As I was freeing my camera of its photographic load I came across these photos, taken during a trip to pick up LS from multi-week house sitting gig about 45 minutes from here. The excuse for the trip was to pick up LS, the reality was that puppies are always cute. And these guys will get cuter by the day.
They're Samoyeds. At the time of their photo shoot they were a mere 26 hours old. They've got a couple of weeks on them now and I'm sure they're approaching the mini-polar bear stage.
Samyed fur can be blended with wool and spun into wonderfully soft yarns. LS has a pair of mittens that someone knit from a Samoyed/Merino blend. They're lovely and soft and felt just enough to keep out the wet. (And they don't smell like wet dog!)
I'm still not sold on knitting with dog yarn - but there's a steady supply close by if I decide to give it a try. These six little guys hang out with 14 of their buddies!
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