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Cable Knit Dog Sweater
Knitting Needle Size7 or 4.5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles, Double-Pointed Knitting Needles (DPNs)
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials:
RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 (1, 1, 2, 3) skeins 0313 Aran
Susan Bates® Knitting Needles: 4.5 mm [US 7] straights AND 4.5 mm [US 7] set of double-pointed needles OR 16” (40 cm) circular needle
Cable needle
Stitch markers
Stitch holder
Yarn needle
GAUGE: 16 sts = 4” (10 cm); 26 rows = 4” (10 cm), in Moss stitch. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge.
Directions are for size X-Small. Changes for sizes Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large are in parentheses
Finished Chest: 13 (15, 19, 27, 33)” [33 (38, 48.5, 68.5, 84) cm]
Finished Length: 12 (16, 20, 24, 28)” [30.5 (40.5, 51, 61, 71) cm], including neckband
Special Stitches
2/2 LC (2 over 2 Left Cross) = Slip next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k2, then k2 from cable needle.
2/2 RC (2 over 2 Right Cross) = Slip next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k2, then k2 from cable needle.
3/3 LC (3 over 3 Left Cross) = Slip next 3 sts to cable needle and hold in front, k3, then k3 from cable needle.
3/3 RC (3 over 3 Right Cross) = Slip next 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back, k3, then k3 from cable needle.
kfb (knit into front and back) = Knit next st but do not remove from needle, knit into back loop of same st and remove from needle.
ssk (slip, slip, knit) = Slip next two stitches as if to knit to right needle, insert point of left needle through front of sts, knit these sts together through back loop.
Pattern Stitches
1x1 Rib (over odd number of sts)
Row 1 (right side): K1, *p1, k1; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 2: Knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to end of row.
Repeat Row 2 for 1x1 Rib.
2x2 Rib (multiple of 4 sts + 2)
Row 1 (right side): K2, *p2, k2; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 2: Knit the knit sts and purl the purl sts to end of row.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 for 2x2 Rib.
Moss Stitch (multiple of 2 sts)
Row 1 (right side): *K1, p1; repeat from * to end of row.
Rows 2 and 3: *P1, k1; repeat from * to end of row.
Row 4: *K1, p1; repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat Rows 1–4 for Moss st.
Right Twist Cable (over 6 sts)
Row 1 (right side): Knit.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: 3/3 RC.
Row 4: Purl.
Row 5: Knit.
Row 6: Purl.
Repeat Rows 1–6 for Right Twist Cable.
Left Twist Cable (over 6 sts)
Row 1 (right side): Knit.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: 3/3 LC.
Row 4: Purl.
Row 5: Knit.
Row 6: Purl.
Repeat Rows 1–6 for Left Twist Cable.
Honeycomb (over 8 sts)
Row 1 (right side): Knit.
Row 2: Purl.
Row 3: 2/2 RC, 2/2 LC.
Row 4: Purl.
Row 5: Knit.
Row 6: Purl.
Row 7: 2/2 LC, 2/2 RC.
Row 8: Purl.
Repeat Rows 1–8 for Honeycomb.
Notes
1. Sweater is made in two pieces: back and chest (underside).
2. Back and chest are worked back and forth in rows beginning at lower edge.
3. The two pieces are then joined and the neck band worked in rounds beginning at the top of the two pieces.
4. Edges of back and chest are seamed leaving openings for front legs.
BACK
With straight needles, cast on 58 (66, 74, 98, 114) sts.
Work in 2x2 Rib until piece measures about 1½ (2, 2½, 2½, 2½)” [4 (5, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5) cm], end with a wrong side row.
Begin Patterns
Note: Take care when setting up the Moss st sections. Notice that one section of Moss st begins with Row 1 of the pattern, and the other section begins with Row 3.
Row 1 (right side): K2, place marker, work Row 1 of Moss st over next 4 (8, 12, 24, 32) sts, place marker, k1, p1, place marker, work Row 1 of Right Twist Cable over next 6 sts, place marker, p1, k1, p1, place marker, work Row 1 of Honeycomb over next 24 sts, place marker, p1, k1, p1, place marker, work Row 1 of Left Twist Cable over next 6 sts, place marker, p1, k1, place marker, work Row 3 of Moss st over next 4 (8, 12, 24, 32) sts, place marker, k2.
Note: Markers indicate the beginning and end of each of the pattern stitch sections. Slip markers as you come to them. Use of markers in this manner is optional.
Row 2: P2, work Row 4 of Moss st to next marker, p1, k1, work Row 2 of Left Twist Cable to next marker, k1, p1, k1, work Row 2 of Honeycomb to next marker, k1, p1, k1, work Row 2 of Right Twist Cable to next marker, k1, p1, work Row 2 of Moss st to next marker, p2.
Row 3: K2, work next row of Moss st to next marker, k1, p1, work next row of Right Twist Cable to next marker, p1, k1, p1, work next row of Honeycomb to next marker, p1, k1, p1, work next row of Left Twist Cable to next marker, p1, k1, work next row of Moss st to next marker, k2.
Row 4: P2, work next row of Moss st to next marker, p1, k1, work next row of Left Twist Cable to next marker, k1, p1, k1, work next row of Honeycomb to next marker, k1, p1, k1, work next row of Right Twist Cable to next marker, k1, p1, work next row of Moss st to next marker, p2.
Repeat last 2 rows, working next row of each pattern between markers, until piece measures about 10½ (14, 17½, 21½, 25½)” [26.5 (35.5, 44.5, 54.5, 65) cm] from beginning. Place all stitches on stitch holder.
CHEST (underside)
With straight needles, cast on 21 (23, 31, 41, 49) sts.
Work in 1x1 Rib until piece measures about 3½ (4½, 5½, 7, 8½)” [9 (11.5, 14, 18, 21.5) cm] from beginning, end with a wrong side row.
Decrease Row (right side): K1, ssk, work in 1x1 Rib to last 3 sts, k2tog, k1—19 (21, 29, 39, 47) sts.
Next Row: P2, work in 1x1 Rib to last 2 sts, p2.
Repeat last 2 rows 6 (7, 11, 16, 20) more times, end with a wrong side row—7 sts remain.
Join Back and Chest for Neckband
Change to circular needle or double-pointed needles to work in rounds.
Joining Round (right side): Working across remaining chest sts, k1, p2, kfb, p2, slip last st onto holder with back sts; working across sts on holder, ssk, k1, *p2, k2; repeat from * across to last 4 sts, p2, k1, knit the last st and the first st of this round together to join piece into a round—64 (72, 80, 104, 120) sts.
Next Round: *P2, k2; repeat from * around.
Repeat last round until neckband measures about 1½ (2, 2½, 2½, 2½)” [4 (5, 6.5, 6.5, 6.5) cm].
Bind off in pattern.
FINISHING
Sew edges of back and chest together beginning at neckband and sewing to where shaping of chest begins. Leave 2 (2½ 3, 4, 5)” [5 (6.5, 7.5, 10, 12.5) cm] open for leg opening then finish sewing side edges of back and chest together. Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
k = knit
k2tog = knit next 2 sts together
p =purl
st(s) = stitch(es)
5 comments
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Sophie
Dec 29, 2019 08:33 AM
Very funny dog in sweater
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Annie
Dec 29, 2019 09:04 AM
Like a men's sweater 
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Susan
Dec 31, 2019 11:02 AM
It is really so!
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Ada
Dec 29, 2019 09:27 AM
Cute sweater, hope my dog let me put it on
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Susan
Dec 31, 2019 11:14 AM
I hope so
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