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WILD ANIMAL TOYS
MANE
NoteTheManeisknittedinLoopstitch.
Caston 10 stsusing3.25mm needles and Yarn D.
Startatthecentreback.
Row 1 (RS)K1,(Loop)8 times,K1.
Row 2 (WS)(Kfb)9 times,K1.[19sts]
Row 3 K1,(Loop) 17 times,K1.
Row 4 (K1,kfb)9 times,K1.[28sts]
Row 5 K1,(Loop) 26 times,K1.
Row 6 (K2,kfb)9 times,K1.[37sts]
Row 7 K1,(Loop) 35 times, K1.
Row 8 Knit.
Rows9 to 10 RepRows 7 to 8.
Row 11 RepRow 7.
Castoff.HEAD
Caston 10 stsusing3.25mmneedles and Yarn C.
StartatthebackoftheHead.
Rows1 to 19 Follow Elephant Head patt Rows 1 to 19 in Yarn C.
[25sts]
Castoff.SNOUT
Caston 25 stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarnC.
Rows1 to 5 Startingandendingona WSpurl row, work in st st.
Row 6 K1,(k2tog, K1) 8 times. [17 sts]
Row 7 Purl.
Row 8 K1,(k2tog)8 times.[9sts]
Cutyarnand thread through rem sts to fasten off.BODY
Caston9 stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarnC.
Rows1 to 31 Follow Elephant Body patt Rows 1 to 31 in Yarn C. [13 sts]
Castoff.ARMS(MAKE2)
Caston 12 stsusing3.25mmneedles and Yarn C.
StartatthetopoftheArm.
Rows1 to 21 Startingandendingon a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 22 (K2tog)6 times.[6sts]
Cutyarnandthreadthrough rem sts to fasten off.LEGS(MAKE2)
Caston 14 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn C.StartatthetopoftheLeg.
Rows1 to 9 Startingandendingona WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 10 K3,(kfb)8 times,K3.[22sts]
Rows 11 to 15 Startingandendingona WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 16 K1,(k2tog, K1) 7 times. [15 sts]
Row 17 Purl.
Row 18 K1,(k2tog)7 times.[8sts]
Cutyarnand thread through rem sts to fasten off.TAIL
Caston4 stsusing3.25mmDPNsandYarnC.
UsingtwoDPNs,worki-cordfor9 rowsinYarnC and4 rows in Yarn D.
Cutyarnandthread through rem sts to fasten off.CHIMP
HEAD
Caston9 stsusing3.25mmneedles and Yarn E.
Startatthebackofthe Head.
Row 1 (WS)Purl.
Row 2 (RS)(Kfb) 8 times, K1. [17 sts]
Row 3 Purl.
Row 4 (K1,kfb) 8 times, K1. [25 sts]
Row 5 Purl.
Row 6 (K2,kfb)8 times,K1.[33sts]
Rows7 to 12 Startingona WSpurlrow,workinstst.
UseintarsiacolourworkonRows 13 to 16 as folls:
Row 13 P11E,P11D,P11E.
Row 14 K8E, sskE, K4D, sskD, K1D, k2togD, K4D, k2togE, K8E.
[29sts]
Row 15 P9E,P11D,P9E.
Row 16 K7E,sskE,sskD,K1D, sskD, K1D, k2togD, K1D, k2togD,
k2togE,K7E.[23sts]
CutYarnE andcont in Yarn D only.
Row 17 Purl.
Castoff.SNOUT
Caston 23 stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarnD.
Rows1 to 5 Startingandendingona WSpurl row, work in st st.
Row 6 K2,(k2tog, K1) 7 times. [16 sts]
Row 7 Purl.
Row 8 (K2tog)8 times.[8sts]
Cutyarnandthreadthrough rem sts to fasten off.EARS(MAKE2)
Caston 4 sts using 3.25mm needles and Yarn E.STEP-BY-STEPSSK SLIP, SLIP, KNIT
1 Workingwiththeyarnattheback
ofyourknitting,insertthepointof
theright-handneedleintothenext
stitchasif toknit,butinsteadslip
thefirststitch onto the right-hand
needle.2 Nowslipthenextstitchfromthe
left-handneedleontotheright-
handneedle in the same way as for
Step 1.3 Pushthepointoftheleft-hand
needlethroughthefront of both the
slipped stitches.4 Bringtheyarnaroundjustasyou
wouldfora knitstitchandknit
thesetwostitchestogether.You
willnowhavea singlestitchonthe
right-handneedle,andyourtwo
slippedoneswillcreatea
left-leaning decrease.