Waffle, the Eskimo dog

This is Waffle, an American Eskimo dog. This dapper dog is one of the most brainy breeds and you can teach it to do tons of stuff! So get your woof on, knit this pawsome pal and maybe teach it a trick or two!

20 cm Waffle has a 10 cm tail and was knitted on 4 mm double pointed needles (UK 8, US 6) in Durable furry (326) ivory, a few strands of Drops Karisma (19) white and Drops Alpaca Bouclé (100) nature and stuffed with soft toy filling. Working with these thin needles and a heavy yarn is a bit of a chore but it creates a dense fabric the stuffing won’t come peeping through. The yarn can be knitted on thicker needles and the dog will turn out a little larger. Variation in the textures of your yarns adds to the life-likeness of your dog.

Waffle is a medium project that asks for knitting flat and in the round, minor intarsia work, loop stitches (described in the text) and embroidering of the face.

Have a fur-bulous knit! Viv