My first dog sweater

[luvtocraft]

And I don't even like dogs. (If that offends anyone, I'm truly sorry. But not to worry, dogs don't like me either, I know this cause they bite me.)

I posted in my blog long ago a story of my friend's dog who ate my yarn, well, bit it rather. See!! Me, dogs and biting go hand in hand. Here is the post. The dog ate it!! (http://luvtocraft.blogspot.com/2004/10/dog-ate-it.html)

Well, as a surprise to my friend and her dog, I made a dog sweater out of the yarn in question. I actually enjoyed making it. I don't have a pet (despite my efforts to talk my hubby into getting a cat--he's allergic), so my model is a stuffed toy cat.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v365/luvtocraft/sweater.jpg

[bythehook]

That's really adorable! <img border=0 src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/rowofhearts.gif" />

[bkellya]

LOL! That is too funny giving him a sweater in the yarn he was biting :) Its a very sweet sweater, maybe you can get a picture of the dog in it once you give it to him! Congrats on the finish!

[MommaChelle]

LOL that is too cute!!

[luvtocraft]

Thanks Dot, Kelly, and Chelle!!! :)h

[mythunderbird]

:rotfl that is tooo cute. love the "little doggy"!!!! vicki:)h

[momkat]

That is so cute! Did you make that pattern up yourself? I like the idea of the buttons. :))

[luvtocraft]

Thanks Vicki and Momkat!! :)h

I got the pattern from the Leisure Art's Booklet One Skein Bazaar (http://www.leisurearts.com/crafts_needlework/item_detail.asp?item_num=2954&search=1#).

I altered the neck area, but the rest was from the pattern. It worked up reasonably fast.

[Seneca and Scooch]

That is so cute! :))
I love the model! :))
Coralie

[rebeccav]

really cute. i need to find a pattern to fit my dane... he is SO cold natured. does that have how to do size adjustments?

i can't imagine not having a pet :ducky i just love my critters too much! :)h

[kaycrochay]

Luv~

Great sweater (wonder if my real cats would wear one?) and a really great story behind it. Maybe now that chew happy doggy will like you?

[luvtocraft]

Thanks Seneca, Rebecca, and Kayla!!! :)h

Rebecca,
No, it doesn't give size adjustments, but after making this sweater, I would think it wouldn't be too hard to adjust it.

If you wanted to adjust it, first I would recommend you make the smaller pattern to see how it is made and get the feel for it. Then to make it bigger, you could just add more stitches at the beginning to make it longer. Then you could add more rows to make it go around the back and sides. And with the band across the belly, you could just add more rows for that.