SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate - a variety of stitches and techniques are used, shaping and finishing, unique cast on variation.
NEEDLE SIZE: 4mm (US 6)
MATERIALS: 4-5 yards of worsted weight yarn, scrap lengths for embroidering face, and stuffing. (Example in pictures were made with scraps of Red Heart Super Saver: ball band details missing)
GAUGE: Not essential for this project. Blocking optional.
FINISHED DIMENSIONS: On 4mm needles: about 1 & 1/2 inches to 2 inches wide.
ABBREVIATIONS:
C/O - cast on; K - knit; K2tog - knit 2 together; LLI - left lift increase; M1P - make 1 purlwise; P - purl; RLI - right lift increase; RS - right side; Ssk - slip, slip, knit; Stst - stockinette stitch; S1L - slip one leftward; T - turn; W/E - weave end in; WS - wrong side;
and, special techniques:
CDd - centred double decrease, on the right side of work: with yarn back, slip two stitches together knit wise, knit one and pass the slipped stitches over;
PDd - purlside double decrease, on the wrong side of work: with yarn front, slip one as if to knit, slip the next as if to knit, slip both back to the left needle together knitwise, and purl 3 together.
Long tail cast on with tips, written: Cast on 5 stitches and turn work, slip two stitches together knit wise, knit one and pass the slipped stitches over, slip stitch just knit back to left hand needle; turn work and continue cast on with the next 8 and turn again for the next star point's centred double decrease.
(sts)x# - Stitch sets shown inside brackets followed by an x symbol and numeral indicate what is to be repeated and how many times.
PATTERN:
Worked bottom up.
Using long tail method, C/O 47 stitches like this:
C/O 5, T-CDd-S1L-T, (C/O 8, T-CDd-S1L-T)x7, C/O2. Leave end long for use in step 4.
1: P1, (CDd, s1, P2tog)x7, CDd, P1. = 24 Pinch and tweak shape of each limb, lengthen and straighten.
2: (PDd)x7. = 8
3: K
4: P. And, W/E up to active stitches, knot securely on WS, whip stitch across through every second purl bump and leave long. This will be used to draw bottom closed after stuffing.
5: K2, LLI, RLI, K4, LLI, RLI, K2. = 12
6: P6, M1P, P6. = 13
7-8: Stst
9: (K2tog,)x3, K1, (Ssk)x3. = 7
FINISHING:
- Cut yarn (leaving long enough for seam) and draw through remaining stitches, and
- before seaming back, embroider face: single stitch eyes made parallel/diagonal under the K2tog right of centre and under ssk left of centre; and the mouth goes across the centre increase made in step 6.
- Insert a minute amount of stuffing, draw step-4 strand tightly closed and secure end inside.
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