My first knit dog sweater

A very easy knit dog sweater

Along with the pugs, we have a very delicate miniature rat terrier.   As the cold really bothers her, I finally decided to knit her a no-frills sweater.  It could not have been easier.

I knit a rectangle 9 inches wide by 10 inches long in an broken rib pattern, and added a few rows of ribbing at the top.  

It was a little short on the sides, so I added a crocheted shell stitch trim., adding a button loop while I was at it.   I  sewed together the ribbing and  added a big button to close it.  Voila!  It fit.  And the shell stitch trim has kind of a war-dog mystique going on.  

It's been in and out and gotten dirty.  It was made from a Big Lots mystery yarn, but hand-washes easy peasy.  It looks and feels just like cotton, and is very soft to the touch.

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It's more of a poncho I guess, as there are no sleeves, but it seems to keep her warm when she goes outside.  


I wanted to get a pic of her frolicking in her pretty sweater, but all I could get was skulking and cowering as she hates to get her picture taken.  You will have to take my word for it...she loves her sweater!