YOU WILL NEED
■ Sirdar Harrap Tweed (40% nylon, 24% acrylic, 30% wool, 6% viscose; 50g/155m)
1 ball of Shelley (107)
2 balls of Saltaire (117)
■ A 5mm (US H/8) hook
■ A stitch marker
■ 2 buttons, 1.75cm diameter
For yarn stockists contact Sirdar 01924 231682 www.sirdar.co.uk TENSION
Each entrelac square measures 3x3cm (1 x1 in)
MEASUREMENTS
Coat measures approx 50x36cm (19 x14 in)
ABBREVIATIONS
FwdP (Forward Pass) Loop on hook counts as first st, do not work into the vertical bar on edge of work, *with yarn at back, insert hook from side to side of next vertical bar, yrh and pull up loop (leave loop on hook); repeat from * across
RetP (Return Pass) Yrh and draw through first loop on hook, *yrh and draw through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * until 1 loop remains
FwdP for joining Work as FwdP across, insert hook into side of row on joining square and pull up a loop
RetP for joining Yrh and draw through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * until 1 loop remains on hook
joining square The square to the left that you are joining your work to and not the square you are working on
For a full list, see page 92
Row 11 Ss into each vertical bar across, ss into final unused ch from beg ch-12.
Fasten off.
LEVEL 2 MIXED 2 SQUARES
Work Square 1 patt, followed by Square 3 patt. Fasten off.
LEVEL 3 SOLID 3 SQUARES
Work Square 4 patt in Shelley, Square 5 patt in Saltaire and Square 6 patt in Shelley.
LEVEL 4 MIXED 4 SQUARES
Work Square 1 patt, then work Square 2 patt twice, finishing with Square 3 patt.
Continue using the Chart on page 94 until you have worked all Squares.
BORDER
Join Saltaire in top-right corner of Dog Coat.
Round 1 Ch1 (does not count as a st throughout), dc evenly around – we worked 5dc for each square, plus an extra 1dc at each corner, ss to beg dc. [264 dc]
Round 2 Ch1, *dc in each st to corner, 3dc in corner st; rep from * around, ss to beg dc. [272 dc]
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Block if desired.
TUMMY STRAP
Make your strap the size needed for your dog. Measure around the tummy of your dog; our dog measures 62cm. Take off the width of your coat; ours measures 36cm. The remaining measurement (26cm) is the minimum length you need to make your tummy strap. Using Saltaire, make a chain the length you need for your strap, leaving a long tail.
Row 1 Ch3 (counts as tr), tr in fourth ch from hook and in each ch to end.
Fasten off and weave in end tails only.
Use the long starting tail to sew strap to the centre of one long side of the coat. Sew a button to the centre of the opposite long side of the coat.
FRONT STRAP
Place the coat on the dog and fasten the tummy strap. Measure around the front of the dog, from the corner of the coat on one side around the front neck to the edge of the coat on the other side. This is the length you need to make your front strap. For our dog, this was 12cm.
Using Saltaire, make a strap this length as before. Use the long starting tail to sew this strap to the front corner. Sew the second button in position on the opposite corner to the Front Strap.
Weave in any remaining ends.