My new book!!!!

[Shelleden]

Yippeee! My newest Leisure Arts book has just been released. I'm so excited!! :cheer It's "Dashing Doggie Duds" - crocheted sweaters, ponchos, and blankies for dogs. Just had to share my excitement! Wheeee! :yay



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Dashing Doggie Duds
Item Number: 4654
Retail Price: $8.95
ISBN: 160140056X
20 pages

NEW RELEASE!
Any true fashion hound would trade a favorite bone for one of these swanky crocheted sweaters. From a laid-back camouflage sweater to a distinctive poncho with matching blanket, there’s a cover-up in this tail-wagging collection that’s “paws-itively” perfect for your best little buddy. The sizes range from small to extra-large, fitting chest sizes 12” to 24". The designs use medium, bulky, or super bulky weight yarns.
The 7 projects are Pedigreed Poncho, Canine Comfort 15” square blanket, Glamour Gal coat, Santa’s Best Helper coat, Best Little Hunting Buddy sweater, Patriotic Pup coat, and the granny square Rainbow Jacket.

Did anyone notice anything? They mis-spelled my first name. They e-mailed me & apologized & said it would be corrected in the next printing. Heck, it's no biggie to me - I'm just thrilled they published my designs!! They can call me Johnjacobjinglehymersmith if they want!! :lol

[Katchkan]

:hug Congratulations :hug Shellie

[donnalynn2]

:woo:woo:woo:woo:woo:woo:woo:woo

CONGRATS SHELLE!!! I can't wait to see it in my local store! I'll be the first one to buy a copy! Your designs are so cool and so much fun! I'm so happy for you!!!!!!! :yay:yay:yay:yay

[nevadamama]

:cheer:cheer:cheer:cheer
SWEET
I can only imagine the hard work you put into creating these lovely patterns. Congratualtions on getting them published and I look forward to seeing your work again and again.
:clap:clap:clap:clap:clap

[Shelleden]

Thanks you guys!!! You're so sweet (and funny Katchkan!) :D

[Hummywinger]

Congratulations to you Shelle
That is great... Hey our doggies are part of our families and spoiled so they need special things too... Mine just get afghans here doggie size. Been making dog and cat afghans for over 10 years here.. Dog clothes however they just won't wear but they are cute. I have small lap type dogs they just don't like clothes, silly dogs lol :think
Again Congrats to you
:cheer :cheer :cheer
:yay :yay :yay

[Hummywinger]

lol yep lady I did notice they miss spelled you name lol I had to double check to see if I miss spelled it lol lol

[kmadel]

I LOVE it!! I will look for it ASAP!

:c9 :clap :cheer

[DesertCrocheter]

Congratulations, Shellie, er, Shellie, er, forget it, I'm just gonna call you--published! Brilliant! :clap Patty

[Shelleden]

Thanks everybody. I'm laughing as I read your comments. You're all so funny and delightful!

[auntbubbels]

Congratulations to you - its not fair - the dog has a sweater and I dont!!!:think

[TamKing]

How exciting!!! :clap :cheer :yay Congratulations!!!

[sakurasaku]

Congratulations! That is very exciting! I'll look for it in the stores (although I don't own a dog...)

Will your next publication be "How to Make Your Very Own ***** Basket"??:lol I would definitely buy that one!

[artemis]

Wow! Cute cover...I bet your inside patterns are just as delightful.
I'll be watching for it, but hope you'll consider writing "Caps for Cats" or "Fake Furs for Your Feline" or "Koats for Kitties" as your next book. Then I'll buy a book for Buddy.
By the way, it sounds like the publisher has made you a promise to have a second printing! Yahoo!

[Roli]

Oh Shelle, that's GREAT! I can't tell you how long it took me to track down a copy of Doggie Duds. All the other leaflets included knitted sweaters and I don't want to pay for patterns I can't use. I'm so happy to see that you've put out a book on crocheted doggie apparel. Count me in as one who will buy that booklet! Congratulations:cheer !

[JoAnn]

Congratulations!!!:yay I'll be watching for it, so I can make something for my grayhound grandpuppy!

[andip470]

Shelle,

This is fantastic - congratulations Ms. Jinglehymerschmidt :clap

[sfgwife]

that is SO very wonderful! Congrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!! Nikki

[stormy]

Awesome!!! Congratulations!!:yay
Those patterns are just adorable!!:hook

[ferosah]

Congrats Shelle, thanks for sharing your wonderful news. Looking forward to seeing more of your designs in print.
Hugs
Ferosa

[Shelleden]

Shelle,

This is fantastic - congratulations Ms. Jinglehymerschmidt :clap

Ha ha ha! How ironic! I mis-spelled my new last name! I put smith on the end!! oh, that's priceless!! :rofl

[andiM]

How cool is that!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! :clap

[Pam Gillette]

Congrats to you!! What a great accomplishment!! Cheers!

