Mojo Needed a New Dog Bed- So... I Crocheted One!

Yea, it’s true.  I crocheted a dog bed cover.  Hehe!  Mojo really was in need of a new cover for his bed that is in our bedroom.  I was looking around at different ones… I wanted something colorful & on the plush side.  But nothing was really standing out to me, so I decided I’d create one myself.   As you know, I don’t really know how to sew, so I went ahead with crocheting the dog be cover.

And guess what!?

He loves it!

It took quite a while to make.  I used Lion Brand Hometown USA yarn in Fort Worth Blue, Charlotte Blue, Billings Chocolate, Green Bay, and Daytona Lemon.  This is a nice thick 6 weight yarn, but I crocheted it in a pretty tight stitch (each stripe contains two rows of half double crochets) so it took some time & a good amount of yarn   But the result is a really plush cover!

I made it as all one piece, then folded it in half & sewed it together along the edges inside out, then when I only had half of one of the sides left to sew, I turned it right side out & stuffed it, then sewed the last edge together with my yarn.  Mojo was pretty excited about it as I was creating it.  I kept in in the living room on the chair or floor for a while when I wasn’t working on it, & he was always checking it out.  It felt like I was making a blanket!  It could have been a blanket before I sewed it into his bed.

These colors would make a really fun baby blanket for a little boy too.  Cute!  I love picking out colors for new projects.  There’s so many kinds of yarn out there & they are so colorful!  I didn’t realize it, but my husband pointed out that Mojo’s new bed matches his plaid collar!  You can kind of see it in the picture above.  I took these pictures last weekend when I was outside on our little porch (in a sweatshirt, but it was sunny, so I had to go out there)!  It was so beautiful out & there were tons of people out for walks & bike rides!  I have a feeling I’m going to be spending a lot of time out there this summer