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Row 10 Knit.
Row 12 K7,ssk,k2tog,K7.[16sts]
Row 14 K6,ssk,k2tog,K6.[14sts]
Row 16 K5,ssk,k2tog,K5.[12sts]
Row 18 K4,ssk,k2tog,K4.[10sts]
Row 20 (K2tog)5 times.[5sts]
Breakyarnand thread through rem sts. Pull tight
tofasten.
BEAK
Startatbase.
Caston5 stsusing3.5mmneedlesandYarnA.
Rows1 to 3 Starting on a WS purl row work in st
st.
Row 4 K1,(k2tog)twice.[3sts]
Breakyarnand thread through rem sts. Pull tight
tofasten.
TAIL
Startatbase.
Caston 17 stsusing3.5mmneedlesandYarn J.
Row 1 (WS)P3,(K1,P1)5 times,K1,P3.
Row 2 (RS)K3,(P1,K1)5 times,P1,K3.
Rows3 to 14 RepRows 1 to 2 six more times.
Row 15 RepRow 1.
Castoff.
MAKINGUP
Sewthecast-offedgeoftheBodytothecast-on
edgeoftheHead.Insertthetoysafetyeyeson
the Head (see photos as a guide). Sew the side
edgesoftheHead/Bodytog,stuffingasyousew.
Notethattheseamrunsdownthebackofthe
bird.Gathercast-onststogatbottomofBody.
Sewsideedgesofbeaktog,andsewcast-on
edgeontofrontofHead.Foreachwing,sewside
edgestog,gathercast-onststog,andsewcast-
onendontosideoftheBodywithseamededge
towardsthebackofthebird.Sewsideedgesof
Tailtog;thisseamrunsdowncentreunderside.
Oversewcast-offendtog,andsew cast-on edge
onto bottom back of the Body.1 Insertthepointofthe
right-handneedlethrough
theloopsofthenexttwo
stitches as if to knit.
2 Windtheyarnaroundthe
tipoftheright-handneedle
andpulltheyarnthroughthe
twostitches,knitting them
both together.3 Dropthetwostitchesfrom
theleft-handneedleand
keepthenewstitchonthe
right-hand needle.4 Knittingtwostitches
togetherdecreasesyour
stitchcountbyone,andthe
decreasestitchleanstothe
right.Thisis howa seriesof
k2tog decreases will look.STEP-BY-STEPK2TOG KNIT TWO TOGETHER
Sewthecast-on
edgeofthetailonto
the back of the bird