Winter woollies

It's only February, and it can be very cold- in fact, it has been bitterly cold.
That is my excuse anyway.
Now, I promise I will only put this on my dog in case it is actually really very cold.
But I did read that small dogs feel the cold more.
So this is what I whipped up for my dog.

I will show you a quick how-to-do this just in case you might want to keep your pooch warm too.I can knit OK, but in this case I decided to get the thing done quickly, so I use a ready-made jumper.
This was my starting point.

And this the top of the jumper- which you will see will come in handy.

Take your dog and a piece of calico or cotton.This is what they do in couture -houses, to make the initial pattern.At least that is what I was told at art-school at the textile lessons! Pin the cotton so it forms a coat , and cut holes for the arms like below.

Cut the fabric according to your pattern.What you are basically aiming for will be a shape like it could contain a big sausage with the top and the bottom open .Use the top of jumper again for the top of the dog-jumper,
and use some buttons as decorations to the side.Make sure - as this is all knitted material, you use the button-hole stitch to make sure you have no frayed ends.
This is the jumper -without the dog.

This is the jumper on the right - see above.

 And this is the jumper from the left.

And this is the jumper from the front.
It's pretty easy- give it a go !!! Good luck and happy crafting !!!