Dog Knitting Patterns

I feel like I should just share the Sleepy Puppy pattern from Huggable Bears on Etsy and call it a day because this one is so cute! I love how different it looks using different kinds of yarn so you can make it look more like your own dog. The best part? It’s knit flat and assembled so you can make the pieces just the way you want.

This dalmatian puppy from Dot Pebbles is also pretty darn adorable. I love how lifelike this one looks, and if you’re modeling it after a real dog you can change up the spots as you like.

Fluff and Fuzz has a ton of great dog knitting patterns, including Larry the Labradoodle, another project where the yarn really makes the difference. That one is in their Etsy shop, but I also found a free St. Bernard pattern on WoolBox if you want to try out one of their patterns before you buy.

Use up all your DK scraps to make the Long Long Dog by Annie Ah (available on Ravelry). This one comes out long enough to be a body pillow, and of course you can adjust the size depending on how much yarn you have. The pattern for these cuties is available in English and Korean.

If knitting a dog isn’t whimsical enough for you, why not knit a dog balloon animal like this one from Jamie McCanless? It’s name is Snooker and it’s made with fingering weight yarn, though you can use heavier weight yarn to make a bigger animal if you like. The pattern is on Ravelry.

Make a tiny dog with equally adorable tiny accessories with the Plysa pattern from Hélène Magnússon. This little sausage dog includes a knit sweater and a variety of scarves. It uses aran weight yarn and is available on Ravelry.

Or make this little pug with a pattern from Olga Chepizhnaya on Ravelry. This one includes a ton of photos and uses basic knitting skills so you can make it even if you don’t have a ton of knitting experience.

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Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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