Knit Your Own Dog: The winners of Best in Show (Best in Show)

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The new edition of bestselling knitting classic Best in Show, combining the best of Joanna Osborne and Sally Muirs dog designs.
With over 15 knitting patterns for popular dog breeds, including a Labrador, Poodle, Dachshund, Jack Russell and many more, you can knit your precious pet, reproduce your favourite breed, or even knit the dog you have always dreamed of.

Sally and Joannas life-like designs and careful attention to detail enable you to knit the right set for your Greyhounds ears, fluffy perfection for your Bichon Frises coat and an anatomically accurate curl for your Pugs tail. Join the authors as they guide you through making the worlds most popular breeds as realistic as possible, introduce you to famous names (pets and owners!) and regale quirky facts about each one.

The knitted dog is, of course, the ideal easy-care companion; it lives forever, theres no feeding, no barking, no moulting, no vets bills a perfect pet.

Dog patterns included:
Dachshund, Jack Russell, West Highland Terrier, Labrador, Poodle, Miniature Schnauzer, Pug, Border Collie, French Bulldog, Bichon Frise, Greyhound, Yorkshire Terrier, English Springer Spaniel, Golden Retriever, Beagle, Border Terrier.

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'This is the perfect project book or gift for any dog lover wanting to hone theirknitting skills on a small scale'

Author Bio

Artist Sally Muir is based in Bath, UK and is a prodigious portrait painter of dogs. Other subjects include human portraits and landscapes, as well as the occasional rodent and bird. For years Ms. Muir focused on her knitwear business Muir & Osborne as both a designer and author. With her partner Joanna Osborne, they have published seven knitting pattern books that include Best in Show, Knit Your Own Dog, (also Cat, Pet, Zoo, Farm and Dinosaur) and the children's book Patch's Grand Dog Show. Ms. Muir returned to university as a mature student with a concentration on Fine Art. Children's portraits gave way to dog portraits. Muir is the recipient of many awards and her work appears regularly in galleries. She accepts and enjoys commission work - dogs and humans alike. Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne run their own knitwear business. Several pieces of their knitwear are in the permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.