Made with HOMBYS: Rudy’s Blue Dog Mat by @theprendystitches
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MADE WITH HOMBYS
Rudy’s Blue Dog Mat by @theprendystitches
Rudy has a handmade spot of his own. Creator @theprendystitches made this round dog mat with HOMBYS chenille yarn, combining deep navy, country blue, sky blue, and cream in concentric bands.
A soft cream center and outer edging frame the blue rings, while little cream paw prints and bone motifs give the mat its unmistakably dog-inspired character. The maker’s original post shows Rudy standing on his new mat.
The Maker’s Experience
In the original caption, the maker thanked HOMBYS for sending the soft chenille yarn and said it was well suited to making Rudy’s mat. She especially appreciated the multicolor pack and described its 8 skeins as helpful for planning the project.
Her playful verdict was that the finished mat had Rudy’s approval. We love how the color rings and small cream motifs turn a simple circular form into a personal handmade piece.
Project Details
- Maker: @theprendystitches.
- Made for: Rudy.
- Project: a flat, round chunky chenille dog mat.
- Visible colors: cream, sky blue, country blue, and navy.
- Details: cream paw prints, bone motifs, and an outer border.
Meet the Maker
Visit @theprendystitches for more handmade projects and questions about Rudy’s mat. The original caption does not credit a pattern or name a technique, so no designer attribution or step-by-step instructions have been added.
GET THE COLOR STORY
Cream & Blues in One Mixed Pack
For a coordinating palette, our 8-skein mixed pack contains 2 Cream, 2 Sky Blue, 2 Country Blue, and 2 Navy Blue skeins, approximately 27 yards and 8 ounces per skein. The maker confirms using an 8-skein HOMBYS multicolor pack; this linked colorway is our visual match, since the caption does not list exact shade names.
Planning Your Yarn Amount
The maker’s post provides a real example of using an 8-skein multicolor pack to plan this project, but it does not state the mat’s diameter, gauge, exact yarn consumed, or remaining yarn. It therefore does not establish that every size of round mat will use exactly 8 skeins.
Plan the diameter, ring widths, edging, and cream motifs together, then check a gauge swatch or your chosen pattern for the amount needed in each shade. The linked pack is a yarn shopping option; no pattern or extra construction supplies are included.
Collaboration disclosure: HOMBYS supplied the yarn described in the original post. Original finished mat and source media by @theprendystitches.
YARN PLANNING · REFERENCE ESTIMATE
How much yarn should I prepare?
Reference size: 24 in (61 cm) diameter. Scope: one finished item.
Whole-skein color budget: approximately 3 skeins in total, including one spare in the largest yarn group. Whole-skein rounding by color can exceed the estimated amount actually knitted.
Estimated fabric consumption before the spare: about 1.0–1.6 skein-equivalents across all colors. Small accents may use only part of a skein.
| Yarn / color group | Whole-skein planning budget |
|---|---|
| 2 Cream+ 2 Sky Blue+ 2 Country Blue+2 Navy Blue | 3 whole skeins At 8 skeins / pack: 1 pack(s). Full packs may leave yarn over. |
Planning assumptions: single-layer round pet mat. Area model uses 350 square inches per 27 yd skein as a working assumption, scaled to the listed skein length; ±20% allowance, plus one spare after rounding each color. Decorative / texture factor: 1. This is not a tested yield or the maker’s confirmed usage.
Color split: 2 Cream+ 2 Sky Blue+ 2 Country Blue+2 Navy Blue 100%. These are illustrative planning shares, not measured original proportions. Mixed / gradient product rows are combined yarn groups; their full pack size is not a claim of project consumption. Check pack contents and top up individual colors as needed.
Before buying: swatch in the intended stitch, measure the finished swatch and yarn used, then scale to your chosen size. The reference size above is an assumption unless marked maker-reported. These figures do not establish the original finished size or actual yarn used.