Knitting Patterns – Sweet Hats to Knit for Your Dog

I have never owned a dog so I end up not sharing a lot of dog knitting patterns here, but I know a lot of people have dogs and like to knit for them, so I couldn’t resist sharing these dog hat knitting patterns from Lion Brand.

The Gizmo Stocking Hoodie, shown here, is worked in worsted weight yarn and comes in three sizes to fit different dogs. The hat’s circumference ranges from about 10 to 15 inches, or 25.5 to 38 cm.

Or you can go classic beanie style for your dog with the Lola Pom-Pom Beanie. This one also uses worsted weight yarn (in two colors so you can have a contrasting pom pom if you like) and also comes in three sizes similar to the stocking cap above.

You could even make a bigger size than your dog actually needs (or at least knit it longer than called for; we don’t want it to fall into their eyes) to make it slouchy if that’s a look you prefer.

Give your pooch a lot of style with the Freddie Tied Hood knitting pattern. The photo, which you can click to see, shows it in red, which makes me think this would be the perfect quick knit Halloween costume for your little dog.

Again it has three sizes and is worked in worsted weight yarn. All hats are rated easy.

They’re all so cute maybe it’s a good thing I don’t have a dog so I don’t have to choose which one to make. You can find all the patterns at the links in each paragraph above; they are free from Lion Brand Yarn.

If you have a dog I’d love to know if you’ve knit hats or other clothes for them in the past and whether they actually seem to enjoy wearing them. I have cats and I am positive they would not approve of wearing a hat long enough to take a picture let alone for it to actually keep them warm.

[Photo: Lion Brand Yarn]

Fall will be here before we know it, and that means there are holidays coming right behind where we might be entertaining at home. It’s always fun to have a hand knit touch in your home for other people to see, and if you’re going to be in the kitchen all day you might as well have some nice knit dish cloths to use.

I love this little plaid hand towel from Darling Jadore. Use a little bit of leftover cotton yarn from another project for the plaid portion. It looks like the horizontal stripes are worked as you knit and the vertical stripes are done with duplicate stitch, making this a quick and easy project even newer knitters can make.

Combine garter stitch and an easy eyelet pattern worked sideways to make the Annette Dish Towel from Cluck Cluck Boots, which is meant to be reminiscent of flour sack towels. It calls for DK weight yarn and you can work it in one color or two (or even three!).

Add a little more texture with this set of kitchen towels from Whileberry Creative. They’re mostly worked in garter stitch with borders in easy knit/purl patterns, and you can work them in sport or worsted weight yarn.

Two of Wands Shop has another cute allover knit and purl pattern they call the Seersucker Textured Tea Towel. It’s an easy repeating pattern worked in worsted weight yarn, and there’s a chart in the pattern you can use, but don’t have to, if you want to practice knitting from a chart.

The Classic Cloth dish towel from Handmade Home by Connie is another one that can use a little leftover yarn in a contrasting color, or you could color block it our use stripes throughout the pattern. This one uses worsted weight yarn and another easy repeating knit purl stitch pattern.

If you like to hang your towel on the oven handle or elsewhere but it’s always falling off, try the Stay Put kitchen towel from Fancy Step Knits. This project is worked in garter stitch and includes a hole partway through so you can pull the towel through itself over a rod or handle. Stripes are optional but a nice addition.

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