Vargö dog sweater by Sari Nordlund

The Vargö dog sweater is knitted seamlessly starting at the neckband. The upper body is knitted in stranded colorwork and the lower body is worked in Stockinette stitch in just one colour. The colorwork patterns are easy to knit with 4- or 6 stitch pattern repeats (the maximum length of floats is 5 stitches). The back and belly are separated at the leg openings and knitted separately. After completing the leg openings, the back and belly are joined in the round again. The back is then worked longer than the belly by binding off stitches at the belly and shaping the back with decreases. Lastly the stitches are picked up for the ribbing around the back and the leg openings and worked in the round.

All dogs are different, so the measurements given are just estimates. I recommend taking measurements of your dog first and matching them when knitting the sweater. Also, if possible, try the sweater on your dog as often as possible. You can easily adjust the pattern by adding more length before the leg openings or vice versa, making the neck shorter, or for example adding decreases at the underbelly to make it fit more snuggly.

Dog’s measurements:
Chest width: 30 (40, 48, 56) cm / 11.75 (15.75, 19, 22) inches. Eetu is wearing the largest size with a chest circumference of 54 cm / 21.25 inches.
Back length: approximately 26.5 (38, 47.5, 57) cm / 10.5 (15, 18.75, 22.5) inches