A Ken Costume For a Dog

 Hello Readers. I wanted to make Little Gordon a Ken costume. You remember Ken from the Barbie movie. Little Gordon is going to be Ken for Halloween. 

 Gordon has a bit of an attitude and a lot of diva demands. He will make a great Ken.

I started with this fuzzy sweater. Look at those sleeves. I saw a tiny Ken costume when I saw those sleeves. 

 

I made a sweater vest from the sweater yesterday and I saved these sleeves for my little Ken.

 

 I did some size and shape research. 

 

I cut the sleeve to fit a dogs body. The under/stomach is shorter because Gordon is going to need to do his business. The wrist of the sleeve will be the neck and this curved cut will be the other end of Gordon's new sweater.

 

I cut the holes for the front legs and used my serger to finish the edges. I had the other sleeve and that would be the collar. 

 

I hand sewed the second sleeve into a circle shape. It is going to go around Gordon's neck. Ken wore his fur coat open but that won't work on a dog. 

 

Giant fur collar done!
 

I think I got as close to original Ken as I could. I wanted to make something that Gordon would wear without getting upset. (He can be a little high-strung.) No trauma on our fun Halloween night. 

 

So why did I make a Ken costume? Because I am dressing as Barbie of course. Thanks for reading along, have a happy Halloween.

***Later Edit***

Let's go get that candy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Too Doggone Low-cut

 Hello Readers. I like to sew and sometimes it is the smallest projects that are the most important. This is Gordon. He is a rescue dog with a ruff past. (Ruff... Get it? I love puns.) We love him and want him to be comfortable. 

Gordon AKA "Gordy"

We don't know the details of Gordon's early years. He is missing a tooth and part of an ear. He also has a scar on his side from being hit by a car. Usually these things do not bother him. But when the weather changes his scar seems to itch and he tries to scratch it. Then it gets irritated and sometimes starts bleeding. We could put a cone on him or he can wear a shirt. A shirt is much more comfortable.

 

The problem we had was that he doesn't like the shirt and doesn't understand that it is for his own good. He rubs against the furniture until he stretches the shirt and pushes it down. Eventually he can get the whole shirt off. Then he starts to scratch his scar.

 

I decided to do a quick alteration to make this neckline less low cut. I planned to sew the 2 sides together in the middle where I am pointing. If the shirt was less low, it would stay on better.

 

I used navy blue thread and sewed the shirt together. I went over it twice because I know Gordon will liked to be ruff  (I like puns, I'm sorry.) on his clothes. I would have added a button so that it looked cute but he would probably eat it.

 

The higher neck was not tight, just smaller and it just keeps the shirt on much better.

 

Gordon wasn't very happy that I made him wear the shirt but it really is more comfortable than the cone. Thanks for reading along, now go make something fun for yourself, or your favorite dog. 

***Year End Update***- Gordon still hates wearing clothes but he also hates being cold. He doesn't like his jacket either. It does protect his scar so it's definitely good for him.