I don't live near a JoAnn's (thanks for the link) and WalMart only has black nylon, and no suitable D-rings, so I bought two cheap $1 collars for the hardware. Added a buckle bc of wigglebuttedness, and I cut pieces of the collar (nylon web) and sewed them on for added strength under the D-rings. After crocheting, the harness was still stretchy, so I added a border of single crochet (sc) all around all the edges. This helped quite a bit. If I find it's still too stretchy, I'll take an old leash and sew it on the inside to stabilize it more. I also plan on adding some bling....
I didn't worry too much about gauge, as I have 4 dogs and figured it would fit one of them
. Next one I'll pay more attention to get a better fit.. duh!
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Kaji's turned out nice, and fits him good. Love the blue, I didn't take a pic of the black one on my pup bc it doesn't show up well!
Just a note: The stitches and abbreviations are listed on the last page... many patterns even have stitch diagrams with them... I haven't crocheted or knitted for decades, so I bought the 'Learn to knit/crochet' kits at WalMart as a refresher/relearn course. Also found out my neighbor crochets and has offered her assistance anytime I need it!