sweater weather

Snap!  It's cold here in Montclair.  I suppose it's to be expected - December 17th already, but we sure have been spoiled this fall.  Especially this baby doggie - she doesn't like the cold at all. Whatever the weather, she'd rather sleep on my lap than walk around the block, but now that it's 20° - this poor schnuggie won't leave the front porch.  She just runs right back into the house.  It's most definitely sweater weather.

I made this sweater for her when she was only 4 months old.  It was actually July - and a hot day to model a wool sweater in the blazing sun.  Bad Mommy!  But she was rewarded with a mozzarella stick...  at least not a mean Mommy.

And now that it's so cold, if she's wearing her sweater, she can stand to be outside just long enough to do her business.  That might even make me a good Mommy.

For you knitters out there this pattern is called 102-43 Knitted Dogcoat by Drops Design.   And it's FREE. The yarn is Cascade 220 Superwash.   I made the sweater a tad big, having no idea if it would fit this winter - but it does!