Materials:
Red Heart Shimmer Yarn 4 ply worsted weight (first color) (I used Turquoise)
Peaches and Cream Cotton Yarn 4 ply worsted weight (second color) (I used White)
Size G crochet hook
Yarn needle
Scissors
Instructions:
With first color, CH 75 join with Sl ST, CH 2, do not turn
Round 1-7: DC in each CH, join with sl st, ch 2
Round 8: Sl ST in next 12 DC, h 2, dc in next 50 dc, ch 2, turn
Round 9-13: 50 dc, ch 2, turn
Round 14: DC in ea st across, do not turn, ch 18 (you can adjust the amount of chains, but you want the collar to be bigger than the dogs neck so you can fold it and sew it down at the end), join to the beginning of this round on the top of first dc, (on the opposite side of the sweater than where the ch started), ch 2
Round 15-16: dc in ea st around, join with sl st, ch 2
Round 17: DC in ea st around, join with sl st, FO leaving a 10-12” tail
Lay work on its side, folded in half, with the collar and the belly facing the right. Starting with the last sl st made, count 8 stitches to the right on the collar and mark this with a stitch marker. Holding the collar by the stitch marker, fold the collar to the left and using the tail of yarn, sew the collar down to the sweater.
Bow:
With second color, ch 25, join with sl st, ch 2
Row 1: DC in each around, join with sl st,
Row 2: sl st 4, ch 2, 7 dc 7, sl 5, ch 2, dc 7, sl st join with sl st, FO leaving 10” tail. Wrap tail tightly around center of bow and use yarn needle to tie off.
Center of bow: CH 9, DC in 3rd ch from hook, DC in ea ch across. FO leaving 10-12” tail
Attach the center of the bow around the bow by using the tail to tightly sew it together on the back side. Then use the tail to sew the bow on the sweater (sew to the piece of the collar that you sewed down earlier).
As always, if you find any errors in the pattern, please let me know in the comments. Thank You!!