Vargö dog sweater by Sari Nordlund

This pattern is available on Ravelry. 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 color. 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 th