[jimbo]

Johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt? Hay that's MY name too! When ever i go out, the people always shout there goes Johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt ta da da da etc. Hay John! What a fantastic accomplishment. I'm so proud of you!
Jimbojacobjingleheimerschmidt.

[angelfire]

Wow...that is great . I can't wait to see it:yay

[christinascrochethaven]

How exciting! Congrats:cheer :clap :cheer :clap :cheer :clap :cheer :clap

[Rosemary]

Congratulations Shelle! How exciting for you. :cheer

[Shelleden]

Johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt? Hay that's MY name too! When ever i go out, the people always shout there goes Johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt ta da da da etc. Hay John! What a fantastic accomplishment. I'm so proud of you!
Jimbojacobjingleheimerschmidt.
Thanks, but now you've got me singing that SONG again!! :bang :lol

[tlisley]

Shelle,
That is so cool! I absolutely have to go buy that book! Oh, yeah, and a dog to go with it!!:D

CONGRATULATIONS!!

[newfiegal]

Congratulations on your doggie book! Very Nice!:)

[Shelleden]

Thanks! I appreciate it. :hook

[jaclim]

Congratulations, Shelle!

[luv2stitch]

Just wanted to add my Congratulations!

[dogymom]

How AWESOME!!!!! CONGRATS Shell(i)e:devil I can't wait to have a copy!!! After all, I do have 4 furbabies.:D

[mimicat]

Congratulations, Shelle! That is so wonderful, you just keep coming up with cool designs! :clap

[Shelleden]

Thanks everybody!! When you see the book online, it doesn't show all of the designs, just the one on the front cover, so if you want to see pics of the other designs just say so, and I'll post pics of what else is in there. They are so cute. Leisure Arts does such a great job of photographing the designs. The dogs they used are so precious, too!! :yes

[funkyreporter]

You GO GIRL!!!!!!

Gonna have some dashing doggies running around now!

[Shelleden]

Uhyeauh!! Paris & Britney need to crochet some for their little doggies!! :lol

[Pink and Grey]

Wow, great news!! I wish my dogs were still around to make these for.... Maybe I can become an aunt to someone else's!

Ginny

[Yasmin]

Congratulation Shelle ! So happy for you.

Yasmin

[sparkles]

:clap :yay:clap :cheer :yay :cheer

That is SO CUTE!! They look GRRRRREAT! Do they go up to a 95 lb size? My doggy gets left out in the cold with her short coat, all because she's a PLUS SIZE like ME!

I had to LOL at all the comments! Almost had a wet seat!!!:blush

[annaht]

Yay Shelle! So very fun and cool!!!! You rock!

[sugasoul]

CONGRATS! That is so cute too. My friend is going to have a fit when I show this to her. She's always looking for avant garde items for her "Sweetie" lol! My intention is to make her a box full of garments for Sweetie to wear this winter.....key word "intention" LOL

[Shelleden]

Thanks, everybody! sugasoul, you can make good on your intentions, cause these are so quick to make. I want pics, too! And sparkles, I made my fat-black-lab a sweater (that one didn't get published - I guess they just wanted patterns for small dogs) and she, too, looks very dashing! Her name is Valentine. The sweater is made with RH ww trimmed with LB Suede. The button is a dog's head - found a bunch of cute buttons at Hobby Lobby and now Wal-mart is carrying neat novelty buttons, too.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/Shelleden/DogSweaterLg.jpg
Valentine's all black except for those two white toes. I call her "Twowhitetoes". She's a sweet dog, but way too "fluffy" - needs to cut back on those dog treats! :lol

[andip470]

Thanks, everybody! sugasoul, you can make good on your intentions, cause these are so quick to make. I want pics, too! And sparkles, I made my fat-black-lab a sweater (that one didn't get published - I guess they just wanted patterns for small dogs) and she, too, looks very dashing! Her name is Valentine. The sweater is made with RH ww trimmed with LB Suede. The button is a dog's head - found a bunch of cute buttons at Hobby Lobby and now Wal-mart is carrying neat novelty buttons, too.
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/Shelleden/DogSweaterLg.jpg
Valentine's all black except for those two white toes. I call her "Twowhitetoes". She's a sweet dog, but way too "fluffy" - needs to cut back on those dog treats! :lol

