This coat was designed for my old Parson Russell Terrier. He truly enjoyed it and it helped a lot on cold days to get him out for a walk that lengthened his liffle life. As he was nearly deaf and blind ithe red coat helped us to find him in the snow when he sometimes got too far from us .. ;) It has a turtle neck and buttons at the side of the belly to open and close when putting on and taking off. So his stiff old legs need not to be squeezed into narrow sleeves.
Size
Neck 35cm Waist 55cm
Material
Any yarn that matches the gauge, try to knit tightly so that the coat would not grow in wet weather 330-360yards
Gauge
Gauge in stockinette stitch: 21sts / 28R = 10cm Please pardon my defective English as it is not my mother language. Should you have problems following the instructions or find any errors please do not hesitate to send me a personal message on ravelry. Thank you in advance for your indulgence! Cast on 75 sts Join to round Work 40R in rib pattern (k3, p2) Set markers for front part at beginning of round and after 23sts Continue rib pattern between markers (=front,), work in stockinette st for back part Increase 15 times in every 2nd round on both sides of your marker to widen the back part (105st/70r) Lay down the front stitches, 23sts between your marker on scrap yarr Work the back even for about 40R in stockinette stitch Then decrease on both sides, 2 times every 6R 4 times every 4R 6 times every2R Bind off remaining stitches. Pick up the front part (23sts) and work 10 R in rib pattern then increase st on both sides 5 times every 4R Work in rib pattern 60rows in total, bind off. For the button band pick up approximately 290 sts Work 5R rib pattern, Then work 3 button holes on the back, at each side after 15 / 30 / 45sts from where you divided into front and back. Work 5 more rows and bind off. (stretchy bind off) Sew on buttons on the front part to close. Knitting in theround with two circulars Knit until the half of your work with needle no. 1, then continue until end with thesecond needle. Change to first needle, Pull the needle through and work from 1st stitch to last stitch on this needle, using only this one needle. Then change needles and work the remaining sts with the second needle, starting with pulling the needle through the end where you want to Start.
You work only with one needle at once. The second needle gives flexibility to the remaining round. More design fom von HintermStein...
