Free Knitted Christmas Dog Sweaters Patterns

About Free Knitted Christmas Dog Sweaters Patterns

Why are free knitted Christmas dog sweaters patterns so great? That's easy to answer. You can create hand made fashions for your own dog as well as holiday gifts for your friends' pets.

So, when should you start working on your sweaters? There's no time like the present. If you begin far enough ahead of Christmas, you'll have plenty of time to complete your handiwork long before the holiday rush is upon you. With that in mind, let's take a look at some sites with great free patterns to offer.

Patterns Online

Gifts for Dog Lovers

Gifts for Dog Lovers is a great source for free dog sweater patterns. Although most of the patterns aren't specific Christmas sweater designs, they all take on a festive air when you substitute the original colors with holiday colored yarn.

This website also offers free patterns in a range of sizes, plus one pattern you can adjust for a custom fit.

Our favorite patterns:

• Santa Face sweater: If you're a machine knitting enthusiast, you'll love this spectacular doggie Christmas sweater. It looks so perfect that you'll have a difficult time convincing anyone you actually made it yourself. Santa's face adorns the back of this sparkled green sweater. You can print out the free chart right here.
• Holly Pet Collar: It's not a dog sweater, but this knitted holiday dog collar was just too cute to pass by. This is a great way to use up your yarn odds-n-ends from other projects, and it's also a reasonably quick project to have as a back up if you run out of time to complete a sweater.

Yarn Lover's Room

The Yarn Lover's Room offers several free knitted dog sweater patterns that can easily be converted to a holiday look by changing the recommended colors of the yarn.

• Small dog sweater: This knitted pattern id designed for small dogs, but can be adjusted for medium through extra-large dogs as well. The red and white yarn colors already suggest candy cane stripes, but you could just as easily substitute green for a slightly different look.
• Extra-large dog sweater: This knitted pattern comes with directions for solid colors or multi-colors, whichever you prefer. Match this sweater up with the Holiday Pet Collar mentioned above, and your will definitely be ready for the holidays.

The Irish Ewe

The Irish Ewe yarn shop offers a free knitted pattern for a Jingle Bell Dog Collar. If you coordinate your colors, this collar could be used to transform any basic dog sweater into a Christmas fashion. Show your pup off for the impish little elf she truly is!

Local Craft Stores

Your local craft store or yarn shop is usually another good source for free knitted Christmas dog sweaters patterns. Most shops like Michaels and Crafts 2000 offer project patterns in order to boost sales. This means that as soon as Autumn approaches, you can usually find Christmas sweater patterns right next to the Halloween projects.

Choosing Your Yarn

Although every dog sweater pattern designates a specific type of yarn you should use for the project, nothing is as durable a good old acrylic yarn. Just keep in mind that using a different yarn from the type called for in the pattern will affect the ultimate size of your finished project. Pay attention to the stitching gage on the pattern and adjust your stitch count accordingly.