FREE DOG KNITTING PATTERNS FROM DEBBIE BLISS'S WOOLLY WOOFERS. PHOTO:RICHARD BURNS . Click here for Debbie Bliss's "Highland Hound" knitting pattern. PHOTO:RICHARD BURNS .

Many people tend to think of cats when they think of knitterly pets. But the fact is a lot of us are dog people, too. And more than a few of us are wannabe dog owners trapped in no-dogs-allowed ...

Knit every round until the head measures 1-1/4 inches above the stitch marker on Round 5. Decrease Rounds: Rnd 1: (k4, k2tog), repeat to the end of the round (10 sts per needle, 30 sts total rem).

Knit the legs and tail of a poodle on a labrador and, hey presto, you have your very own labradoodle. Just don't expect it to fetch your slippers... Best in Show is published by Collins & Brown ...

“Knitting With Dog Hair,” a classic how-to book from the 1990s by Kendall Crolius, fueled a dedicated movement. An updated 30th anniversary edition was published this month.