Dachshund sweater by Lalla Ward

Dachshund sweater

Knitting
January 1984
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 1 - 2.25 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
40"
English

Fabulous dachshund sweater, the dog even wraps around your back!

Sweater is worked flat, the colourwork is made using intarsia. The dog is charted and the instructions are clear where to start knitting the dog.

MEASUREMENTS
Chest 101cm(40in)
Length 53cm(21in)
Sleeve seam 45cm (18in)

5x50g Jaeger alpaca Vicuna (No.146)
1x50g each of Jaeger alpaca in Black (No 312) and Brown (Poncho No.145)

One pair of 2.25mm and 3mm (No.2) knitting needles
One row counter
One stitch holder
One crochet hook

TENSION
26 stitches x 36 rows to 4” / 10cm in stockinette stitch on 3mm needles