Updated June 26, 2011 - now includes fill-in-the-blank places for your calculations & improved step-by-step directions.

Sizing is based on your dog’s measurements and your gauge (yes, you should make a gauge swatch), so there is some measuring & math - nothing hard and examples are included. If your dog is like mine, the hardest measurement to take is the shoulder - they want to help. The more accurate the shoulder measurement the better the neck/shoulder fit will be. Be sure to measure from the dog’s backbone between their shoulder blades (where their neck joins their body) to just behind & below their front ‘armpit’. Add your chosen ease to that measurement for the final shoulder length figure. If the neck pulls down, the shoulder measurement is too short.

The Darling Darby Sweater pattern guide is available free from my web site - Desert Rose Designs.

Here is a link to my gallery on my web page where you can see other knitters interpretations & creations based on Darling Darby Sweater - Darling Darby Gallery.