Sapphire Knit Dog Sweater
This dog sweater pattern is the most paw-esome way to keep your best friend cozy.
Woof! Bark! Us knitters spend so much time on sweaters for ourselves and our loved ones, so why not knit your best friend a sweater? This Sapphire Knit Dog Sweater is the perfect pattern for pooches who are always cold or suffer from anxiety and need a bit of a warm hug to feel comfortable. Since it's written for sizes small to extra-large, any dog could wear this knit dog sweater pattern. Easy to knit and relatively quick to work up, it's the perfect quick little birthday or Christmas gift for your four-legged fur baby.
Knitting Needle Size7 or 4.5 mm, 8 or 5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles, Double-Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge18 sts and 24 rows = 4" [10 cm] in stocking st with larger needles.
Finished SizeBy chest measurements - S: 10" [25.5 cm]; M: 13" [33 cm]; L: 16" [40.5 cm]; XL: 24" [61 cm]
Materials List
- Bernat® Super Value (7 oz/197 g; 426 yds/389 m) Royal Blue (00610) - 1 (1, 1, 2) balls
- Size U.S. 8 (5 mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge.
- Size U.S. 7 (4.5 mm) circular knitting needle 36" [90 cm] long.
- Set of four size U.S. 7 (4.5 mm) double-pointed knitting needles.
Instructions
The instructions are written for smallest size. If changes are necessary for larger size the instructions will be written thus ( ).
With larger needles, cast on 41 (47-59-83) sts.
Knit 6 rows (garter st), inc 4 sts evenly across last row. 45 (51-63-87) sts.
1st row: (WS). Knit.
2nd row: *K1. P1. Rep from * to last st. K1. Last 2 rows form pat.
Work 1 more row in pat.
Continue in pat, inc 1 st at each end of needle on next and every row to 51 (61-73-105) sts, then on every following alt row to 55 (69-83-123) sts, taking inc sts into pat.
Work 1 row even in pat.
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Leg Openings
Next row: (RS). Pat across 5 (5-7-11) sts. Cast off 4 (6-6-10) sts. Pat across 37 (47-57-81) sts (including st on needle after cast off). Cast off 4 (6-6-10) sts. Pat to end of row.
Note: All Leg sections are worked at the same time using separate balls of yarn for each section.
Work 1 (1 1/2-1 1/2-2 1/2)" [2.5 (4-4-6) cm] in pat, ending with WS row.
Joining row: (RS). Pat across 5 (5-7-11) sts. Cast on 4 (6-6-10) sts. Pat across 37 (47-57-81) sts. Cast on 4 (6-6-10) sts. Pat to end of row. 55 (69-83-123) sts.
Continue even in pat until work after neckband measures 5 (6 1/2-8-11)" [12.5 (16.5-20.5-28) cm], ending with WS row.
Place marker at each end of last row. -
Back Shaping
Cast off 6 (7-9-13) sts beg next 2 rows. 43 (55-65-97) sts.
Next row: (RS). ssk. Pat to last 2 sts. K2tog.
Next row: Knit.
Rep last 2 rows to 27 (37-43-67) sts.
Continue even in pat until work after neckband measures 10 (12 1/2-15 1/2-21)" [25.5 (32-39.5-53.5) cm], ending with WS row.
Leave sts on a spare needle. -
Back Edging
(RS). With RS of work facing and circular needle, pick up and knit 33 (37-51-67) sts along body from marker to back. K27 (37-43-67) from spare needle dec 1 st at center. Pick up and knit 33 (37-51-67) sts along opposite side of body to marker. 92 (110-144-199) sts.
Do not join in rnd. Knit 8 rows (garter st). Cast off.
Sew neck and belly seam. -
Leg Edging
(RS). RS of working and double-pointed needles, pick up and knit 23 (29-32-38) sts around leg opening. Divide sts on 3 needles. Join in rnd, placing a marker on first st. Cast off.
Next rnd: Knit.
Next rnd: Purl.
Rep last 2 rnds 3 times more.
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