to their pets by making jumpers from the hair they’d collected.

Golden opportunity

Here, author of Knitting With Dog Hair Kendall Crolius shows you how to make items using the leftover hair from her golden retriever. You can watch the video here.