Crochet a Candy Corn Pet Sweater!
Everyone in the house needs a Halloween costume–even the fur-children!
Making this candy corn pet sweater is really easy and only requires a little crochet knowledge. This particular pattern fits a 12 to 20 pounder, but is easily adapted to any size four-legged animal. PDF: Candy Corn Pet Sweater.
Materials:
white, bright yellow and orange (pumpkin) worsted weight yarn
H crochet hook
Instructions:
With the yellow, chain 54. Join to form a loop, being careful not to twist the chain.
Rows 1-4: Chain 3 dc around. *Join to beg ch 3, turn, dc around. Repeat from * 2 more times.
Row 5: With orange, join to beg of ch 3, ch 3, turn, dc around.
Row 6: Join to beg of ch 3, chain 3, turn, dc in next 33 dc.
Rows 7-11: *Chain 3, turn, dc across. Repeat from * 4 more times.
Row 12: With white, join at beg ch 3, chain 3, turn dc across. At end of row, chain 6, join to opposite side with slip stitch, being careful not to twist the chain.
Row 13: Chain 3, turn, dc in each chain and in each remaining double crochets; join with sl st at top of chain 3.
Row 14: Chain 3, turn, dc around.
Row 15: Join with sl st to beginning chain 3. Chain 1 turn, sl st around neck and fasten off.
Finishing: With yellow, join at bottom of sweater and sl st around. Weave in ends.
If you find any errors, let me know and I’ll be happy to correct the instructions.
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i love this pattern,im makeing a sweater for my moms dog, hes really old. mom calls him her little boy.i hope this will cheer them both up.think you so much.
I am looking for a pattern for a 3 dementioal gold fish. I found onea few days ago but didn’t bookmark the site. I’ve been thru dozens of pages but can not find it. Can you help me
Ginny
Hey Ginny. You might want to take a look at this page on Ravelry.
Thanks for this free pattern ! I used it as the basis for my small dog’s Halloween costume… so easy to follow and to adjust for the correct size. I hope to make her a real winter sweater using this.
That’s great, Vicki! I’m glad you found it helpful!!
This is the cutest pet sweater idea ever. I don’t have yarn in those colors so I’m going to try it in different colors. I hope my cat likes it!
Thanks! It looks cute in any color.
i just finished mine and put it in my cat. he looks cute. well im 13 years old and almost any thing is cute to me so thanks alot for the cool pattern
Hi Alexa. Glad you liked the pattern!
This was a great little pattern, very easily adaptable to make it fit. My Mimi looks great and my husband got a great laugh. It’ll be perfect for Halloween. Thank you!
Amie–you are VERY WELCOME!!!
This is so cute! My dog loves it. The only thing differnt I did was in row 6, since I only like having seams on the bottom lol, I slip stitched a few stitches and then worked the DC. that way I could have the start seam on the bottom, because my start and end of row stitches are always looser.
But my dog really would wear it all the time if she could. And it works so fast! Thanks!!
I’m glad you like the pattern!! So cute that your puppy would wear it all the time.
so excited about this! my friends kitty has anxiety problems and has licked off just about all of his fur! This is going to be a fun, cute & useful gift for little Romeo! I may have to make one for my fur baby Fritz too!
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!:D this is the cutest sweater i’ve ever seen!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im 13 and had 3 years of experience, this is just easy enough that it’s fun
Thank you so much even Mister loves it too he’s dancing in it ( or maybe he’s trying to get it off,ha ha)
So glad you like it Gracie!!!
Thanks for the great pattern! I made it (and blogged about it here: http://www.pdxpursuit.com/2011/08/30/crochet-cat-sweater/ )
Sadly my cats hate the sweater, but I love it haha.
Maybe I’m doing it wrong but this pattern seems off, chaining 54 with my H hook isn’t big enough to go around my 6 pound cat, let alone a 12 to 20 pound cat.
Hey Bunny Cakes. I’ve never had this problem from others who’ve made the pattern (by now maybe a hundred), so I’m going to go out on a limb and say your tension might be on the tight side. If so, that’s an easy fix. Just up your hook a size, make your chain and then see if it fits around your kitty’s tummy. If so, you should be good to go. If not, just up it another hook size. Hope that helps!
