Dog sweater and hat

[sweet_ruin]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and I have only been crocheting for a little over a month. I made this dog sweater and hat on my own without a pattern. Its all done in single crochet, and I'm quite proud of it

 

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[donnalynn2]

That is just adorable!!!! You did a great job! Did you write the pattern down? Would love to make one of those for my fur-baby!!!

[sweet_ruin]

No, sorry I didn't write the pattern down because I wasn't sure how it was going to turn out, but it I can try to break it down for you here it's not that difficult.

 

This is all worked in a round except for the white parts.

 

The body part of the sweater, all I done was chain 2 and then single crochet as many as I needed to have a loose fit on the largest part of her chest. I single crocheted until it was long enough to reach her front legs (I tried it on her as I went to make sure of the size) once I reached her front legs, I crocheted the middle piece between her legs long enough so that it reached the top of her legs. Then I left a big enough gap for her legs and crocheted the bag piece to the same length as the middle piece. Once it was long enough I continued single crocheting across the two leg gaps to make a solid circle again and single crocheted until in was the length I wanted in the neck.

 

For the legs, I done them separately and sewed them on afterwards, I chained 2 again and single crocheted in 2nd chain from hook until I had it long enough to VERY loosely fit around her arms. I single crocheted in the round until it was the right length for her arms. (You don't want to make the arms too long because they'll end up stepping on them or tripping on them!)

 

The white parts on the sweater I don't separately and sewed them on later. What I done with these is I chained 2 and single crocheted in the second chain from the hook until it was the length I wanted for each part. But instead of crocheting in all of the front loops I went back and forth to get a ripple effect in it. (I don't know if there is a proper name for that, I'm only new to this. haha!)

 

Well thats about it, I just sewed all the bits together when I was done. I hope this will help a little... I might make another one and write a pattern as I go, but the sizing will be different for every dog.

[Katie G]

Wow, what a nice job. I'd say you have a great future ahead of you as a designer, if you can do this well after crocheting for only a month.

:clap Your dog is a cutie, too & a great model.

Welcome to the Ville.

Katie

[crs5]

You did a really great job for being your own pattern. The hat and sweater are Too cute!!!!!!!

 

Carol:hook

[newfiegal]

Wow, That is tooo cute. Your little dog is such a cutie too! Great job on designing such a nice little outfit after only learning how to crochet just a short time ago. Keep up the great work! Judy:clap

[Knit Happens]

Awwww. very cute.

[wildthing1058]

that is so cute

[DavaJ]

U have done an awesome job. Its adorable.

[boksie]

I love it! I "dress" my chihuahuas and I've never put a hat on them except "costume" hats for Christmas and Halloween. Hmmm, something to think about

[LadyLayna]

OMG for only crocheting for alittle over a month you're doing an amazing job! I've been crocheting for like two months and haven't gotten nearly as far! Super job. Your pup looks adorable in it's outfit.

[LaurieE]

You did a great job!

[Junibears]

Well I couldn't do anything like that when I first started crocheting. I'm not even sure I could do it now. Well done, it's smashing.

June

[salonims]

i just love the hat! does he/she keep it on the head b/c i have a dog and he hates keeping n e thing on his head..btw awsome job..

[Roli]

Oh My! That's too cute for words!

[christinascrochethaven]

how adorable...cute dog...too:hook

[Jaded Moon]

That is way too cute! You did an awesome job! I love the colors.

[poemfish]

Great job! I have two Chihuahua's that are dressed every morning by my children. They love it! They growl if when you try and take an outfit off of them

 

michele

[susie]

now that is cool love the colors lol the look on the pup dogs face high 5 to you first one too woow way to go girl

[Cinnaminn]

That's an adorable sweater. Great work!

 

Rey, my male Chihuahua would love it - he loves getting dressed up in shirts/sweaters/coats especially when the temperatures start dropping. I'd have to make it shorter or adapt it for him - otherwise, after 1 trip outdoors, he would definitely need to have a dry sweater put on.

 

Luna, my female Chi, would like it but she's not as interested/happy about getting dressed up as Rey is/does. Hmmm....does that mean I have a tomboy of a female Chihuahua?!?! I know that I can't put her to bed at night wearing anything because she always manages to wiggle her way out of it by morning. She's my Stripper dog!

[Lady of Shalott]

I don't have a dog, but that's a great outfit.

 

I just have one question.... you said it was all worked in rounds? How do you get it on your dog? I guess I just have an image of a dog's nose sticking out of a sleeve.

[greeneggs]

Very well made! :clap :clap

 

And you've only been crocheting a little over a month???

 

I would love to make my dog a sweater but living in central Florida almost makes that an impossiblity - unless I want my dog to have a heat stroke! Mr. Pete would not be pleased, therefore I refrain. Serious cute factor though!

 

Great job,

Jennifer

[mudpie]

Adorable!

[debora]

thats great, my pup would never go for the hat but i could get the sweater on him.