This basic two-panel sweater is easy to make and can be embellished with an optional turtleneck or leg cuff ribbing. My little dog Mille is shown here in a basic pink sweater with no leg or neck ribbing. If you’re feeling a little more adventurous and a simple sweater just won’t do for your pooch then try the cabled sweater variation also modeled by Millie and described at the end of the instructions.
A thick worsted wool yarn will keep your pooch warm and cozy during winter walks or romps in the yard.
Dog Sizes (approximate) - represented in pattern as S (M, L, XL)
Small 6-10 lbs
Medium 10-20 lbs
Large 20-40 lbs
Extra Large 40-75 lbs
Materials
Worsted weight yarn, 220 (440, 440, 660) yds
Size 7 (4.5 mm) dpns
Size 5 (3.74 mm) dpns or 24 inch circular needle
Tapestry needle
Stitch holder (cable needle)
Sweater Back
To start the neck edge, CO 48 (66, 88, 98) sts onto larger dpns.
K row 1, P row 2 and continue in stockinette stitch until piece measures approximately 8 (12, 16, 18) in, ending with P row (WS).
Decrease sweater back with following pattern:
Row 1: K1, K2tog, K across until last 3 sts, K2tog, K1
Row 2: P all sts
Repeat pattern 8 (10, 12, 12) times until piece measures approx 12 (16, 21, 23) inches.
Loosely bind off all sts.
Underpanel
CO 7 sts onto larger dpns. Work this panel in K1 P1 ribbing as follows:
Row 1: K1, P1; repeat until end
Row 2: P1, K1; repeat until end
Row 3: KFB, P1, then K1, P1 until last st, KFB
Continue this 3-row pattern increasing 1 st at each edge every 3rd row 7 (9, 13, 16) times until 21 (25, 33, 39) sts are on the needle.
Continue in K1 P1 pattern until piece measures 8 (12, 16, 18) from CO edge.
Place all sts onto holder.
Assembling
Thread the tapestry needle and align the straight edges of the sweater back to the underpanel (right sides together). Stitch pieces together, leaving a 2 (2.5, 3, 3.5) inch opening for the legs starting approximately 3 (5, 7, 8).
Finishing
Neck edge
On RS of sweater, pick up 52 (64, 72, 82) sts evenly onto smaller dpns or circular needle around the neck edge. Work in K1 P1 ribbing until desired length is reached according to styles below:
Crew Neck – ¾ inch ribbing
Mock Turtleneck – 1.5 inch ribbing
Turtleneck – 3 inch ribbing
Bind off all sts
Leg Cuffs (optional)
With dpns pick up 24 (28, 30, 36) sts evenly around leg opening. Work in K1 P1 ribbing for 5 rounds. Bind off sts.
Lower Sweater edge
Using circular needle, pick up 82 (110, 136, 166) sts around lower edge of sweater including all sts on the needle holder. Matching the pattern of the underpanel, work 5 rounds in K1 P1 ribbing. Bind off sts loosely.
Cable Knit Variation
Sweater Back
To start the neck edge, CO 48 (66, 88, 98) sts onto larger dpns.
Row 1: K all sts
Row 2: P all sts
Start this 6 row Cable Pattern (shown for size small, adjust accordingly for other sizes):
Row 1: K18, P1, K4, P2, K4, P1, K18 to finish row
Row 2: P18, K1, P4, K2, P4, K1, P18 to finish row
Row 3: K18, P1, C4F, P2, C4B, P1, K18 to finish row
Row 4: P18, K1, P4, K2, P4, K1, P18 to finish row
Row 5: K18, P1, K4, P2, K4, P1, K18 to finish row
Row 6: P18, K1, P4, K2, P4, K1, P18 to finish row
Continue in cable pattern until piece measures approximately 8 (12, 16, 18) inches ending with P row (WS).
Decrease sweater back following the same cable pattern with following modifications:
Row 1, 3 and 5: K1, K2tog, K across until last 3 sts, K2tog, K1
Repeat pattern 8 (10, 12, 12) times until piece measures approx 12 (16, 21, 23) inches.
Loosely bind off all sts. Finish as above.
Abbreviations:
CO – cast on
Dpns – double pointed needles
K – knit
K2tog – Knit 2 sts together to decrease stitch count by one
KFB – knit the front and back of the same st to increase st count by 1
P – purl
RS – right side
St - stitch
WS – wrong side
CFB - slip 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in back while K2 from left needle, then K2 from cable needle
C4F - slip 2 sts onto cable needle and hold in front while K2 from left needle, then K2 from cable needle
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