I work at PETCO and I’m so making a few of these to donate to shelters and donations in store!!! Sooooo aodrable!!
TRINA! That makes fills my heart with JOY!!!! You’re an angel.
so cute! I made one for my daughters cat, and linked to your pattern , thanks so much!
You are very welcome, Kris!
I’d love to make this but I can’t seem to figure out how to loop the stitches and/or connect the second row. I’ve been looking at videos online but I’m not getting it.
Hi Rebecca. After you’ve chained the 54 chains, keep that 54th chain on your hook, then stick the hook through the first chain (or chain #1), at the other end of the ‘tail’ as it were, making sure you don’t twist the tail itself as you join it up. Draw up a loop and bring it through both chains on your hook. Now you’ll have a joined loop of chains dangling from your hook. Next, chain three and double crochet round the loop, working one stitch in each of the chains. Does that help?
Thank you soo much for this pattern!! I am thirteen and am just learning how to crochet. My little sister (11) and I were looking for a simple pattern for the two newest additions to our family and this is perfect! Again, thank you soo much!
You’re welcome, Karla! I was about your little sister’s age when my grandma taught me how to crochet. My mom says I used to sit beside her on the sofa and watch her, trying to figure out what she couldn’t quite explain. Too bad we didn’t have the internet back then!!
Have fun and Happy Crocheting!!!!
I love this pattern, but I really wish you’d make a video of this pattern. I’ve made two sweaters for my kitty. At first she wasn’t too enthused about it, but I put it on her for a few hours in the night and she seems to adjusted…lol
Donna
Hey Donna. Sorry but no video will be forthcoming. I try to stay off YouTube if at all possible! I’m glad your kitty adjusted!
Love the sweater, but I’m a knitter. Can this be easily translated to a knitting pattern?
Jessica, I’d think so. I’ve been thinking about whipping up a knit version. Probably in the round with DPNs. I’d start and finish with ribbing and probably do a seed stitch around the opening where the legs go through.
I’ve made my kitty another sweater based on your design and I thought you’d like to see. http://minikatslittlethoughts.blogspot.com/2010/11/on-to-happier-things.html
I think that i will try this out. it looks cool.
what does the ch mean?
Hey Madelyn. Ch means chain. Here’s a little cheat sheet for some common crochet terms.
I’m just starting to make this sweater for my kitty Flake. I’m not making it Candy Corn though. It’s going to be all light blue!! Your pattern was the only pattern I could find for a kitty sweater (I didn’t do a very in-depth search, though), so thanks for making it! I plan on posting a pic of my kitty wearing it once I’m done! I’ll probably finish it tonight or tomorrow. Nice Pattern!
Thanks Anna! Glad you like the pattern. I like your kitty’s name too.
I’ll check your blog for the pic!
i was having problems with the abbvations, but i looked them up online so im good now
i was hoping you could maybe make a viedo for the cat sweater. i need help on how to make this sweater
Sorry, Brandy. No plans for a video. What problems are you having in particular? Maybe I can talk you through them.
Hi DYI maven,
Thank you for responding so quickly. I’d like you to know that senility does not run in my family- I have all of it! Not having the colors you had, I used what I had and I guess it confused me. I reversed the way the animal wears the sweater (in my mind) and when I finally worked through that confusion, the light came on and I realized
how it all worked! I also realized I sent you my first comment too soon. After I
finished the item, I just couldn’t face the fight I would have with the cat so, I gave it to a friend for her mini doberman. She liked it (both of them). I will make another one and TRY to put it on my cat. Thanks again for your help. (I don’t know how to send you a picture).
I am an 84 year old man- a beginner crochter- and this pet sweater is neat, but starting with rows 7-11 on the candy corn pet sweater and continuing, the sweater never gets narrower. What am I missing?
The picture shows that the sweater tapers on both sides as one gets near the end. This no big deal; if this gets finished, I will never get this on my cat antway. Thanks for your help..
Hi Carter! First, congratulations on learning a new craft!!! That is WONDERFUL! As for your question about the sweater…the sides don’t actually taper; they just look like it. When you create the neck, you join after chaining six, which makes the sides fold in a bit.
Your cat might surprise you and like the sweater! I had to give my fur child a bath this morning for the first time EVER. After trying to jump out of the laundry sink about a half a dozen times, she just sat in the water and actually looked like she didn’t mind it! Now THAT was a surprise.
