Oscar's Favorite Sweater Pattern

Oscar’s Favorite Sweater

1 skein Bernat Baby Sport
Size 5 straight needles*
Size 5 16" circular needles*
Yarn needle
*Any size to obtain gauge
Gauge: In stockinette 30 sts x 30 rows = 4 inches x 4 inches

Main sweater:
CO (Long tail chain method) 90 sts
Row 1 *K2, P2*
Row 2 *P2, K2*
Row 3 *K2, P2*
Row 4 *P2, K2*
Row 5 *K2, P2*
Row 6 *P2, K2*
Row 7 *K2, P2*
Row 8 (WS)*P2, K2* - Should be about 1 inch tall
Row 9 K All stitches (Switching to the stockinette pattern)
Row 10 P
Row 11 K
Row 12 P
Row 13 Kfb, K until last stitch, Kfb
Row 14 P
Row 15 Kfb, K until last stitch, Kfb
Row 16 P
Row 17 Kfb, K until last stitch, Kfb
Row 18 P
Row 19 Kfb, K until last stitch, Kfb
Row 20 P
Row 21 Kfb, K until last stitch, Kfb
Row 22 P
Row 23 Kfb, K until last stitch, Kfb
Row 24 P
Row 25 Kfb, K until last stitch, Kfb
Row 26 P
Row 27 Kfb, K until last stitch, Kfb (Should have 106 stitches)
Rows 28 through 76 Work in stockinette stitch
Row 77 K2TOG, K*, K2TOG *Repeat until last two stitches
Row 78 P2TOG, P*, P2TOG
Row 79 K2TOG, K*, K2TOG
Row 80 P2TOG, P*, P2TOG
Row 81 K
Row 82 P
Row 83 K
Row 84 P
Row 85 K
Row 86 P
Row 87 K
Row 88 P
Row 89 K
Row 90 P
Row 91 K
Row 92 P
Row 93 K
Row 94 P
Row 95 K
Row 96 P
Row 97 K
Row 98 P
Row 99 K
Row 100 P
Row 101 K
Row 102 P
Row 103 K
Row 104 P
Row 105 K
Row 106 P
Row 107 K2P2* Repeat until the end of row. While doing this, knit from straight needles onto circular needles. At the end of the row cast on (via Cable Cast On Method) another 18 stitches.
Row 108 K2P2*
Row 109 K2P2*
Row 110 through 127 K2P2*
Row 128 Cast off in pattern.

Chest:
I knit the chest piece from bottom to top, but you could likewise reverse it.
CO (via long tail chain) 30 stitches
Row 1 through Row 30 *K2 P2*
Row 31 K2 TOG, *P2 K2* Until last two stitches, P2 TOG
Row 32 K2 TOG, *P2 K2* Until last two stitches, K2 TOG
Row 33 *P2 K2*
Row 34 through 41 *P2 K2*
Row 42 CO 10 sts, P2 K2 until end of row, CO 10 more stitches
Rows 43 through 50 *K2 P2*
Row 51 (RS) Cast off in Rib Pattern
Block pieces over night, and stitch together.

I added stitches when joining the neck to knit in the round, however if that would be too big for your dogs neck, just add two stitches to maintain the rib pattern and join to knit in the round.