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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

How I Design and A free Cute Pattern

How I Design a Crochet Pattern &
A Free Leg Warmers for Dogs Crochet Pattern.
Many people have asked me how I come up with all 
my fun and sometimes crazy ideas for Dog apparel. 
Sometime I get suggestions, and sometime I have 
 ideas swimming around  inside my head.   
When I decide on a specific idea, I usually
 draw a very rough picture.


See The Video on my Youtube channel at this LINK

 In this blog we are going to Design Leg Warmers for:


Maximo and Rosie..The world's Cutest Dog Models!!!!

I am a visual learner, some would say "an artist", 
but looking at that drawing, no one would say that now. 
But anyway, I need to see it on paper to see
 what I want to create. 
As you can see I also take a few measurements.
 I then decide what stitches I want to use. 
Since these are very small, 
I decided to use Single Crochet. 
I want them to be stretchy so I  am going
 to stitch the rows Vertically.


I begin with a chain, and from there design the pattern.
 I write down the pattern in the notebook as I go. 
This way I can change it,  
and make marks and ideas, about the pattern as I go.



It probably looks like Scribbles to you,
 but it makes perfect sense to me ( most of the time).

I always measure, over and over again. Crocheting
can be tricky and I want my finished project to fit.
Dog Leg Warmers Crochet Pattern by Sara Sach
Please, Add This Crochet Pattern to Your Ravelry Favorites.

Now you give it a try:

Pattern for Dog Leg Warmers:

Skill : Extremely Easy

Materials :
Hook - H
Yarn - Worsted Weight Yarn (4)Small Amount
 (I used Assorted Red Heart Yarns I already had)
Yarn Needle

Stitches :
Chain (ch)
Slip Stitch (slst)
Single Crochet (sc)
Back Loop Only (BLO)

Sizing: 3. 5 X 3 inches approximately
The Pattern can be adjusted to fit any size dog.

Gauge: 3 chs = 1 inch, 2 rows = 1 inch

Notes:
Ch1 does not count as a stitch.
We will be stitching through the back looponly in order to
 give the leg warmers a ribbed look.

Depending on what kind of yarn and how tight you crochet
will determine fit. You will need to measure your dogs front legs.

R - 1 : Ch 13, starting in the second ch, 12 sc, turn ch 1

R - 2 : 12 sc, turn, ch 1

R - 3 - 12 : Repeat R- 2

R - 13 :  Fold leg warmer in half to form a tube,
 and slst evenly up the side to close the tube.

 R - 14 : Change to a different color if you like.
 Sc evenly around the top to form an edge. join to 1st sc, and tie off.
Weave in all your ends.


The color choices and trims are endless!
I hope you will try this pattern
 and have some fun with it...
And I would love to see a pic or two!
ENJOY!

16 comments:

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  2. I can just see my little ones wearing these! lol even though she wears dresses all the time....

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  3. I think that they are so cute that every dog should have a pair

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  4. How do the leg warmers stay up? I can't make the warmers up on my dogs back legs.
    Do you have any suggestions?

    Annie's mommy

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  5. Annie's Mommy, you could st some dec sts to make it smaller at the top of the leg warmer. Yes, the shape of the back leg makes it more challenging, then the front legs, Sara

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  6. How do you attached these legs warmers to a crochet dog coat? I would love to make it as one piece.

    Please respond to the e-mail address below. I saw your pattern on Allfreecrochet.com. I wouldn't know how to get back your reply. I am not a fan of twitter or facebook.
    Thank you!
    mdhitchman@yahoo.com

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  7. omgoodness I'm making my baby some!!! Thank u

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  8. my dog is so wearing some of these in the parade

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  9. Oh thanks! I figured if I tried to think of something I'd just be re-inventing the wheel, so to speak. This is a big help.

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  10. Thanks. I figured if I tried to work something out it would be like re-inventing the wheel. This is a big help.

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  11. Why not just crochet these in the round?

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  12. I did not want to st them in the round. I designed them this way, so they would have the stretch going side ways, like a band.

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  13. Thank you so much for creating this pattern. My dog has arthritis and I wanted to make him something that will keep his legs warm when it's cold outside. Starting them right now!!!

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