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“Oh boy, the Cabled Crusader is at it again. Maybe if I pretend to be sleeping she won’t make me pose.” 😉
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Without further ado…. The Cabled Crusader (aka A Crocheted Simplicity) has designed a Cabled Dog Sweater (shown below) as part of the Lion Brand Yarn Heroes charity campaign. Find out more about this project —> HERE.
“Well, that didn’t work. She just put me up on this thing instead. Apparently the chair was too comfortable.”
“Hmmm…maybe I can still lay down and sleep without falling off.”
Materials
- Yarn: Worsted Weight /4 / 100 – 200 yards (yarn shown in the sample is Lion Brand Yarn Wool-Ease Yarn, Denim)
- Crochet Hook: H/8/5.00mm, or size needed to obtain gauge (My favorite crochet hooks are the Clover Amour Hooks, I’ve never had an ache in my hand since switching)
- Scissors
- Yarn Needle
- Stitch Markers
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Difficulty
- Intermediate
Sizes
- XS: Neck 8-9.5″; Girth 11-12.5″; Back Length 8″
- S: Neck 10-11.5″; Girth 13-15″; Back Length 10″
- M: Neck 12-13.5″; Girth 15.5-17″; Back Length 12″
- L: Neck 14-15.5″; Girth 19-21.5″; Back Length 14″
Gauge
- Neck: 6 sts x 6.75 rows = 1.5″
- Body of Sweater: 6.5 sts x 6.5 rows = 2″
Abbreviations (US Terms)
- ch(s): chain(s)
- yo: yarn over
- sl st: (slip stitch)
- sc: single crochet
- fpdc: front post double crochet (click HERE for photo & video tutorial)
- bpdc: back post double crochet
- fptr: front post treble crochet (click HERE for photo & video tutorial)
- ext sc: extended single crochet (click HERE for video tutorial)
- st(s): stitch(es)
- RS: Right Side
- FLO: front loop only
- BLO: back loop only
- FWD Cbl A (6 strand cable): (click HERE for photo & video tutorials)
Special Stitches
- Extended Single Crochet (ext sc): Insert hook into stitch indicated, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull thru 1 loop on hook, yo, pull thru remaining 2 loops on hook. (click HERE for video tutorial)
- Front Post Treble Crochet (fptr): Yo 2 twice, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of the designated stitch, yo, pull up a loop, (yo, pull thru 2 loops) 3 times. (click HERE for photo & video tutorial)
- Forward Cable A (FWD Cbl A): Skip next 3 post sts, fptr around next 3 post sts, working in front of fptr just worked, fptr around each skipped post st. (click HERE for video tutorial)
Cabled Dog Sweater Instructions
Changes for Sizes Written as Follows: X-Small (Small, Medium, Large)
Neck
Row 1 (RS): Ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Turn. (6 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, BLO sl st in each st across. Turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, BLO sc in each st across. Turn.
Rows 4 – 37 (43, 49, 55): Rep Rows 2 – 3.
Row 38 (44, 50, 56): With the RS facing out, bring the 1st row to meet the last row. Position your working yarn so that it’s on the inside of the neck. Ch 1, (Insert your hook from front to back into the FLO of the 1st st of Row 1, insert your hook from back to front into the BLO of the 1st st of the last row, yo, pull thru all loops to complete sl st) repeat across. Do not fasten off. Continue on to Neck Edging.
Neck Edging
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc into the side of each row around the neck. Join w/ sl st to 1st st. (38, 44, 50, 56 sts)
Rnds 2 [(2 – 3) (2 – 3) (2 – 4)]: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join.
Do not fasten off. Continue on to Body of Sweater.
Body of Sweater
Row 1(RS): Ch 1, 2 ext sc in first st, ext sc in next 20 (26, 32, 38) sts, 2 ext sc in next st. Turn. (24, 30, 36, 42 sts)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 ext sc in first st, ext sc in next 2 (5, 8, 11) sts, bpdc around next st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next st, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next 6 sts, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next st, ext sc in next 2 (5, 8, 11) sts, 2 ext sc in last st. Turn. (26, 32, 38, 44 sts)
Row 3: Ch 1, 2 ext sc in first st, ext sc in next 3 (6, 9, 12) sts, skip next 2 sts, fptr around next post st, ext sc in skipped ext sc, fptr around skipped post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, FWD Cbl A, ext sc in next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, fptr around next post st, ext sc in skipped ext sc, fptr around skipped post st, ext sc in next 3 (6, 9, 12) sts, 2 ext sc in last st. Turn. (28, 34, 40, 46 sts)
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 ext sc in first st, ext sc in next 4 (7, 10, 13) sts, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next 6 post sts, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next 4 (7, 10, 13) sts, 2 ext sc in last st. Turn. (30, 36, 42, 48 sts)
Row 5: Ch 1, ext sc in next 6 (9, 12, 15) sts, fpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, fpdc around next post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, fpdc around next 6 post sts, ext sc in next 3 sts, fpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, fpdc around next post st, ext sc in last 6 (9, 12, 15) sts. Turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, ext sc in next 6 (9, 12, 15) sts, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next 6 post sts, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in last 6 (9, 12, 15) sts. Turn.
