This Christmas puppy sweater knitting pattern has been designed for a small sized dog or puppy.
This cute pullover dog sweater is ideal for wearing on those cold winter walks and of course for the holidays!
It has a snug easy fit and is comfy enough for your dog to sleep in.
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Dog Sweaters
Knit with 12mm (US 17) straight knitting needles and chunky yarn, the dog jumper is a good pattern for beginner knitters as well as the more experienced.
To make the dog sweater for a medium or large sized dog, add stitches, for example, a medium sized dog – cast on 18 or 20 stitches depending on the size, you can measure the width of their neck/back/chest to see the size needed.
If you would like to make more knitted items for your dog, please take a look at the other patterns in the pet knitting pattern library.
Dog Christmas Sweater
This free Christmas dog sweater pattern is just so sweet – perfect for holiday walks, visits and of course Insta photos!
The knitting pattern is an easy level pattern for beginners, using basic knit and purl stitches, with increases and decreases to shape.
The Materials You Need
The amount of yarn I used – I didn’t need all of the 100g skein of red yarn but depending on the size of your dog, you could possibly use more or less.
You also don’t need a full skein of white – and a 50g skein should be fine.
Use bulky/chunky yarn if possible – like Lion Brand Hometown or Wool-Ease Thick and Quick.
Anything that is suitable to use with 12mm (US 17) needles will be fine.
Christmas Puppy Sweater Knitting Pattern
I have made this Christmas dog sweater with bulky white and red yarn to look like a little Santa Claus sweater and Jason liked it a lot.
Because the jumper was so chunky it seemed really comfortable when he was wearing it.
Dog Sweater Knitting Pattern
Smaller dogs and puppies love their knitted sweaters, not only do they look really cute, but it stops them from shivering in the cold weather.
Make your dog a sweater for the holidays that they will love!
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This free Christmas dog sweater pattern is just so sweet – perfect for holiday walks, visits and of course Insta photos! Back Piece > Length of back piece 13″ / Width 9″ Chest Piece > Length of chest piece 11″ / Width 9″ Making Up > This puppy sweater knits up quickly in super bulky yarn, and the simple design makes for a relaxing and enjoyable knit. You are welcome to sell items knit from this pattern, I just ask that you give pattern credit to Handy Little Me and link to www.handylittleme.com in any listings. Thank you! Gauge – 1″ = 3sts Abbreviations > Approx = Approximately Beg = Begin(ning) Cont = Continue(ing) K = Knit K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together P – Purl M1 = Make 1 stitch Rem = Remaining Rep = Repeat Rnd(s) = Round(s) SKPO – Slip one, knit one St(s) = Stitch(es) As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.Puppy Christmas Sweater Knitting Pattern
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Becky says
I M stuck on number 4 of the back piece: can you explain.
handylittleme says
Hello Becky, step 4 of the back piece says – Change to white yarn K2, P2 in rib until you have 1″ of an edge. You need to add in the white yarn for the border and then work in ribbing (Knit 2, Purl 2) until you have knitted 1 inch. You join in the yarn for the yarn change by knitting the next stitch with the white yarn – but if you just want the sweater to all one colour you don’t need to do that. I hope that helps 🙂
Ameily says
Hi! May I ask how big the puppy in the photo is, size wise?
I want to make this for my dog, and they look similar in size, but I just want to be sure.
handylittleme says
Hello Ameily, this was taken quite a while ago when my dog Jason was a puppy. He is now 3 years old and weighs in at around 23 kilos. In the photographs here, he was around 4 months old and I don’t know his exact measurements from then, but the sweater measurements are like this: Back piece – Length of back piece 13″ / Width 9″ / Chest piece – Length of chest piece 11″ / Width 9″. I hope that helps! 🙂