Dog Knitting Patterns

August 7, 2024 by Sarah White

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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Beyond Basic Pumpkin Knitting Patterns

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.