How to Make a Dog Sweater - DIY Tutorial

There is a cold front coming in tonight and it’s suppose to drop to 20º F… yup, in Florida! That may be shorts & flip flops weather for you Northeners but that is ice cold for us! I wanted to make my dogs some quick and easy fleece sweaters and it was SO easy I decided to film the video tutorial for it. I hope you will benefit from this tute! I’m sure your doggies would love to be a little warmer this winter. (If you’re currently in summer, check out this tutorial for a pet bandana.)

Izzy {the diva}, our 2 yr old Pitbull/Black Lab loves her new sweater!


Butterball, our 4-month old Pitbull puppy.

Even my old man, Onyx, an almost 9-yr old Shepherd/Rotweiler loves his sweater!

They are really inexpensive to make and whip up in less than 30 minutes. Great beginner project! I made the puppy sized sweater for about $1! Grab the fleece remnants at your local fabric store or use a coupon. It doesn’t use up much fabric at all even for a big dog.

If you can’t find fleece locally, then you can get it in a ton of different colors and prints online, RIGHT HERE. (Amazon affiliate link)

As you can see from the pics, I made this project for three different sized dogs and it turned out great. For my biggest dog {90 lbs}, Onyx, I cut the neck cuff length at 1/3 of his ribcage/belly circumference measurement. However, you may need to make some adjustments since it’s a pretty basic project but feel free to take some additional measurements of your dog for more accurate results. In my experience once you make one you will have a better idea of what you need to do to make the second one fit better.

If you give this project a try please, then post pics to my Facebook page so we can see how it turned out and what cute prints you used!

BONUS!!

Additionally, in the dog sweater video tutorial I also show you how to add a superhero applique to your dog’s new sweater. And I provide you with the FREE downloadable & printable PDF file. Download the superhero applique template HERE.