Let\'s Knit - UK (2019-12)

PRACTICAL GUIDES

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Yarn Weights and Substitution

STANDARD TENSION

30-33 sts-36-50 rows

28 sts-36 rows

26 sts-32 rows

22 sts-28 rows

18 sts-24 rows

14 sts-19 rows

9 sts-12 rows

YARN TYPE

Lace

4ply

Sport

DK

Aran

Chunky

Super Chunky

STANDARD NEEDLE SIZE

2mm-3mm

3.25mm

3.5mm

4mm

5mm

6.5mm

10mm

Swapping in a diferent yarn?

Here are some points to remember.

n Choose one with a similar

tension to the speciied yarn.

Match the tension given on the

ball band of the yarns, as the

pattern may use a diferent stitch.

n Consider the ibre content and

how this might afect the inished

project. For example, cotton yarn

will knit up very diferently to wool.

n Don’t forget to check the care

instructions of your new yarn. Not

all yarns are machine washable.

n Look at the meterage of the

new yarn, rather than the weight of

the ball. Not all 50g balls have the

same meterage and you don’t

want to run short when nearing

the end of your project.

MEASUREMENTS

& SIZES

9cm tall

KNIT KIT

Yarn: (A) Flufy White,

(B) Green DK, (C) Red DK,

small amounts of each

Needles: 3mm

Safety toy stuing

Embroidery thread

Tapestry needle

BODY

Using 3mm needles and

yarn A, cast on 12 sts

£ Row 1: k to end

£ Row 2: (kb) to end. 24 sts

£ Rows 3-6: k to end

Work in foll two-row stripe

sequence: yarn C, yarn B

£ Rows 7-14: beg with a k row

work in st st

£ Row 15: (k1, k2tog) to end.

16 sts

£ Row 16: p to end

Cont in yarn A only

£ Row 17: (k1, kb) to end.

24 sts

£ Rows 18-26: k to end

£ Row 27: (k1, k2tog) to end.

16 sts

£ Row 28: k to end

£ Row 29: (k2tog) to end.

Eight sts

£ Cut yarn leaving a long tail,

thread through rem sts, pull

tight and fasten of

Last-minute Make

ARMS (make two)

Using 3mm needles and yarn

B, cast on eight sts

£ Rows 1-8: beg with a k

row, work in st st working foll

two-row stripe sequence:

yarn B, yarn C

Change to yarn A

£ Rows 9-10: k to end

£ Row 11: (k2tog) to end.

Four sts

£ Cut yarn leaving a long

tail, thread thread through

rem sts, pull tight and

fasten of

FEET (make two)

Using 3mm needles and yarn

A, cast on eight sts

£ Rows 1-2: k to end

£ Row 3: (k2tog) to end.

Four sts

£ Cut yarn leaving a long

tail, thread through rem sts,

pull tight and fasten of

EARS (make two)

£ Make as for Feet

TO MAKE UP

Seam row edges of Body.

Stuf well. Gather cast-on

edge. Using yarn C, gather

neck and pull up to shape

the neck. Seam row edges of

Arms and stuf lightly.

Oversew cast-on edge. Sew

Arms to Body. Seam row

edges of Feet. Stuf lightly

and sew to base of Body.

Seam row edges Ears.

Oversew cast-on stitches

and sew to Head. Embroider

nose, eyes and mouth, using

photo as a guide LK

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