Renee: the sweater as the pattern is written turns out to be about 9″ long. To accommodate Tinkerbell’s length, you could crochet a flat panel starting with the yellow then make a chain to fit around Tink’s tummy. Join it at the opposite end of the last row and then work in rounds, basically following the pattern from there. Although, you’d have to adjust the colors accordingly to make them look proportional to a candy corn. In the case of the original pattern, the yellow is about 2 1/2″, the orange 4″ & the white is about 2″ long. So, if you’d double all those measurements, the outcome would be 17″ long and the right size for Tinky.
Oh, and for the ‘clickable button’, you should be able to do that through your blog host.
Oh I forgot to ask, do you have a clickable button I can add to my blog to link to your page
Tinkerbell is probably about 20 in length
Renee: Well, I’d probably make the tummy band a bit longer using the yellow, then switch to the orange, adding a bit to that too and then do the white neck, also adding a bit. As far as how much longer each section should be, that depends on the length of the little bugger!
Oh how cute, How do I make it longer for my short haired mini dachshund?
Thanks for the pattern. I modified it just to make it longer for my short haired mini dachshund, Felix. I used this pattern as a basic one to make a light blue sweater for my little sweetie. I will be using this pattern to make several more in different colors for him. I will even be making a red and white one for Christmas! I will make sure to get the candy corn one done for next Halloween as he will look sooooo cute in it.
Thank you for sharing this pattern, this is the first thing I crocheted that really turned out nice! ;o) My friend’s cat is rather old and frail, he will love this!
cheers!
You are very welcome, Vikki!!
Hi,
Your candy corn pet sweater looks simply adorable! I’m an Editor for FaveCrafts.com, and I took the liberty of linking to your blog from my roundup blog post about 22 Free Crochet Patterns. Check it out here http://www.favecraftsblog.com/22-free-crochet-patterns-roundup-part2/.
Thanks!
Thanks, Christine! I love me some link love
I have 2 grandchildren with minature doberman pets. These would make such cute Christmas gifts for them. They chill easily so they’d be so appropriate. Thanks for sharing. Pat
I found your pattern on Ravelry and wanted to say thank you. We have a kitty who has been very sick and as a result, has lost too much weight. He’s been getting so cold lately so I decided to try him with a sweater. I used some yarn that I had on hand and worked one up this evening. I did have to modify it for his too-skinny frame, but I think it looks pretty good.
He’s been purring since I put it on him.
If you would like to see pictures, there are a few on my blog. I’ve linked back to your website in case people want to see your pattern for themselves.
http://minikatslittlethoughts.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-to-do-when-kitty-is-cold.html
Thank you so very much.
Kathleen, you are very welcome.
I made the sweater for my Shih Tzu Paco and he looked darling and was the star of the night….thanks for sharing the pattern.
Thank you so very much for this pattern. I am new to crocheting and this one is so easy to make. I have 10 Chihuahua’s thanking you as well for that extra warmth..
Oh my gosh! 10 Chihuahuas in crocheted sweaters?!? That must look DARLING!
This is so adorable.
I can barely stand this its soooo cute. If only….. my baby grandson has a huge black cat (Weezer) well I just sent him a box with a candy corn knit hat and some candy corn mittens. What a picture they would have made had I included the cat sweater. Thanks for the smile that you put on my face this day.
That WOULD have made a great picture! Perhaps next year….?!
thanks for sharing…I know my furry animals will look very sharp for the fall season…thanks again…
You are VERY welcome!
Check out this new lineup of knit/crochet Halloween costumes assembled by Nerd About. It makes my Candy Corn Pet Sweater look tame!!
http://blogs.discovery.com/nerdabout_new_york/2009/10/knitted-halloween.html
Ahaha that is soooo cute! My kitty just walks right out of his hoodie but this will be perfect. He’ll hate it but oh my gosh he’ll look cute!
Love this! I’d like to blog about it too, just a blurb and link to this post. Please let me know if it would be okay to include a picture too.
thank you so much. My little dog really like his new sweater. Now that it is cold (almost snowing) here, he won’t go out with out it.
You’re very welcome, Pat. I’m sure he looks very handsome in it!
This is great! Thanks for sharing