The Hound of the Baskervilles Dog Coat by Michele DuNaier

The Hound of the Baskervilles Dog Coat

Crochet
January 2018
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 14 rows = 4 inches
in hdc
4.5 mm
350 - 600 yards (320 - 549 m)
Sized to fit your dog
US
English
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The dog coat is made to fit the measurements you take of your dog, so can be made to fit any sized dog. There is a houndstooth check rectangular coat, and 2 straps which connect with Velcro.

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I returned home to Baker Street upon a raw and foggy night to find Sherlock Holmes kneeling at the fireplace over a large, bundled figure.

“Holmes,” I began, “what on earth have you there?” I perceived a slight motion under the blanket and heard a low snarl. There was a saucer of milk on the floor and slowly comprehension began to dawn upon me. “Good God, Holmes – it’s that great brute of a hound! Still alive!”

“Yes Watson,” Holmes replied. “Sir Henry found it on the moors, barely clinging to life, and dispatched it to me as a token of his appreciation for my efforts on his behalf - in lieu of monetary recompense,” he added grimly. “He seemed quite anxious to be rid of it, actually. I am studying its reaction to a 7% solution concocted for its benefit,” he continued, indicating the saucer of milk. “The beast has amazing recuperative powers and I have total confidence it will soon be restored to its former vigor.”

“And what then?” I demanded. “We can’t keep that monster here in our lodgings – it devours curly-haired spaniels!”

“Only when it has no other sustenance, Watson.” Holmes countered. “Actually, I had thought to present it to Mrs. Hudson as a peace-offering - she has never quite forgiven me for poisoning her little white terrier…” (see Chapter 7 of “A Study in Scarlet”).

“The woman is quite the proponent of animal rights and has a soft spot in her heart for ‘wee doggies,’ as she calls them.” Holmes explained. “I am certain the beast will be totally subdued after a few days of her ‘plain Scots cooking’- no doubt she will soon be crocheting a chequered coat for it to wear on their romps together over the moors…”