Utah Puppy Hoodies

A few years ago I found an awesome pattern at the fabric store for dog sweaters. Since I didn't have a dog, and my dog would be way to warm with a sweater, I made some for my friend's cute puppies!

The first one I made was for cute little Harley:

As you can see it was a bit too big. The arms were too big and she got a bit lost in the hood... hehehe... Where did she go?! You can barely see her under that hood :)

I sure do miss this girl! She was such a good dog. May you rest in peace little Harley pup.

Learning from my past experience, I made her little sister Mia's sweater a bit smaller and with short sleeves. I love the way the sleeves turned out. I was a bit worried since the cuff was a bit small for the width at the top of the sleeve. But, it scrunched up very nicely, and I think looks a bit more girly :)

She tried it on yesterday (dang it, I didn't get a picture!) and it looked so cute! It was a little bit big, but not too bad. We could say it was a bit roomy :) The short sleeves definitely work a lot better than the long sleeves. And yay, I got it done before football season! (Score for me) I've only been working on this for like a year and a half.. hehe.. I tell you, it's so nice not to be studying. Now I have time for fun projects like this one!

I used my mother-in-law's embroidery machine to stitch the letters. Also learning from past mistakes, I cut out all the pieces and stitched up as much as I could, leaving enough room to fit each piece in the machine. Last time I had to take out stitches to get it to work... not fun. The drum is a patch I found online. I really like the way it turned out! Maybe I can make a thin one for Schoko or maybe another tutu? We'll see...

Now Mia can help cheer on the team with us on game days! Let's Go Utah!