Felting Friday - the Cockapoo!

Today I threw together some wool and made a quick little felt figure of my mum's dog Maia. She's a cockapoo, but not a 'pure' one, so she's essentially a cocker spaniel that occasionally gets this massive wooly fluff around her legs. 

A gorgeous dog, but an absolute monster.

Needlefelted cockapoo, merino wool & wire

I used a wire frame for this one to handle the extra legs compared to the pigeon I made last time. It took a little while to get the hang of making the wool stick to the wire, and the legs were a bit uneven in length, but it's all learning for next time. Adding the little nose and lighter fluff around the legs was really fun and gives it that unique touch. 

Here's a picture of Maia as a comparison. You can't see it very well, but she's got a stripe of normal, darker fur down her back. We call it her racing stripe.