Description
Create a small, soft pumpkin cape for your dog, perfect for Halloween festivities. This easy crochet project offers a fun way to celebrate the season while providing your pet with a comfortable costume.
Ingredients
- Worsted weight yarn, weight 4 medium, about 220 total yards from two 100 g skeins.
- H-8 (5.0 mm) crochet hook.
- Yarn needle for weaving in ends.
- Scissors.
- Tape measure for checking neck and back length.
- Two stitch markers (optional).
- Small amount of polyester fiberfill (optional for pumpkin detail).
- One small button or safety snap (optional for closure).
Instructions
- Make a foundation chain of 42 chains for the sample size.
- Row 1: Make 1 half double crochet (hdc) in the third chain from the hook and in each chain across. You will have 40 hdc. Chain 2 and turn.
- Row 2: Work 2 hdc in the first stitch, then work 1 hdc in each stitch across until 1 stitch remains. Work 2 hdc in the last stitch. You will have 42 hdc. Chain 2 and turn.
- Row 3: Work 2 hdc in the first stitch, 1 hdc in each stitch across, and 2 hdc in the last stitch. You will have 44 hdc.
- Rows 4 through 9: Repeat Row 3 six times, increasing the stitch counts accordingly.
- Rows 10 through 17: Continue the same increase row eight more times, checking fit after Row 17, which should measure close to 8 inches (20 cm).
- For the border, join the second color at the right corner with a slip stitch.
- Chain 1, then work 1 single crochet (sc) evenly across the lower edge, placing about 1 sc in each row end.
- Continue around the sides and neck edge with single crochet, working 2 sc in each lower corner.
- Join with a slip stitch to the first single crochet, fasten off, and weave in ends.
- For a simple tie, cut and braid two 12-inch strands of the main color and thread through the neck edge.
Notes
Keep the fit loose around the neck and supervise your dog while wearing the cape.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 180 minutes