Zombie Arm

Test knit by my Walking Dead sibs on Ravelry, I bring you zombie arms:

This is a cat toy, in which a toothpick may be inserted to be propped in a house plant.

Yarn: worsted weight zombie colour (green, or gray, or mottled pink, etc)

Needle size: 3.25mm straight (US size 3), and a darning needle for shoveling ooze.

Gauge is not essential, finished piece in worsted weight is approximately 3 inches long (8cm).

Optional: toothpick.

Post Apocalyptic skillz level: EASY - long-tail cast on, Cable cast on, knit into front and back of stitch, pick up stitches, yarn front, yarn back, slip stitch.

Abbreviations:
T - turn
P - purl
B/O - bind off
Kfb - knit front and back
S2L - slip 2 leftward
C/O - cast on (use Cable cast on or your preferred method)
K2tog - knit 2 together as one
S1L - slip 1 leftward
S3L - slip 3 leftward  (makes up elbow in step 9)

YF - yarn forward
YB - yarn back

Pattern:

C/O 17 sts using long-tail method. T.

1: P. T.

2: B/O 4, Kfb, S3L. = 14

3: C/O 9 sts. = 23

4: B/O 7, K2tog, S2L. = 15

5: C/O 7 sts. = 22

6: B/O 7, K2tog, P3, K5, Kfb, K3. T. = 15

7: P 14, Kfb. T. = 16

8: C/O 7 sts. = 23

9: B/O 7, K2tog, P3, K7, YF-S3L-YB, K6. T. = 15

10: P 14, Kfb. T. = 16

11: C/O 5 sts. = 21

12: B/O 16, K2tog, S2L, B/O 4.

Knot ends together and seam arm closed. Tweak fingers for length and curl.

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