Materials Required:

AMERICAN THREAD

“AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN

3—70 yd. skeins White

2 yds. ¾ inch Pink Ribbon

Scraps Pink, Red and Black felt

Open skein, cut 1 end. Set aside 2 lengths for tying and 5 lengths for tail.

BODY: Cut remainder of skein into 7 equal sections. Place each section over the other. Take 1 tying strand, fold in half and tie firmly in center, turn pompon and tie again. Shake pompon. Open 2nd skein, cut 1 end, then cut into 7 equal parts, and complete same as 1st pompon. Tie 2 pompons tog.

HEAD: Open 3rd skein, cut 1 end. Set aside 2 lengths for tying. Cut remainder of skein into 5 inch sections. Place each section over the other and complete same as large pompon leaving tying ends for leash. Tie head and body pompons tog. Cut and trim into shape. Brush slightly for fuzzy effect.

FACE: Using diagrams on page 35 cut eyes, whiskers and mouth from black felt. Slash mouth, eyelashes and whiskers along indicated lines. Cut tongue and nose from red felt. Cut ears from pink felt. Pleat ears along straight edge. Glue features in place. Tie ribbon around neck. Fold tail lengths in half and tie in place. Finish with ribbon bow. Tie leash ends in bow.