Knitting a guinea pig

I always like to make do with what I can find around the house

@AbbyGreenhill There is always someone who can turn it into something useful. I guess that's what attracts me. The idea of making something useful.

I'm curious @Rollo1 but do you ever incorporate feathers into your work?

That photo is him after we trimmed him. His fur is much, much longer now. He is a dust mop.

@Rollo1 You already trimmed Fuzzy? He really is a ball of fur, he is cute.

Hmmm... I wonder how hard it is to build a spinning wheel.

@Rollo1 ...Not hard. You Tube probably has a video on it. LOL

I wonder if animals are like people and always like some other animal's hair better?

I hate to say it, but most everything I crochet or knit has my hair knitted right in. I shed long blonde hairs and they end up as part of everything.

@Rollo1 had that happen with sewing before!

I should learn to spin. Then I should find a man called Rumpelstiltskin...

@Rollo1 That would be great!

I don't think he has enough to make anything large, but it would be a fun exercise.

Dogs are a little larger, they probably made more from the dog than I will get from the piggies, but one must try new things.

Well true @Rollo1 but if you are a weaver and have perhaps more than those lil piggies you could combine all that shedded fur, right?

Maybe you don't need another dog and should knit a cat instead.

@Rollo1 lol we gave up on cats and we are now a dog family. I wouldn't mind another little cutie.

He's being weird lately. Instead of going inside his little hut, he lies outside of it with just his head inside. They are inscrutable, these little piglets.

I suppose that's true. But it would be much neater if we shaved him and knitted a coat for him out of fur. Then we could take it off and wash it without having to bother him with a bath.

@Rollo1 Actually after I'd written that comment I realised that horses often have their coats clipped in the winter, and then rugs put on them to compensate. A bit like what you are talking about for Fuzzy. The reason horses are clipped is that when they are exercised and are trained for races, they tend to sweat a lot. Their coats (hair) get soaked with sweat and if the weather is very cold this wet hair doesn't dry naturally, and they quickly get cold once they have finished their exercise. So then you would have to spend ages rubbing them down to dry them and warm them up. If the horses are clipped that doesn't happen, as they soon dry off, and then they have rugs put on them to simulate their natural coats.

Then it could be ironic. He would like that. It would give him some character.

He could use a good brushing. Actually, I am amazed at how untangled his hair usually remains, considering that it doesn't get brushed that often.