Adjustments for Girth: If you need to adjust the sweater girth, you can do so at the end of Round 7 where you chain X. Simply add or subtract chains as needed to adjust the girth.
Round 7: Ch 1, ext sc in next 6 (9, 12, 15) sts, skip next 2 sts, fptr around next post st, ext sc in skipped ext sc, fptr around skipped post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, FWD Cbl A, ext sc in next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, fptr around next post st, ext sc in skipped ext sc, fptr around skipped post st, ext sc in last 6 (9, 12, 15) sts, loosely ch 11 (12, 13, 22). Join w/ a sl st to the 1st st of the round. Turn. (41, 48, 55, 70 sts)
Round 8: Ch 1, ext sc in each ch, ext sc in each st to next post st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next 6 post sts, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in each remaining st around. Join. Turn.
Round 9: Ch 1, ext sc in each st to next post st, fpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, fpdc around next post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, fpdc around next 6 post sts, ext sc in next 3 sts, fpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, fpdc around next post st, ext sc in each remaining st around. Join. Turn.
Round 10: Ch 1, ext sc in each st to next post st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next 6 post sts, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in each remaining st around. Join. Turn.
Round 11: Ch 1, ext sc in each st to next post st, skip next 2 sts, fptr around next post st, ext sc in skipped ext sc, fptr around skipped post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, FWD Cbl A, ext sc in next 3 sts, skip next 2 sts, fptr around next post st, ext sc in skipped ext sc, fptr around skipped post st, ext sc in each remaining st around. Join. Turn.
Round 12: Ch 1, ext sc in each st to next post st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next 6 post sts, ext sc in next 3 sts, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in next st, bpdc around next post st, ext sc in each remaining st around. Join. Turn.
Rounds 13 – ??: Repeat Rounds 9 – 12 until sweater measures 8” (10”, 12”, 14”) & ending w/ an even number round repeat.
Last Round: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Check out some of my furry friends stylin’ in their Cabled Dog Sweaters!
I hope you’ve enjoyed making your Cabled Dog Sweaters and that they’re enjoyed by lots of local dogs in need. <3 Please share a photo of your finished sweaters with me in my Facebook group: A Crocheted Simplicity Crochet Community Group.
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Just made this for my Himalayan kitty.. She is about to get groomed where she will be shaved down to practically no fur.. Need something to keep her nice and warm in the mean time. Thank you!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Row 3 of the body totally lost me. I’m an advanced beginner, but I’m confused with skipping, the fptr in skipped ext sc. Please help.
Hi Brenda~ This part is the small cables on each side of the larger cable. It is worked over 3 sts total. Think of them as sts 1, 2, 3…. Skip stitches 1 & 2, work a Fptr around st #3, then work a ext sc in st #2 (the one in the middle), then work a FPtr around st #1 (this makes the cross of the cable). A good rule to remember here is that all of your post sts will be worked around post sts. I hope this helps!
Jennifer
When you measure the sweater at the end, does it include the collar? Or do you measure from where the body of the sweater starts. Thank you…. Lovely pattern x
Hi Julie, The measurement included the collar.
What size was on the dog in the pictures?
Hi Amanda,
He wears a size small.
Jennifer
Hi. I want to make this sweater, but I don’t see how to make the leg openings? Does it have opening for both legs, or is it just split somehow? I hope it’s not a dum question, I’m totally blind so I can’t see the pictures or I’d probably know the answer.
Hi Melanie.
After you work the neck & neck edging, you begin the body of the sweater. Take a peak at the stitch counts here as you don’t work all the way around the neck. You’ll work in rows that are shorter than the neck circumference. This is where the hole for the legs is created. There aren’t 2 leg openings, just one wider one as I prefer this style…easier to get on and off the pups. 🙂
I hope this helps!
Jennifer