Fleece Knot Pet Bed

Easiest Pet Bed EVER!

Seriously. The easiest pet bed you could ever possibly make!

Since we moved, I downsized my dog Rikko’s crate for space. I didn’t have the bed for it anymore so poor Rikko has just been chillin on the plastic 😦 I don’t know that she minds but I was feeling bad about it……

So I made her one on the fly one evening while the girls were watching a movie. It’s so easy….It makes me want to make hundreds of them…and I have made a few 😉

Ok, if you for some reason were born without a heart and do not enjoy photos of adorable animals then maybe you might want to pass this one up. BUT! if you enjoy seeing photos of adorable animals and would like the know how on this easiest pet bed ever, then please read on!

Fleece Knot Pet Bed

That’s Rikko 🙂 My adorable yet somewhat “hyper” American Eskimo. She is super sweet, just filled with all sorts of angst 😛 She will be helping us through.

Hopefully you have some fleece just hanging around from another project like I did but if you do not then run to Joann’s right away..or drive… It’s up to you. You probably need about 3 yards, just in case. To measure your pieces just place your dogs crate right on top of a folded piece of fleece or measure out the size you want, adding about six inches all around for the knots.

If your dog is anything like mine…she just knows that something special is being made for her ♥ After you have your two pieces cut out, you need to cut uniform strips the entire way around. When you are done, all four corners will have squares on them…just cut those off.

This is Nixie 🙂 Our kitten, She assumes that since I moved the bed it now belongs to her and Rikko is such a sissy she will just pout about her lost bed…..

Why is that cat in my bed?

That’s my piece!

She is pretty sure this bed is for her….just like everything else in our home is.

Yeah….this is mine.

Rikko wasn’t sure if she could lay claim to the bed after Nixie relinquished it…haha.

Is it done yet?…how bout now?….and now?…..

Start knotting your strips. Use a double knot, making sure not to pull too tight. Keep in mind the direction you are tying your knots and go around the entire bed in the same direction…otherwise it will look lopsided 😦 Leave enough un-knotted at the end so you can stuff this thing with some stuffing!

Then take what ever stuffing you have on hand or bought just for this purpose and start stuffing away 🙂 As you put the stuffing in use your hand to mash it down and sort of spread it out for an even surface. After you have it filled enough, knot up the rest of your strips.

That is Fayette, my other cat, in the background 🙂

Stop for a minute and play fetch with your puppy ♥

Mom…we should play on my new bed 🙂

Viola~ You have just  made a pet bed! My daughters actually have a couple of these as round floor pillows to fit inside their fantasy castles…They are so much fun to make! If you can believe it I actually bought a pattern for this bed…awhile back. Yes, I have little faith in my own ability sometimes..*sigh*

I’m soooo…..excited!

If you have any extra fleece you can make a cuddle pillow to go with it and a couple of rope toys 🙂

Yeah…it’s alright…

Then you might get some cuddles….maybe from the cat too, If she feels like it.

Thanks Mom!

That is all, I hope you enjoyed meeting my pets.

Happy Crafting

♥

Samantha