Crocheted Greyhound Coat

We needed to make a coat asap for a shivering greyhound living with a homeless guy in Leeds. This was the result.

Posted by jackie r.

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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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You Will Need (3 things)

  • Crochet Hook
  • Old hound Coat
  • Yarn

Steps (5 steps, 300 minutes)

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 3

    The two fronts were than slipstitched together.

  4. 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.

  5. 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!