western australia

A Hoodie for Digger

@JudyEv (381752)

Rockingham, Australia

July 16, 2020 6:13pm CST

Yesterday, we had a friend and his eight-year-old son visit for a late lunch. The lad was playing in a junior golf tournament. As the next match was quite close by, they ended up staying the night. Last time they stayed the night, Levi was only four. While they were with us, I crocheted a sleeveless jerkin for the boy’s doll. This time, I let him choose a beanie from the 79 premature baby beanies that I have here. He asked ‘did I still crochet’ then ‘did I have any wool’. His next question was could I make Digger his dog a coat. So between 3 and 10pm, I crocheted a coat for Digger. Once I was done, I had enough wool to give the coat a hood so now Digger has a hoodie. I made the pattern up as I went along. This isn’t hard to do with crocheting but a bit more tricky with knitting. What do you think?

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

17 Jul 20

That is so adorable! Too cute!

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

17 Jul 20

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Levi was pleased so that's the main thing.

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@jobelbojel (36791)

• Philippines

17 Jul 20

How fast can you finish that? That looks nice.

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@jobelbojel (36791)

• Philippines

17 Jul 20

@JudyEv In one sitting. Wow.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

@jobelbojel Crochet grows very quickly. Much faster than knitting.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

I finished it in one evening. It isn't very big.

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@jstory07 (148701)

• Roseburg, Oregon

17 Jul 20

That looks so cute.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Thanks. I was pretty pleased with it.

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@wolfgirl569 (135583)

• Marion, Ohio

17 Jul 20

It looks great.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Thanks. Levi liked it which was the main thing.

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@RasmaSandra (97912)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

17 Jul 20

That is adorable and you did a nice job on the crocheting,

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Thanks. Levi was pleased with it.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69156)

• Centralia, Washington

17 Jul 20

You are talented and that is totally precious.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Thanks. He's a cute kid and very caring.

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@FourWalls (86570)

• United States

17 Jul 20

How sweet! I can barely remember how to knit, and I never got around to crocheting. You are to be commended.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Thanks. I've done a lot of crochet in my time so it's not really hard for me

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@Juliaacv (56195)

• Canada

17 Jul 20

I think that its so adorable-where do you come up with these great ideas?

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Well, he asked for a coat and showed me one on his iPad so it was just a matter of getting to and doing it. It's quite easy with crochet. Very easy to undo if it's not quite right.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

17 Jul 20

Congratulations Judy, this is cute and you made it in a record time.

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@LadyDuck (502148)

• Italy

17 Jul 20

@JudyEv You did really a great job, I have no more the habit to knit, I am slow now.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Thanks. It was lucky that I had two balls of the same colour. It used just a little more than a 20 gram ball.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jul 20

@LadyDuck I thought I was over crocheting too but then someone suggested the prem beanies. I must admit I like having something that I can pick up and do a few rows if I have nothing else to do.

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@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

17 Jul 20

Oh my how cute, I bet Levi was excited, you sure are talented.

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@gr8nana6 (6614)

• Conyers, Georgia

17 Jul 20

@JudyEv I'm sure that was thanks enough

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jul 20

@gr8nana6 And I got a big hug when he left.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Levi didn't say much apart from 'thank you' but he had a big smile on his face. haha

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@Alexandoy (65302)

• Cainta, Philippines

17 Jul 20

Gee, that boy is surely fond of his mascot. And the doting "grandma" is very obliging.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Thanks and yes, he loves his stuffed toys.

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@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

17 Jul 20

It turned out perfect! You did all that in just a few hours? And made it up as you went? You sure are talented!

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@moffittjc (128824)

• Gainesville, Florida

19 Jul 20

@JudyEv I 'm sure you are quite the expert at it by now!

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jul 20

Thanks. It's not so hard when you've done so much over the years.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jul 20

@moffittjc Well - expert at making hoodies for stuffed dogs perhaps.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

18 Jul 20

Oh my, very cute. And I am amazed you can whip something up while you have visitors.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jul 20

@paigea I can just about do this in my sleep. Complicated patterns would be different but it was just the two men and the young lad so I just kept plugging away.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

19 Jul 20

I started about 3pm and the three of them were playing cornhole toss and taking portrait photos of each other as we had the studio lights set up in the lounge. Then we sat by the fire talking so I had quite a bit of time really.

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@paigea (36143)

• Canada

19 Jul 20

@JudyEv I can't focus on a task like that with visitors. Corn hole toss, we have that game here.

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

17 Jul 20

that is the coolest thing - so awesome!

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

Thanks. It was lucky that I had just a few scraps of wool left.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jul 20

@DocAndersen Thanks

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@DocAndersen (54399)

• United States

17 Jul 20

@JudyEv it is a pretty cool coat for the pooch!

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@shaggin (74988)

• United States

18 Jul 20

Wow that looks fantastic great job!

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jul 20

Thanks. Levi was pleased which was the main thing.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

20 Jul 20

He looks like he is lovely to cuddle.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jul 20

He was lovely and soft. Levi thought highly of him. :)

@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

17 Jul 20

Wow, you did a great job! I still can't get over you being able to do all of this without a pattern.

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@simone10 (54180)

• Louisville, Kentucky

20 Jul 20

@JudyEv I did learn to crochet, although it's been a long time, but I never even attempted to knit. It looks very difficult.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

17 Jul 20

With crochet, it's much easier to make it up as you go along. Not nearly as complicated as knitting without a pattern.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jul 20

@simone10 Levi wanted to learn to crochet but it was too difficult for him.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

17 Jul 20

I think it's adorable! Digger looks great in his hoodie.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

18 Jul 20

@JudyEv It looks very nice.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jul 20

@just4him Thanks

@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jul 20

It was the only wool I had but the colour isn't too bad for a little patchy dog.

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@aureliah (24687)

• Kenya

19 Jul 20

Such a nice job and I know Levi was happy

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

20 Jul 20

Thanks. Yes, I got a big hug when he left.

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@jayanth_77 (7179)

• India

18 Jul 20

that's a beautiful crochet work. The flurescent colour looks so beautiful.

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@JudyEv (381752)

• Rockingham, Australia

18 Jul 20

Thanks. I'm glad you like it.

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