The sweater-weather sweater in a style that perfectly suits the elegant, slender bodies of greyhounds and features a long turtleneck, long sleeves and a narrow back body for a great fit.
Info about the sweater and knitting pattern
The sweater is worked from the top down and the curve of the back body is shaped with short rows. Work with thick, warm wool yarn on 5.5 mm needles.
The difficulty of the recipe is rated 2/5.
The recipe is a digital file (.pdf) and a download link will appear on the page after purchase. If you would like to receive the file as a PDF afterwards, please contact us at
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Guideline measurements of the finished sweater:
Always wash and block your knitted work so that the measurements and size match.
Arthur is a Whippet with a back measurement of 48 cm and a chest measurement of 57 cm, his sweater is size 10. W2.
Str. W1
Back: 45 cm. Chest - circumference: 53 cm. Waist/back - circumference: 36 cm. Neck - circumference: 25 cm
Str. W2
Back: 50 cm. Chest - circumference: 60 cm. Waist/back - circumference: 42 cm. Neck - circumference: 30 cm
Str. W3
Back: 55 cm. Chest - circumference: 65 cm. Waist/back - circumference: 46 cm. Neck - circumference: 35 cm
Str. W4
Back: 60 cm. Chest - circumference: 68 cm. Waist/back body - circumference: 50 cm. Neck - circumference: 40 cm
Str. W5
Back: 65 cm. Chest - circumference: 72 cm. Waist/back - circumference: 54 cm. Neck - circumference: 42 cm
Indicative knitting tension:
In stockinette stitch on 5.5 mm needles: 15 sts = 10 cm.
Materials:
275 (325) 375 (425) 475 g Fritidsgarn from Sandnes (50 g = 70 m).
Arthur's sweater is knitted in two colors; one color for the ribbed edges and one color for the body.
If you also want to knit the sweater in two colors, you will need For the rib edges: 100 (125) 150 (175) 200 g Fritidsgarn from Sandnes in color 1. For the body: 175 (200) 225 (250) 275 g Fritidsgarn from Sandnes in color 2.
5.5 mm circular needle(s) (40 and 60/80 cm)
Mask markers (MM)
Yarn needle
Techniques used:
Raglan increases
German short-rows (reversible rows)
Italian cut-off
The photos of Arthur were taken by Johanne from @jdd_dog_photography.