When I was growing up, my mom always made my Halloween costumes. I still have the cape she made me from when I was the Count at 2 years old and the dinosaur (dragon?) costume from when I was 4 or 5. I want to create some Halloween outfits for both Indy and Lucky. It will be easier to create something for Indy because I can rely on knitting and he's pretty easy going when it comes to dressing up. The almost 2 YO Lucky on the other hand... well he requires a little more convincing when it comes to wearing costumes.
I hope you enjoy this simple pattern of a dog!
Materials
- Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver or other worsted weight yarn in 3 colors (Carrot, Gold, Cafe Latte). Yardage: ~20 g (37 yards) of each color for the snood alone, 43-47 g (80-90 yards) of each color. A total of 250 yards of worsted weight Red Heart Super Saver was used to complete the sample photographed here.
- Needles: 5 US size 11 (8.0 mm) double pointed knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge
- Gauge: 8 sts/3", 8 rows/2" over stockinette on size 11 needles with 3 strands of worsted weight yarn.
- Notions: A measuring tape for checking your dog's measurements, a yarn needle for weaving in loose ends, a crochet hook for adding the fringe.
- Dog Model: 25 lb American Eskimo Dog (4 year old "puppy".) His head is 15 inches around (no including his fluffy fur) and he has 3.5-4 inches between his ears. Each ear is approximately 2" wide. Indy frequently wears M/L commercial dog costumes.
- Finished snood size (without fringe): 5.5" long, 16" circumference.
I don't normally work in 100% acrylic yarns but I needed something machine washable for when I sewed Lucky's costume together. I selected the colors Carrot, Gold and Cafe Latte because they complemented the sweatshirt and pants I was going to use for Lucky's costume. I'm not worried about yardage because each of the balls of yarn is almost 200 g, 364 yards - I know that there will be plenty for both projects plus possibly some extra accessories.
Sizing - I will make notes through the pattern so you can make adjustments to the shape and placement of ear holes. The ear holes are entirely optional, but Indy hates to have his ears covered so I wanted to make the costume a bit more pleasant for him.
The puppy snood without the lion fringe. The base pattern is simple enough that you can modify it to fit your favorite pooch.
- Before you begin, cut and set aside ~2 yards of each color yarn.
- Cast on 44 stitches. Join to knit in the round, taking care to not twist the stitches. (Sizing Note: Since Indy's head is 15 inches around and my gauge is 8 sts/3", 40 sts should fit exactly, but I wanted some additional clearance so I cast on 44 sts. The number of stitches you cast on should be in a multiple of 4 for the pattern to work correctly.)
- Knit in 2x2 ribbing (K2, P2) around for 3 rounds or until the piece measures ~1 inch from the cast on edge. (If you are skipping the ear holes continue knitting the rib pattern for # rows or until the piece measures # inches, or desired length, long.)
- Next Round: Bind off 6 sts in ribbing pattern, P2, K2, P2, K2, Bind off 6 sts in ribbing pattern, continue ribbing pattern for remaining 24 sts. Group 8 stitches between ear holes onto one DPN. (For sizing purposes, I tried the snood on Indy's head and looked closer at where the placement of the ear holes should be when his ears are up at attention. Err on the side of larger ear holes rather than smaller ones for the comfort of your dog.)
- Next Row: Turn work, *K2, P2* over 24 sts
- Next Row: Turn Work, *K2, P2* over 24 sts
- Between Ear Space - Using the yarn you set aside before casting on, join yarn to the right of the stitches between the ear holes. P2, K2, P2, K2. Turn work. P2, K2, P2, K2. You are now done with this scrap of yarn.
- Knitting in the round again. With the yarn still attached to the balls, cast on 6 stitches using the backwards loop cast on method, P2, K2, P2, K2 across the sts between the ear holes, CO 6 sts with the backwards loop cast on method, *K2, P2* across to the end of the round. (44 sts)
- Next Round: *K2, P2* around. Continue knitting this ribbing pattern until the entire piece measures 5.5 inches or reaches desired length.
- Bind off in ribbing pattern.
Finishing - It is time to add fringe all over the snood to create a fantastic lion's mane for your favorite puppy. It is better to start with too long of a mane and then trim it than to start too short.
Cut many (DOZENS AND DOZENS) of 6" lengths of yarn. Using a crochet hook, knot fringe around the snood, starting with the cast on edge. Apply the fringe all over the snood until you have achieved the amount of mane desired.
A Quick Refresher on Adding Fringe to a Knit Garment with a Crochet Hook
I applied fringe to every cast on stitch (for a good face frame) and then somewhat randomly around the rest of the hat. I focused the embellishment on the knit parts of the ribbing and skipping the purl valleys to maintain the stretchiness of the snood. I did add some extra fringe around the edges of the ear holes.
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| The fringe only added on knit ribs, not the purl valleys |
Depending on the drape of your fringe (and the amount of yarn you have) you can either cover the entire length of the snood in fringe or you can stop once you have a mane you are happy with. I went just beyond the back of the ear holes and then left the bottom inch or so bare because it looked completely covered when modeled by Indy.
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| Where I stopped adding fringe |
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| The Lion Puppy Snood is ready for a puppy model! |
The next step is the most important one... Put the lion's mane snood onto your favorite puppy and snap tons of photos! Indy is such a fluffy puppy normally that adding the mane didn't really change this volume too much, mostly just his color.
Indy was such a good sport in this project. I kept measuring the snood on him and he would hold steady while I snapped some pictures. He was so steady that I never dropped a stitch or got poked with a needle. This very good puppy got a lot of cookies, to the extent where Lucky was confused and started asking for cookies, too. Maybe I need to rename Indy's treats to something else...
Watch the snood grow on Indy. I tried the snood on him every couple of rows to ensure a good fit.
By the end of this project Indy started wagging and getting excited each time I called him over because he knew he would get a treat if he was patient with me.
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| The first little bit of fringe gives Indy some bangs! |
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| Beginning stages of the fringe application |
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Abbreviations Used in this pattern:
RS - Right Side
WS - Wrong Side
Sts - StitchesK - Knit
P - purl
CO - cast onBO - bind off
These knitting pattern was created by ChemKnits for your personal or charity use. You are not to sell, distribute or reprint this pattern without the permission of ChemKnits. © 2015 ChemKnits
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