TOYS
Rows 15-19: Work 5 rows in St st.
Row 20-25: Rep rows 14-19.
20 sts
Row 26: K2tog, k to last 2 sts,
k2tog. 18 sts
Rows 27-37: Work 11 rows in
St st.
Row 38: K2tog, k to last 2 sts,
k2tog. 16 sts
Rows 39-47: Work 9 rows in St st.
Row 48: K2tog, k to last 2 sts,
k2tog. 14 sts
Rows 49-57: Work 9 rows in St st.
Row 58: K2tog, k to last 2 sts,
k2tog. 12 sts
Row 59: Purl.
Row 60: [K2tog] 6 times. 6 sts
Break yarn and thread through
rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.
SCARF
With M, cast on 5 sts.
Knit 100 rows. Cast off.
EYES
Make 2
With L held double, cast on 7 sts.
Break yarn and thread through
rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.
Stitch both ends together to
make it into a circle.
Making up: With cast-on yarn end
of body, sew seam all the way to
neck and stuff. With fastened-off
yarn end of head, sew seam
to neck. With cast-on yarn end,
work a gathering thread along
cast-on edge and draw tightly.
Sew up seam a little further,
stuff, and close seam. With O,
work a gathering thread along
neck. Insert head in body and
secure with stitches around neck.
Seam, stuff, and attach hat to
head. Attach eyes and beads.
Attach nose. With dark brown DK,
embroider mouth. Sew together
the long edges of antenna stick,
insert stick to bobble piece and
secure bobble to stick. Attach
antennae to hat. Seam and stuff
shell. Coil up shell and stitch to
shape. Attach shell to body. Wrap
neck with scarf.
BODY & HEAD
With I, cast on 10 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2: [Kfb] 10 times. 20 sts
Rows 3-4: Starting with a p row,
work 2 rows in St st.
Row 5 (edge): Knit.
Rows 6-15: Work 10 rows in St st.
Row 16 (neck): K2, [k2tog] 8
times, k2. 12 sts
Rows 17-19: Work 3 rows in St st.
Row 20: [Kfb] 12 times. 24 sts
Row 21: Purl.
Row 22: [K1, kfb] 12 times.
36 sts
Rows 23-37: Work 15 rows in
St st.
Row 38: [K4, k2tog] 6 times.
30 sts
Row 39: Purl.
Row 40: [K3, k2tog] 6 times.
24 sts
Row 41: Purl.
Row 42: [K2, k2tog] 6 times.
18 sts
Row 43: Purl.
Row 44: [K1, k2tog] 6 times.
12 sts
Break yarn and thread through
rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.SHIRT
Wind off a small second ball of R
before you begin, or locate both
ends of the ball.
With R, cast on 24 sts.
Row 1 (RS): K2R, join J and
k20J, join another end of R
and k2R.
Keep colours correct and cross
yarns at colour change to avoid
any holes.
Rows 2-14: Starting with a p row,
work 13 rows in St st.
Break J and cont with R only.
Row 15: Knit.
Cast off.SLEEVES
Make 2
With J, cast on 10 sts.
Starting with a k row, work
13 rows in St st.
Cast off.HANDS
Make 2
With L, cast on 7 sts.
Rows 1-3: Starting with a p row,
work 3 rows in St st.
Row 4 (RS): K3, kfb, k3. 8 sts
Row 5: P3, cast off 2 sts, p to
end. 6 sts
Row 6: K6, working across gap.
Break yarn and thread through
rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.NOSE
With I, cast on 9 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2: [Kfb] 9 times. 18 sts
Rows 3-6: Starting with a p row,
work 4 rows in St st.
Row 7: [K2tog] 9 times. 9 sts
Break yarn and thread through
rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.BOW
With L, cast on 5 sts.
Starting with a p row, work
20 rows in St st.
Cast off.MOUSTACHE SIDE
Make 2
With Q, cast on 4 sts.
Rows 1-3: Starting with a p row,
work 3 rows in St st.
Row 4 (RS): K1, k2tog, k1.
3 sts
Rows 5-7: Work 3 rows in St st.
Row 8: Ssk, k1. 2 sts
Row 9: P2tog and fasten off.EYES
Make 2
With L, cast on 16 sts.
Row 1 (WS): [P2tog] 8 times.
8 sts
Break yarn and thread through
rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.Making up: With fastened-off
yarn end of body and head, sew
seam to neck. With cast-on yarn
end, work a gathering thread
along cast-on edge and drawtightly. Sew up body halfway,
stuff and close seam. With I,
work a gathering thread along
neck. Cut a piece of card to 4 x
20cm, roll to fit inside body and
secure with masking tape. Insert
body. Seam shirt at the front and
insert stiffened body. Secure
shirt to body at neck edge. Seam
and stuff nose. Attach nose to
head. Sew moustache pieces
together and attach moustache
under nose. Sew eyes and attach
beads. With Q, work backstitches
on the head, leaving loops every
other stitch. Separate stands.
Fold hand in half and sew edges.
Wrap hand with sleeve, secure
sleeve to hand with stitch around
cuff and sew sleeve seam. Stuff
sleeve and attach it to body.
Repeat for the other arm. Sew
cast-on and cast-off edge of bow,
work a gathering thread in centre,
and with R, embroider four French
knots. Attach bow to neck.
Wrap sturdy wire around an
object of 4cm diameter to make
a coil spring. Insert one end
under the shirt and secure coil,
sewing shirt hem to coil using R.
Wrap coil bottom with aluminium
tape to add some weight.SHOP SMALL
You can find the yarn to knit this pattern in yarn shops
nationwide. Now more than ever, small shops need
our support, so visit the UKHKA website to find your
nearest shop. Even if you can’t visit them in person,
many shops now offer telephone and internet shopping.
http://www.ukhandknitting.com