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Size: XS – S – M
The measures of the dog:
Chest width: approx 28/30 – 40/44 – 48/52 cm [11/12’’ – 15/17” – 19/20½”]
Back length: approx 24/26–32/34–40/42 cm [9½”/10” – 12½”/13½” – 15½”-16½”]
Example of sizes of dogs:
XS = Chihuahua, S = Bichon Frise,
M = Cocker Spaniel
Materials: DROPS Eskimo from Garnstudio
50 g col. no. 08, red
50 g col. no. 19, orange mix.
50 g col. no. 20, lilac mix.
50 g col. no. 26, pink
DROPS pointed needles size 7 mm
[US 10 ½], or the size needed to obtain the correct knitting gauge
DROPS crochet hook size 7 mm [US K/10½].
DROPS Buffalo horn button no. 535: 2-4-4-pcs.
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DROPS Tutorial Videos: Seed/Moss stitch
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NOTE: This pattern is written in American English. All measurements in charts are in cm. For conversion from cm to inch - click here. There are different terms for crocheting in British and American English. If this pattern includes crochet, click for "crochet terms" here. For this pattern in British English, please click here.Knitting gauge: 12 sts x 20 rows in moss sts = 10 x 10 cm [4’’ x 4’’]
Seed sts:
1st row: *K1, P1*, repeat from *-*
2nd row: K over P and P over K, repeat the
2nd row.
Stripes: Work as follows:
5-7-8 cm [2’’-2 ¾”-3 1/8”] of red,
1.5-2-3 cm [½”-3/4”-1 1/8”] of pink,
4-5-6 cm [1½”-2”-2 3/8”] of orange mix,
1.5-2-3 cm [½”-3/4”-1 1/8”] of lilac mix,
3-5-6 cm [1 1/8”-2”-2 3/8”] of pink,
1.5-2-3 cm [½”-3/4”-1 1/8”] of red,
3-5-6 cm [1 1/8”-2”-2 3/8”] of lilac mix
and then orange mix until finish.
Coat:
The piece is knitted from the bottom of the back and up towards the neck. Cast on 11-15-19 sts on needle size 7 mm [US 10 ½] with red. Work in seed sts and stripes – see above- until finish – at the same time cast on new sts each side on every other row (i.e. end of each row): 2 sts 2 times and 1 st 2-3-5 times = 23-29-37 sts.
Continue until the piece measures 21-28-36 cm [8 ¼” – 11” – 14 ¼”].
Then bind off the mid 5-7-9 sts for the neck.
Divide the work and finish each side separately – all measures are done from here from now on.
Left side: = 9-11-14 sts. Cast off 1 sts towards the neck on every other row 2-2-4 times = 7-9-10 sts.
When the piece measures 9-10-12 cm [3½”-4”-4 ¾”] bind off.
Right side: Work as left side but reverse.
Crochet edge:
Crochet with lilac mix and hook size 7 mm [US K/10½] along the whole edge of the coat- begin at the top of one side of the neck as follows: 1 sc in the first st, 2 ch, *skip approx 1.5 cm [½”], 1 sc in the next st, 2 ch*, repeat from *-* and finish with a sl st at the beg. of round.
Harness underneath the stomach: Pick up 7-9-10 sts on needle size 7 mm [US 10 ½] with lilac mix on the left edge of the coat beg. approx 6-8-10 cm [2 3/8”-3 1/8”-4”] below the neck (Pick up in the knitted sts so the crochet edge lay at the top). Knit in Moss sts for approx 10-15-20 cm [4”-6”-8”] – try the coat on the dog for exact length (the garment stretch a little when used so don’t make it too long), bind off.
Sew 1-2-2 buttons onto the harness and 1-2-2 buttons onto the neck edge.
Button up using the ch spaces.
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