Calming Benefits

After being given a Snuggle, a frightened and/or difficult to handle animal is able to become calm. This calming effect gives the animal and the caregiver time to learn how to handle the situation. We believe that this calming effect has saved the lives of many newly-sheltered animals.

More Good Adoptions

Snuggles make the shelters look and feel more homey. Animals are more at ease when visitors are more at ease. This makes for better matching and better adoption results. With the added bonus of love stitched into each and every Snuggle, good things can happen.

Meeting New Friends

The Snuggles Project brings people together -- with time to chat, time to learn, and time to teach. Getting together to make Snuggles is fun. Join or create a local group today. Share your life and your love of animals and make new friends.

Cross Generation Fun

The Snuggles Project brings generations together in a fun and giving way. With this common ground, we believe that we are making the world better for humans too.

All I need is a Snuggle and a place to call home.

Twisted Garter Snuggle

Materials:
Worsted-weight yarn
Size 9 knitting needles

Pattern Note:
This pattern is a new twist on an old favorite.

The stitch is the garter stitch but in this version you insert the needle through the back loop of the stitch and knit. The top picture is normal view, the bottom picture has the stitch pulled open to display the twist.

You will love this version as it creates a firmer, plusher straight knit Snuggle. No counting. No watching pattern progression. Great pattern for the advanced beginner.

Directions: Cast on to the desired width.

Twisted Garter 2 All Rows: K in back loop of every stitch in every row. Read pattern note above.

Rep Rows until desired length. Finish off.

Hint for best results in finishing is to leave ends long and weave the ends through the work using a tapestry needle.