A simple dog coat for your furry friend. Make it bagged out with lining or lined with bound edges. 10% of sales for this pattern will be going to Dogs Trust UK.

Seam allowance is 1 cm, unless stated otherwise. Skill level: Advanced beginner.

Note: For both views, and how to measure your dog, please look at the line drawings in the photo above.

Suggested fabrics: Oilskin, dry oilskin, cotton jacquard, mid-heavy cotton canvas or twill, mid-weight denim or corduroy. For the lining, we would suggest barrier lining or a simple stable cotton. Consider if you will want to put this dog coat in the washing machine when choosing cloth (for example, oilskin cannot be washed - you would let the dirt dry and then brush it off).

You will also need:

• Matching thread

• 7 metal snaps

Merchant & Mills patterns are now printed within Europe, the pattern paper is 70gsm white (FSC-certified) and is made only 180km away from the printers. Instructions now come in booklet format rather than A3 sheets. The paper is PEFC/01-31-126certified.

Carolyn Denham and Roderick Field began Merchant & Mills in 2010 with the intention of bringing style and purpose to the overlooked world of sewing. Merchant & Mills continues to grow steadily, evolving and developing as experience and ideas demand. Carolyn and Roderick now travel the world in search of unique and beautiful fabrics, finding aesthetic and practical inspiration along the way. Merchant & Mills products are stocked in the world’s most respected outlets and the company has successfully collaborated with London’s V&A Museum and Alexander McQueen.