The Barry Dog Scarf | Free Crochet Pattern

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Okay, I’ve never been one to dress up my dog. But I couldn’t resist this pattern I came up with. This is the Barry Dog Scarf.

Barry came to us around Christmas, 2015. Our previous Westie, Oscar had lived 14 wonderful years and we missed him dearly. We had gone 6 months without a dog and so it was time. We welcomed Barry into our home – we still miss Oscar, but there was room in our hearts for a new puppy.

As mentioned, we had Oscar until he was 14. Oscar was here before my boys were born and so they never got to experience what it was like having a puppy. And for me, it had been a long time since I had had a puppy – boy, had I forgotten what it was like!

In many ways Barry and Oscar are similar, but in many ways, they are also different.  Oscar was on the bigger end of the male Westie size while Barry is on the small end. Oscar was always warm and was never interested in wearing clothes. I remember sewing Oscar a fleece jacket when he was a pup and he refused to go for a walk – it was like he was saying to me,  “Get this thing off of me!”  As Oscar got older, however, I did get him a raincoat – it rains a lot here on the west coast and although Oscar didn’t really mind the rain, wet dog smell is not a nice smell, so a raincoat helps out with that. Also, as he was getting older, I thought it best for him to have a winter jacket to keep him warm.

As it turned out, Barry is much smaller than Oscar and so none of those jackets fit Barry. I notice that Barry seems to get colder more often. As the evenings are definitely getting cooler now, I notice that Barry is curled up in a little ball as he sleeps to keep warm.

One evening as I was perusing the Facebook crochet boards, I noticed a picture of a dog scarf. It was really cute. I don’t know how functional it is, but it sure was cute. I immediately thought to myself – I can make that! So I set out trying to come up with something that would suit Barry. I wanted a masculine stitch/pattern – something befitting of Barry’s personality. I ended up choosing a ribbed pattern – essentially just alternating FPDC and BPDC.

I went through my stash and found some chunky Charisma yarn in a charcoal grey colour. So using my 8mm crochet hook, I started doing a foundation DC row and had to figure out the length. I kept stopping to check it around Barry’s neck to see how long to make it.

My first attempt was not bad. I sewed the ends together and went through my button stash and remembered that on a whim, I once bought wooden dog buttons off of eBay that I thought were cute and looked like a Westie. So I sewed one on the front.

However, I soon discovered that the scarf was probably a bit too big (although I wanted it to be able to slip over his head easily) and that Charisma yarn tends to stretch out. It stretched out so much that while laying down, Barry managed to chew off the button that was on the front. Imagine that – he probably thought it was the greatest thing – an accessory with a chew toy on it!

So I took that one apart and made it much smaller. I guess I tend to make things on the big side and need to err on the side of smaller to take into account the stretch factor.

This pattern is easily adjusted for any size of dog – just make your foundation DC row longer. Westies are small dogs – not tiny, but small.  For reference, the circumference of Barry’s neck is 11 inches. This scarf can also be made in a variety of yarns – I just used what was in my stash. It didn’t take very much at all. You can also make it wider by just adding more rows. Be creative – incorporate some stripes, even!

You can purchase an inexpensive, PDF version of this pattern in My Shop, my Etsy shop by clicking here or on Craftsy, by clicking here.

The Barry Dog Scarf Pattern

Using Charisma Yarn in charcoal and an 8mm crochet hook, start with a foundation DC row of 32. Alternately, you could chain 34 & DC in the third chain from the hook and continue on for a total of 32 DCs.
Row 2 alternate FPDC and BPDC all the way across; ch 2, turn (32)
Row 3 alternate FPDC and BPDC all the way across; be sure to line up your FPDCs and BPDCs; ch 2, turn (32)
Rows 4-6 repeat row 3 (32)

Cast off leaving a long enough piece of yarn to sew the ends together.
Overlap the 2 ends at a 45-degree angle so that it comes to a point and sew together.
Sew on a decorative button on the front.

For a PDF version of this pattern, you can go to my Etsy shop by clicking here.

As I mentioned, I doubt this has much function but I think Barry looks quite handsome in his scarf.  What do you think?

This pattern is an original pattern by West Coast Mom, of Too Much Love.  Please do not claim this pattern as your own. If you wish to share this pattern, you may link to this pattern but please do not reprint it on your site. You may keep a copy for your own personal use but please DO NOT sell the pattern or distribute it.

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