Even the beginning fan of knitting can knit overalls for a dog, the pattern for plain dog overalls is primitive, and a special delicacy with openwork drawings is not required: the knitted overalls for a dog have to be warm therefore also knitting is recommended to be done dense.
Instruction
1. The simplest overalls for a dog can be connected from two cloths, having decorated and having finished overalls to the taste. More difficult models with trouser-legs, hoods and "sleeves" surely require a pattern. To knit plain overalls for a dog, it is necessary to measure distance from the neck basis to a tail root. The received value is interpreted as overalls back length. A little smaller length there will be also a front cloth, especially if the overalls match for a kobelk. Width of a back and front part of overalls can be learned, having measured a thorax of an animal on a circle. The received value needs to be divided into two, having received, thus, width of the top part of each of cloths.
2. The overalls for a dog needles, knitting "elastic band" are better to knit. This type of knitting provides the greatest elasticity of overalls that is very important in order that the dog can be dressed quickly on walk. Provyazyvy the lower part of a cloth, it is possible to remove each row on one loop, thus, narrowing overalls a little. Ready cloths for overalls have to turn out a trapezoid form, at the same time a wide part – top, made narrower - lower. In the field of a collar (top part of overalls) of a cloth are sewed or communicate together a hook, at the same time it is necessary to leave armholes for forepaws and the head. In the middle of a cloth it is also possible to sew or make a fastener on buttons or on loops. On the course of knitting of a detail of overalls it is necessary to try on, proportioning quantity of the removed loops to the sizes of a dog and width of its case. A collar, armholes for paws and the lower part of overalls it is necessary to knit around upon termination of work as dense knitting or to trim with an openwork fringing by means of a hook.
3. The ready overalls surely should be decorated, the benefit a variety of accessories allows to create from knitted overalls for a dog a true piece of art. It is possible to trim overalls with buttons, impressive inserts from knitted elements, appliques, rhinestones and beads, cords and tapes, lurex, fabric patches, pockets, knitted flowers, contrast on color, and so forth.