Shelle, we also have a black lab, Cody. His white spot is on his chest. I'd love to make him a sweater BUT he has an overwhelming desire to shred things like that. Loves to bite holes in our feather pillows, anihilates socks & undies and other odd pieces of clothing. Shoes are a hit too. The cord for the sleep number bed control was quite tasty, as was the power cord for the laptop last weekend.:angry The best item was his harness, that he chewed through while WEARING it, because my DH was taking too long to get his leash. A sweater I'm afraid would face a painful death.:( Unless I crochet it with ***** yarn? What do you think?

[Shelleden]

:lol Sounds like Cody has a healthy '***' appetite! It's funny, but Valentine will chew everybody else's clothes but her own. She especially loves tags. Or hates them, depending on how you look at it. The tags are the first to go! My JRT, Millie is fond of shoestrings. Arghhhh!! I wish just once I could actually tie my shoes without having to re-thread them (leaving off a couple of eyelets in order to be able to tie them!). Ah, but I love my fur-babies anyway. :blush

[Ithinkican]

Nice going!!!...JohnJacob :D :clap :cheer
I have a chihuahua...one day I'll try to make him something. He gets jealous of my crocheting instead of playing with him.

[mseavey2]

Congrats on the new book. I wish my dogs weren't so darn big, then I'd be able to make them some of your cute clothes. I have a black lab (88lbs) and a chocolate lab (115) lbs.

[yarncat]

Cute patterns,Shelle!Congrats!!:cheer

[busybee]

Shelle, You always do such wonderful things, I have 4 small fur babies, I cant tell by reading its a must have book already, But since I cant wait to see all of them for sure the santa one can you share some more pic from the book? Thanks. ......I know you are :c9
:hug

[Shelleden]

Sure! I still haven't found any of my books in stores yet, but I've seen them on several online stores, so I'm sure if you did a search, you'd find them. There are 7 designs in "Dashing Doggie Duds". 5 sweaters, 1 poncho, and 1 blanket. Here they are on my dogs Millie & Maggie. The little Chihuahua is not mine, but I wish she was! She's the sweetest, loving-est little dog you ever saw! Of course Leisure Arts photographed the sweaters professionally (with professional dog models :lol ), so they look much better, but this will give you an idea of what's in the book. My dogs love wearing them and they're very easy to put on. It seems like little dogs are always cold! Maggie can walk just fine in her poncho and not trip on it. They both have Santa sweaters, and when I take them in the car, the bank tellers and everybody get such a kick out of them! They're pretty cute. Of course the bank tellers have them spoiled cause they give them treats.
:dog
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/Shelleden/DogSweaterCamouflage.jpg http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/Shelleden/DoggieDudsCroSanta.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/Shelleden/PatrioticPooch.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/Shelleden/DoggieDudsGrSwMaggiestanding.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/Shelleden/DoggieDudsPoochPonchoBlanket.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d51/Shelleden/DoggieDudsMoonlightMohair.jpg

[busybee]

Thank You Shelle, For sharing the pic with us. Arent they just to cute. Yes that is a have to have book. Keep up the great work, well I know you will.:hug

[Debbi-a1]

Thanks for the pics, those are so cute! CONGRATS on getting the book published! That is GREAT.
Too bad they weren't for bigger dogs, our female is named Liberty and a red, white and blue one would be so cute for her. She's only 90lbs and our male, Dallas, is only 120 lbs.

[Shelleden]

I posted the pattern for Valentine's sweater (see post #44) on my site. It's on the FREE PATTERNS page. If you need it to be even larger, try a larger hook and maybe add a few stitches and a few extra rows.
www.crochetcabin.bravehost.com (http://www.crochetcabin.bravehost.com) :hook

[goodtaste]

Those are soooo cute! I wish I could make one for my Lilly (but she's a cat). She gets very cold in the winter when we take her out on her leash. She loves the outdoors but being a short-haired tabby it can get to the point of shivers. Do you think any small dog coat could be adapated for a grown kitty?
Thanks!

Now the problem would be not to get scratched when I put it on. . .:think

[Shelleden]

Of course! Any of these designs would work for a cat! I don't see why not. If she's the size of a Chiuahua, or a Jack Russell, or whatever, just make it in that size. And they're very easy to put on. You just slip it over their head, and button the tummy strap. No leg holes! My dogs love to wear them. I'll try one on my cat Daisy, and post a pic later. This ought to be cute! I never thought of cats wearing them, cause Daisy has long hair, but I bet a short-haired cat would get cold - just like a dog! Thanks for the suggestion. I might design some prissy kitty koats! Sounds fun!!

