People Skirt

You know how in the ‘50s people wore poodle skirts?  Well, I had a little fun with irony and made a people skirt for my poodle, Bonbon.  I just made it to cover her top, because her legs are short, so she doesn’t have all that much clearance and a skirt would make it even harder for her.  She is also 21 inches around, but you can change the pattern to fit another size dog.

Here’s how I did it:

Materials:

-US size 8 (5 mm) straight knitting needles

-1 skein Caron Simply Soft Yarn in Black (A)

-1 skein Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in any shade of pink you like (B)

-Yarn or tapestry needle

Top part:

Cast on 44 sts using A.

Work in k1, p1 rib until work measures 2 inches.

Switch to B and work 2 rows in stockinette stitch.

Next row:  * k1, m1 by picking up and knitting the bar in between the sts, k1 * repeat from * to the end of the row.

Now work in stockinette st until work measures 9 ½ in. (or however long it needs to be to cover up your dog’s rear)

Work in garter st for 4 rows.

Cast off all sts.

Now, using A, use your tapestry needle to create the stick person at the bottom right corner, above where you start the garter st.

Bottom band:

Cast on 44 sts using A.

Work in k1, p1 rib until work measures 2 inches.

Cast off.

Now, sew the side seams together of the black band.

Put the skirt on your dog and let them strut their stuff!