Dog in a sweater

• Digital PDF knitting pattern, instantly downloadable
• Written in English only
• Number of pages: 39
• Finished toy size: approx 23cm (9 inches) from the tip of the toes to the top of the head

The pattern comes with full instructions for knitting and finishing a dog with removable sweater and shorts. Included are instructions to make 3 sweaters, one is in stranded colour-work, one is in 2 colour stripes and one is knitted in a single colour with a textured design.

The pattern contains one basic head shape with 8 different colour-work treatments and this combined with 7 different styles of ear, also options for the colour patch design of the body, arms and legs and a few different tail options, gives you a lot of options to make different breeds of dogs. So far I have made the following breeds and I still have a few ideas to play with that I'll post here in the future; Labrador, Beagle, Spaniel, Dalmatian, Alsatian, Dobermann, Rottweiler, Dachshund, Pug, Boston Terrier, French Bulldog, Border Collie, Husky, Jack Russell, West Highland White Terrier, and quite a few of mixed parentage :) In short it's a very comprehensive set of instructions that will enable you to make many different types of dog.

The pattern file contains over 100 detailed step-by-step photographs along with full pattern instructions and tips for stuffing, seaming and finishing neatly.

The pattern is for knitting flat on two needles and all pieces are seamed afterwards. There are lots of separate pieces which require seaming and sewing and if you are looking for something fast and easy you would probably be better off finding a different pattern. That said this PDF file will give you all of the information and techniques that you need to knit the dogs pictured.

All pieces of the dog are knitted flat with worsted weight yarn on 3mm needles and all pieces are seamed afterwards.

Clothing is knitted from 4ply/fingering weight yarn on 2.75mm needles. The sweaters are knitted flat in pieces with the sleeves picked up from the armhole edges of the front and back, and seamed afterwards - with an option to knit the collar in the round. The shorts are worked flat and then seamed.

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