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We needed to make a coat asap for a shivering greyhound living with a homeless guy in Leeds. This was the result.
It was crocheted using an existing hound coat as a template, using chunky wool for extra warmth, and is modelled here by the lovely Bessie rather than its eventual recipient, Thomas.
This is how it was made.
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Step 1
The existing coat was spread out on the table and a foundation chain was made equivalent to the width of the back edge. The shape of the coat was then followed using double crochet (English terminology) , incresing and decreasing as necessary to keep the shape.
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Step 2
When the neck was reached, I folded the existing coat in half lengthways and crocheted each side separately again following the shape of the existing coat.
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Step 3
The two fronts were than slipstitched together.
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Step 4
I then made a rectangle roughly corresponding to the bellyband on the existing coat and attached velcro so that it would fasten when overlapped.
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Step 5
The rectangle was then attached to the coat using the existing coat as a placement guide. As this was made using an existing coat as a template, it could be made using any yarn or hook as long as the dimensions of the original are followed. Mine was blue and grey, but you could end up with a psychedelic extravaganza!
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I'm against dressing up animals, unless it is functional. This definitely is functional.
Did Thomas like it?
that I make!