Pyke’s Sweater (English)

€7,95

Pyke’s Sweater is a sweater with a stranded colorworked circular yoke specially designed for sighthounds and related dogs.
With its front panel and chest darts, it will fit your dog perfectly while protecting him from the cold.

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Description

Pyke’s Sweater is a sweater with a stranded colorworked circular yoke specially designed for sighthounds and related dogs.
With its front panel and chest darts, it will fit your dog perfectly while protecting him from the cold.

Yarn

You need a aran yarn to knit this sweater.

I used for my sample (whippet size) Hobbii Friends Wool 100 m / 50 g (100% merino).

You will need the following quantities:

CC1: 220 (275, 350, 445) m or 2 (3, 4, 5) balls color Anthracite
CC2: 80 (100, 150, 210) m or 1 (1, 2, 3) balls color White
CC3: 51 (62, 79, 99) m ru 1 (1, 1, 1) ball color Blue

CC1 : 220 (275, 350, 445) m ou 2 (3, 4, 5) pelotes coloris Anthracite
CC2 : 80 (100, 150, 210) m ou 1 (1, 2, 3) pelotes coloris White
CC3 : 51 (62, 79, 99) m ou 1 (1, 1, 1) pelote coloris Blue

Gauge

20 sts / 28 Rds in St St per 10 cm/4” after blocking

Notions

  • 4 mm (US 6) 60-80 cm (24-32″) circ needle
  • Set of 4 mm (US 6) for the sleeves or needles for your preferred method of small circumference knitting
  • Set of 3.75 mm (US 5) for the turtleneck or needles for your preferred method of small circumference knitting
  • Tapestry needle
  • 2 Stitch markers (or more if needed)
  • Scrap Yarn

Finished Measurements

50 (59, 70, 80) cm chest measurements

Construction

This sweater is worked seamlessly, starting with the turtleneck.
First work the turtleneck in the round, placing a hole at the base of the cowl for the leash opening. If you’re using a harness, you’ll need to place and mark the location of the harness on the yoke.
You’ll need to take your dog’s exact measurements to choose the most appropriate size and lengthen the armhole if necessary.
Choose the size according to the chest circumference and then according to the neck circumference. If the neck circumference doesn’t correspond to the chest circumference’s measurements, you need to adjust the number of stitches for the turtle neck to obtain the same number of stitches at the beginning of the yoke (this applies in particular to cross-bred dogs, which generally have a stronger neck than pure-bred sighthounds).

Skills level

3/5

Used techniques

  • ICord BO
  • Stranded colorwork

 

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