Introduction
Hello everyone! This will be my second crochet pattern today, I’m hoping to get a few online here to start my blog out and give you al a few items to work on. This pattern I will be bringing you a crochet dog sweater for the cooler months. I also have a crochet dog sundress for those of you with black dogs in the hotter months that you can find here https://crochetwithkim.com/2rph.
This crochet dog sweater is aimed more towards the intermediate crocheter and uses several texture stitches. I absolutely love the way this sweater came out and really enjoy the way the textured stitches used look together. I make many clothing items for my little fur baby, especially in the winter months. If you also enjoy making clothing for your animal companions then check back here often!
For this crochet dog sweater, we will be crocheting it flat and seaming up the center at the end.
Let’s get started so you can dress your puppy in their new crochet dog sweater!
Supplies
About a fourth skein Caron Simply Soft in the color emerald.
About a fourth skein Caron Simply Soft in the color soft pink.
5.5 mm crochet hook
Scissors
Darning needle (For weaving ends and seaming center)
Abbreviations
Ch- Chain
DC- Double crochet
Sc- Single crochet
Slst- Slip stitch
FPDC- Front post double crochet
BPDC- Back post double crochet
DC seed stitch row- Seed stitch row starting with DC
Sc seed stitch row- Seed stitch row starting with sc
Special stitches.
Seed stitch- This stitch is worked by alternating DC and sc across a row.
Front post double crochet- This stitch is worked by working a dc around the bar of your previous DC row. For those of you who would like a video to learn this stitch you can find one here https://crochetwithkim.com/Front-and-Backpost-Double-Crochet
Crochet Dog Sweater
Collar
Start with the color emerald.
Ch 50. Ch 2 at the beginning of each row doesn’t count as a stitch.
Row 1– DC in the third ch from hook and in each stitch across.
Row 2- Ch 2, DC in first stitch *FPDC in the second stitch, BPDC in the next stitch* Repeat * to end of row. Work 1 DC in final stitch.
Row 3– Ch 2, DC in each stitch across.
Row 4– Ch 2, Work 1 DC in the first stitch *BPDC in second stitch, FPDC in the next stitch* Repeat * to end of row. Work 1 DC in final stitch.
Row 5– Ch 2, DC in each stitch across.
Row 6– Ch 2, DC in first stitch *FPDC in the second stitch, BPDC in the next stitch* Repeat * to end of row. Work 1 DC in final stitch.
Row 7– Ch 2, DC in each stitch across.
Row 8– Ch 2, Work 1 DC in the first stitch *BPDC in second stitch, FPDC in the next stitch* Repeat * to end of row. Work 1 DC in final stitch.
Tie off.
Body
Tie on with soft pink into the last stitch you worked.
Row 9– Ch 1, sc in each stitch across.
Row 10– Ch 1, sc in the first stitch. In the next 3 stitches, work a seed stitch increase (1 DC and 1 sc in each stitch). Seed stitch until you have 4 stitches left, work another 3 increases, and 1 sc in the last stitch of the row.
Row 11– Ch 2, DC in the first stitch. Work 2 seed stitch increases. Seed stitch across until you have 3 stitches left, work 2 more increases, and DC in the last stitch.
Row 12– Ch 1, sc in the first stitch. Ch 14, skip 9 stitches, and sc into the tenth stitch. Seed stitch across until you have 11 stitches left. Ch 14, skip 9 stitches, and sc into the tenth. Work 1 DC in the final stitch of the row.
Row 13– Ch 1, work 1 sc across. Make sure to only work in the back loop of ch stitches.
Row 14– Ch 2, work a DC seed stitch row.
Row 15– Ch 1, work sc seed stitch row.
Row 16-28– Repeat rows 14 and 15 until you reach row 28.
Row 29– Ch 1, *Work 1 sc, sc decrease in the next 2 stitches*. Repeat * 2 more times. Work 1 sc in each stitch across until you have 9 stitches left. Repeat * 3 times at the end. (61)
Row 30– Ch 1, work sc seed stitch row
Row 31– Ch 1, *Work 1 sc, sc decrease in the next 2 stitches*. Repeat * 2 more times. Work 1 sc in each stitch across until you have 9 stitches left. Repeat * 3 times at the end. (55)
Row 32– Ch 2, work a DC seed stitch row.
Row 33– Ch 1, *Work 1 sc, sc decrease in the next 2 stitches*. Repeat * 2 more times. Work 1 sc in each stitch across until you have 9 stitches left. Repeat * 3 times at the end. (49)
Row 34– Sc seed stitch row.
Row 35– Ch 1, *Work 1 sc, sc decrease in the next 2 stitches*. Repeat * 2 more times. Work 1 sc in each stitch across until you have 9 stitches left. Repeat * 3 times at the end. (43)
Row 36– DC seed stitch row.
Row 37– Ch 1, *Work 1 sc, sc decrease in the next 2 stitches*. Repeat * 2 more times. Work 1 sc in each stitch across until you have 9 stitches left. Repeat * 3 times at the end. (37)
Row 38– Sc seed stitch row.
Row 39– DC seed stitch row.
Tie off, join back in with emerald.
Row 40– Ch 2, DC in the same stitch you joined in on. Work 1 DC in each stitch across.
Row 41– Ch 2, DC in the first stitch *FPDC in second stitch, BPDC in next stitch*. Repeat * across. Work 1 DC in the last stitch.
Row 42– Ch 1, sc in each stitch across.
Tie off. Join back in with soft pink.
Row 43-45– Ch 1, sc in each stitch across.
Tie off. Join back in with emerald.
Row 46– Ch 2, work 1 DC in each stitch across
Row 47– Ch 2, DC in the first stitch *FPDC in second stitch, BPDC in next stitch*. Repeat * across. Work 1 DC in final stitch.
Row 48– Ch 2, DC in each stitch across.
Row 49– Ch 2, DC in the first stitch *FPDC in second stitch, BPDC in next stitch*. Repeat * across. DC in the last stitch.
Row 50– Ch 1, work 1 sc in each stitch across.
Tie off.
Seam
With a darning needle, start at the top of the collar and whip stitch down to your first row of increases.
Placing a few stitch markers every 5 rows or so makes seaming this a lot easier, as you can keep better track of each row.
Legs
Work on both sides.
Tie on in the inside corner of your leg hole, closest to the seam.
Row 1– Work 1 sc in each stitch around, working in the open loops of the ch stitches. Connect to first sc with slst at the end of row.
Row 2-5– Ch 1, work 1 sc in each stitch around. Join with slst to the first stitch of row.
Tie off.
After you work all of that, now all you have to do is weave in ends and your sweater is complete!
Conclusion
I hope you all enjoyed this crochet dog sweater pattern, and I hope your fur baby enjoys it as well! Another yarn that would be great for creating this project would be Red Heart Super Saver for those of you who want to create this in multiple colors! As the winter progresses I will be bringing you many more crochet dog sweaters to keep your puppy and mine warm in the snow! Again, I hope you all enjoyed this pattern, have a great evening, and as always happy hooking!
More Crochet Dog Sweaters
This pattern is a summer sundress to keep your fur baby cool in the summer!https://crochetwithkim.com/2rph
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