[crochetbycharlene]

wow!! too cool!

[Vik]

How cool is that!!! Congratulations!!! :hug

[Mermaiden]

Ohhh, nice! :yay I have the hardest time finding crochet patterns for dogs.....! I will be waiting for this to show up in stores. :yes My dad has a new dog and I am just dying to stitch something up, but can't EVER find anything cute! :cheer :clap These are cute cute!

[Hazlecreek]

I've been looking for some cute, easy, sweater for my two Chihuahuas. How great are yours!! I'll have to find this one and order it.

[Shelleden]

aw, thanks everybody. I know www.maggies.com (http://www.maggies.com) has it. And other online stores. You could do a search with the words "Dashing Doggie Duds"
Thanks again! I'm so happy you like them. I have a knitted doggie duds book, too, coming out any day now. (yes, i said the K word!) :eek but my crochet books wayyyy out-number the knit ones! :yes

[jura2908]

i think the link should be www.maggiescrochet.com (http://www.maggiescrochet.com) congratulations on the book. the patterns are cute.

nadine

[Shelleden]

yes, you're right - thank you so much! My oversight. Glad you caught that! They're also available on www.leisurearts.com (http://www.leisurearts.com) :hook

p.s. I just put a couple more patterns for sale on my site (people sweaters) :D

[lhasaapsolady]

Congratulations, I am so happy for you.

[thefabledneedle]

that's so awesome - congrats!

[Shelleden]

I just came across this thread I started almost 2 years ago, and enjoyed reading through it again. I was cracking up at some of the posts. :lol The book is doing well, and I was just wondering if anybody made any of the designs, and if so, do you have pics you could share? I'd love to see them. I know Donnalynn made one (or more) cause she wrote the nicest review on Amazon.com (thank you D). :D

[MaryPat]

Congratulations! That should really sell well. The cover photo is adorable.

[Shelleden]

Thank you! I loved the fact that they used a Jack Russell, since I have two of them, and they are my best models.
I'm anxious to see some projects.... anybody? ;)

[esiepiela]

Congrats! That Is Awesome!

[aspensnana]

:woo:yay:cheer..Such a clever lady..good for you..it is nice to get published, but even nicer to get the kudos from fellow crochet lovers(and pet lovers) We will be getting a small breed dog for my DGD the 1st of August..can't wait to get good enuf the make some of these:cheer:yay:woo

[Peggy85225]

How wonderful!

[tarastreet]

:clap:clap:clapCongratulations!!!!:cheer:cheer:che er

That is just awesome, and how cute is that pooch!!!

[crochetrenee]

Way to go....how did you like working with Leisure Arts? I haven't submitted to them before.

[Shelleden]

It was wonderful! I'd highly recommend them. They're the best I've dealt with so far. :yes

[peggytoes]

How Cute is THAT!!! Congratulations Shelle!!!
I think I must have missed it, but where can you buy these books?

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Shelleden]

They're in a lot of online stores and I've seen one of my books at Jo Ann's. I've been told by lots of people in other parts of the country that they've seen them in their lys and other stores. It would probably be easiest to do an internet search. I know leisurearts.com and maggiescrochet.com have them. :)

[Creations248]

Actually I want your Cozy Wraps book. I just need to get around to ordering it. Then again I also want your shawler pattern. Need to get around to ordering that too. Need to make a list. LOL

[Shelleden]

Actually I want your Cozy Wraps book. I just need to get around to ordering it. Then again I also want your shawler pattern. Need to get around to ordering that too. Need to make a list. LOL
Shall I send you a pad and pencil? :lol

[Yasmin]

:yay CONGRATULATIONS , Shelle :clap . Way to go!
Love ,
Yasmin.

[psxmom]

Congratulations!!!:clap

[Creations248]

Shelle - pad and a pencil - yes definately!!! Funny.

[misssmaggie]

:yay :yay :yay Congrats :yay :yay :yay !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[scc51055]

congrats!!!!!

[threadlover]

Great job. Keep up the good work.
Marcia

[khammill]

:yay Congratulations!
Kris

[ZoeZoesmom]

Hmmmm, I know 2 little Puggies that would look dazzling in your designs! I will be on the lookout for your book! Great job!

[Monique39]

Congrats!!

[ChezMichelle]

How cool is that? Congratulations!