Karma, all tuckered out in her new sweater
Karma is a Florida dog, and will always be a Florida dog. Which is why her haircut is still always a 1/4" shave. But the temperature here in Chicago finally dropped the other day, and I knew that she was gonna be one cold puppy if I didn't get this sweater done.
This sweater is actually a second go around. I've been wanting to make Karma a sweater since moving to Chicago, but didn't like any of the patterns out there. So I decided to take matters into my own hands. Last winter I went to Target, purchased a dog sweater I liked and that would fit her, took all the measurements from it as well as some pictures, and returned it. Then I started coming up with my own design based off the yarn I was going to use and the final look I wanted it to have.
I used Malabrigo Rios yarn for both sweaters, which was perfect since it's a superwash wool and a great mid-weight yarn. The colorway shown in the pictures here is Candombe. I used a size 7 needle for both straight and circular.
The first sweater came out too big and a little short in the chest area. So I decreased this pattern by about 8 sts all over, and added a turtleneck collar. It still seems a little short in the chest area again, so this dog might be so lucky as to get a third sweater by the time winter is over. If that one works out, I'll write up the pattern for it and post it for my fellow puppy loving knitters!
She's a little camera shy
I also put together a wintery holiday playlist!
playlist: karma's winter sweater
1. "i do not care for the winter sun" - beach house
2. "artificial snow" - atlas sound
3. "kindle a flame in her heart" - los campensinos!
4. "star witness" - neko case
5. "17" - youth lagoon
6. "christmas wrapping" - summer camp
7. "sister winter" - sufjan stevens
8. "gift" - firebird band
