Simply Knitting - UK (2019-09)

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WILD ANIMAL TOYS

TAIL
Caston4 stsusing3.25mmDPNsandYarn A.
UsingtwoDPNs,worki-cordfor6 rows.
Cutyarnandthreadthrough rem sts to fasten off.

ALLIGATOR
BODY
Caston5 stsusing3.25mmneedles and Yarn B.
Startatthetipofthe tail.
Row 1 (WS)Purl.
Row 2 K1,(kfb,K1)twice. [7 sts]
Row 3 P2,K3,P2.
Row 4 Knit.
Row 5 RepRow3.
Row 6 K1,(kfb)twice, K1, (kfb) twice, K1. [11 sts]
Row 7 P3,K5,P3.
Row 8 Knit.
Rows9 to 10 RepRows 7 to 8.
Row 11 RepRow7.
Row 12 K2,(kfb)twice, K3, (kfb) twice, K2. [15 sts]
Row 13 P4,K7,P4.
Row 14 Knit.
Rows 15 to 16 RepRows 13 to 14.
Row 17 RepRow13.
Row 18 K3,(kfb)twice, K5, (kfb) twice, K3. [19 sts]
Row 19 P5,K9,P5.
Row 20 Knit.
Rows 21 to 22 RepRows 19 to 20.
Row 23 RepRow19.
Row 24 K4,(kfb)twice, K7, (kfb) twice, K4. [23 sts]
Row 25 P6,K11,P6.
Row 26 Knit.
Rows 27 to 28 RepRows 25 to 26.
Row 29 RepRow25.
Row 30 K4,kfb,K1,kfb, K9, kfb, K1, kfb, K4. [27 sts]
Row 31 P7,K13,P7.
Row 32 Knit.
Rows 33 to 42 RepRows 31 to 32 five more times.
Row 43 RepRow31.
Row 44 K2,(k2tog,K1)8 times,K1.[19 sts]
Row 45 (necklinerow)P5,K9,P5.
Row 46 K2,(kfb,K1)8 times, K1. [27 sts]
Row 47 P7,K13,P7.
Row 48 Knit.
Rows 49 to 50 RepRows 47 to 48.
Row 51 RepRow47.
Row 52 K2,(k2tog,K1)3 times, K6, (k2tog, K1) 3 times, K1. [21 sts]
Row 53 P5,K11,P5.
Row 54 Knit.
Rows 55 to 56 RepRows 53 to 54.
Row 57 P6,K9,P6.
Row 58 K4,ssk,k2tog, K5, ssk, k2tog, K4. [17 sts]
Row 59 P5,K7,P5.
Row 60 Knit.
Row 61 RepRow59.
Row 62 K3, ssk, k2tog, K3, ssk, k2tog, K3. [13 sts]

Row 63 P4,K5,P4.

Row 64 Knit.

Row 65 RepRow63.

Row 66 K2,ssk,k2tog, K1, ssk, k2tog, K2. [9 sts]

Row 67 P3,K3,P3.

Row 68 K1,(k2tog)4 times.[5sts]

Cutyarnandthreadthrough rem sts to fasten off.

LEGS(MAKE4)

Caston6 stsusing3.25mmneedles and Yarn B.

StartatthetopoftheLeg.

Rows1 to 7 Startingandendingona WS purl row, work in st st.

Row 8 K1,kfb,K2, kfb, K1. [8 sts]

Row 9 Purl.

Row 10 (K2,kfb) twice, K2. [10 sts]

Row 11 Purl.

Castoff.

LION

LOOPSTITCHPATTERN

1 Knitintothestitch,butdonotallowtheoriginalstitchtofalloff

theleft-handneedle.Bring the yarn forward between the tips of the

needlestothefront.

2 Stretchoutyourleftthumbsothatit is in front of the knitting and

wraptheyarnaroundandunderit.

3 Taketheyarnbackbetweenthetipsoftheneedlestotheback

(keepingit wrappedaroundyourthumbtomakea loop).

4 Knitintothesamestitchagainontheleftneedle,anddropthe

originalstitchofftheleftneedle.Takeyourthumboutoftheloop.

5 Putthetipoftheleft-handneedlethroughthefrontofthetwo

stitches just made on the right needle and knit together.

Useexcitingloopstitch

tocreateyourlion’s

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