Dog Sweater Knitting Patterns

A little while back I shared a dog sweater knitting pattern with little fish on it, but just in case that’s not your style I wanted to share some more dog sweater knitting patterns for your furry friends.

If you want to keep it super simple, this one from Design for Dog looks pretty good. It’s made to fit a medium sized dog and includes little sleeves for the front legs for extra warmth. It only has one seam up the middle front so it’s pretty easy both to knit and to finish.

Muki Crafts has another easy dog sweater knitting pattern that has sleeves and a turtleneck. It comes in eight sizes and is worked in the round in worsted weight yarn. The pattern includes lots of photos as well as access to a knitalong video in case you need extra help.

This pattern worked in bulky yarn from Dotty Patterns comes in five sizes, and I love the little hole at the back so you can attach a leash. It’s worked in two flat pieces that are seamed after knitting.

And because we’re all about stash busting this time of year, check out the Stashbuster Dog Sweater from Jeslane on Ravelry. It calls for worsted weight yarn and is worked from the top down in the round. The pattern has instructions for a range of sizes but you can also make it custom to fit your dog.

Looking for something a little fancier? This cabled dog sweater from Wooly Cricket is super cute and comes in three sizes. The smallest sweater is worked in fingering weight yarn, while the other two are in DK.

If you want your dog to have a human style colorwork sweater, this one from Lucky Day Patterns with its classic Nordic snowflakes is a great option. Parts of this project are worked in the round while others are worked flat, but it’s all one piece. There are four size options and it calls for worsted weight yarn.

And finally, since this post started on a whimsical note, I couldn’t resist sharing the Personal Space Invaders dog sweater by Maytina Shank. This one is available in five sizes and worked in DK weight yarn. The pattern includes sleeves and an optional leash hole, and you can find in on Ravelry.

Sweaters to Knit for Dog and Cat Lovers

Free Cat Couch Knitting Pattern

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.

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