Knitting - UK (2021-07)

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Sewing needle and thread
Tapestry needle
Note: Yarn amounts given are based on
average requirements and are approximate.
TENSION
Tension is not important for this project.
ABBREVIATIONS SEE PAGE 91
FROG

1. Cast on 10 sts and knit 30 rows, or until
   your work meas 20cm (7¾in). Cast off,
   leaving a long tail of wool for sewing up.


2. Fold your knitting in half so that the
   cast-on and cast-off edges are lined up
   together. Thread the tail of wool on to
   a tapestry needle and sew the edges
   together on two sides. You should have
   a shape that is as close to a square as you
   can get. Add the stuffing and sew up the
   final seam.


3. To make the shape of the bulging frog
   eyes, pinch together the corners of the
   square and tie them up with a bit of
   spare wool.


4. Cut some white craft felt into two circles
   and sew them on to the eyes. Then sew a
   black button in the middle of each of the
   white circles. Sew on a smile with some
   black wool or embroidery thread.

FROG BY KERRY KIMBER

SIZE
Approx 10cm (4in) tall

YOU WILL NEED
Rowan Big Wool 100% wool (approx 80m
per 100g)
Approx 25g in 069 Reseda, or your
favourite froggie hue
10mm needles
10g of toy stuffing
2 buttons for eyes
White craft felt
Oddment of black wool for the mouth

5. To make the arms, cut two 10cm (4in)
   lengths of wool and tie them on either
   side of the body. To make the legs, cut two
   15cm (6in) lengths of wool and tie them on
   to the bottom of the body.


6. Cut some white craft felt into two
   frog hands and two frog feet. Cut a little
   hole in the back of the feet and hands.
   Thread the wool from one of the arms on
   to a tapestry needle and then through
   the hole in one of the hands. Adjust the
   length of the arm and then tie two tight
   knots in the wool to keep the hand in
   place. Trim the excess wool.
   Do the same for the other hand and
   then both the feet.

Pattern from Kids Knit by Kerry Kimber,

GMC Publications, RRP £12.99, available

online and from all good bookshops

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