Picks and Pans Review: Whip Up a Pup

By KIM HUBBARD, ANNE LESLIE, ERIC LIEBETRAU, MEREDITH MARAN, DANIEL S. LEVY, JOANNA POWELL

UPDATED 03/07/2011 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 03/07/2011 at 01:00 AM EST

Want a pet-without the mess and hassle? Check out Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir's Knit Your Own Dog.

WHOM ARE THESE INTENDED FOR?

People who love dogs and knitting.

ARE THEY HARD TO MAKE?

You don't have to be hugely skilled.

DID YOU CREATE THE PATTERNS?

We had a lot of prototypes. The first ones looked ridiculous, like knitted slugs.