Well, here is something other than a baby blanket or a scarf! I have never tried decreasing or increasing so i thought i'd start small. I made this for my niece but my dh's greyhound and later my cat modeled it first.
The pattern came from Cozy Crochet by Melissa Leapman.

Hope you can see it...

Blaze the greyhound "strikes a pose"

gobie