Crocheted Dog Sweater

Materials:

• Yarn: Soft wool or acrylic yarn in your preferred color
• Crochet hook: Size appropriate for your yarn (typically 4 mm – 5 mm)
• Scissors
• Yarn needle
• Tape measure
• Stitch markers

Abbreviations:

• ch: chain
• sc: single crochet
• hdc: half double crochet
• dc: double crochet
• sl st: slip stitch
• sp: space
• fpdc: front post double crochet
• bpdc: back post double crochet

Pattern:

Dog Sweater:

1. Body:
   • Measure your dog’s neck circumference, chest circumference, and length from neck to tail.
   • With your chosen yarn, ch a length equal to the neck circumference.
   • R1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and across.
   • R2: Ch 1, turn, sc in each st across.
   • Repeat R2 until the piece measures about 2 inches for the neck.
   • Continue working in rounds for the chest: Ch 2 (counts as dc), dc in each st around, join with a sl st.
   • R3: Ch 2, fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st repeat around, join with a sl st.
   • Continue in this pattern until the piece measures the length from neck to tail.
2. Leg Openings:
   • Mark positions for leg openings based on your dog’s chest measurement.
   • Work in rows between the marked points, leaving spaces for the legs.
   • Continue in rounds once past the leg openings.
3. Finishing:
   • Sc around the edges of the leg openings and the bottom edge of the sweater.
   • Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Dog Hat:

1. Hat Body:
   • With your chosen yarn, make a magic ring.
   • R1: Ch 2 (counts as dc), 10 dc in ring, join with a sl st.
   • R2: Ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join with a sl st (20).
   • R3: Ch 2, (dc in next st, 2 dc in next st) around, join with a sl st (30).
   • Continue increasing until the hat fits your dog’s head comfortably.
   • Work in rounds without increasing to create the desired hat height.
2. Ribbed Brim:
   • R1: Ch 1, sc around.
   • R2: Ch 1, fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st repeat around, join with a sl st.
   • Repeat R2 for about 1 inch.
   • Fasten off and weave in ends.
3. Pom-Pom:
   • Make a pom-pom using matching yarn.
   • Attach the pom-pom to the top of the hat securely.