Santa Pet Sweater
Made with a fun double loop stitch, this sweater will work up in just a couple of hours. It fits my 11 pounder just fine, but can be adapted to fit just about any critter.
Double Loop Stitch: The best way to learn this stitch is with pictures. Here is a great tutorial. (It’s the second loop stitch explained in the article, NOT the first!)
Materials:
white and Christmas red worsted weight yarn
H crochet hook.
With the white, chain 54. Join to form a loop, being careful not to twist the chain.
Row 1: Chain 1, turn, sc around, sl st in beg chain, chain 1, turn.
Row 2: Double loop st around, sl st in beg chain, chain 1, turn.
Row 3. Sc around, sl st in beg chain, chain 1, turn.
Row 4: Double loop st around; sl st in beg chain, joining red.
Row 5: Chain 3, dc around, sl st in beg chain, chain 3, turn.
Row 6: Dc around, sl st in beg chain, chain 3, turn.
Row 7: Dc in the next 33 dc.
Rows 8-12: *Chain 3, turn, dc across. Repeat from * 4 more times.
Row 13: Join white, chain 1, turn, sc across. At end of row, chain 6; join to opposite side with sl st, being careful not to twist the chain.
Row 14: Chain 1, turn sc in the next 6 chains; double loop st in remaining; join with sl st at top of chain 1.
Row 15: Chain 1, turn, sc around.
Row 16: Join with sl st to beginning chain 1; chain 1, turn; double loop st in remaining; join with sl st at top of chain one.
Row 17: Chain 1, turn, sl st around; fasten off. Weave in ends.
And for those of you who’d love to make this sweater but don’t know how to crochet, check out this great tutorial series and start to learn how to crochet today!
Can’t wait to do this coat for my dog. Just hope she doesn’t eat it instead.
I meant: thank you for sharing.
I hope to make two for my girls, a bichon /poo and a shiz/poo
Thanks you for sharing…
I LOVE this sweater but I can’t figure out how to do the double loop stitch. I’ve looked for a video to watch cause I’m not very good at reading directions…..do you know of one?
Thanks,
Katherine
Hi Katherine. Glad you like the sweater! Did you try the link in the pattern? That’s one of the best tutorials I could find. I’m afraid I don’t know of a video. Maybe I should make one….hmmm.
i have 4 tiny toy poodels, and i am gonna try and make these for the girls
Hope you have fun making them for your girls, Jan!
Thank you so much I didn’t even think of that. I will do that. I look forwad to seeing more of your stuff.
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How would I do this for a 6lIb dog? I am not sure how to decrease chain to make it that small?
Hi Ginger. What might be easier is to just use a smaller hook (like a G) with sport weight yarn. That way you can just follow the pattern as is. Using the hook (H) and yarn (4ply) specified, the sweater will fit a 10 pound pup.
Love the pattern. My sister’s two cats and wiener dog will get one for Christmas.
Do you have an adult sweater pattern in the loop stitch?
Please let me know. thanks
sue
You mean adult animal or adult human?!
For a human, no. For an animal, this pattern is really easy to alter. It’s just a matter of measuring their tummies and necks and then planning accordingly with your beginning chain and the chain for the neck band.
Wow! How cute, this one I will have to make. Thanks for the pattern!
Lisa
You’re very welcome!