Simply Knitting - UK (2019-09)

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THREE LITTLE KITTENS

YOUWILLNEED

QHayfieldBonusDK

(100%acrylic,100g/280m)

GingerKitten1 ballofeach:

YarnAFox(779),YarnBPecan

(677),YarnCWhite(961),Yarn

DBlack(965),YarnEPrettyPink

(657),YarnJBluebell(969)

GreyKitten1 ballofeach:Yarn

CWhite(961),YarnFDarkGrey

Mix(790),YarnDBlack(965),

YarnEPrettyPink(657)

SiameseKitten1 ballofeach:

YarnBPecan(677),YarnH

Chocolate(947),YarnEPretty

Pink(657),YarnK Lemongrass

(699)

KITTENS

NoteThesekittensareknittedfromthebottompawupthroughthe

HindLegstowardstheHead.TheForeLegsarepickedupfromeach

sideoftheBodyandknittedaftertheBodyandHeadhavebeen

completed.TheFrontandBackarethensewntogetheraroundthe

outside.TheDungareesareworkedintwomainpiecesfromthetop

down.Thestrapsareknittedseparately.Toaidwithfinishing, leave

longcast-onandcast-offtails for sewing up seams.

SWISSDARNING

Threada lengthofyarnontoa tapestryneedle.*Identifybaseof

stitchtobeworkedandbringpointofneedlethroughfromthe

back.Drawyarnthrough,leavinga tailattheback.Taketheneedle

fromrighttoleftbehindthe2 loopsoftheknittedstitchaboveand

drawyarnthrough.Reinsertneedleintothesameplaceasbeforeat

thebaseoftheknittedstanddrawyarnthroughtotheback,taking

caretoreplicatethetensionoftheknitting.Repeatfrom* forall

knittedststhataretobeduplicated.Seeourdiagramon page 42.

BACKANDFRONT(BOTH ALIKE)

PAWANDHINDLEG 1

Caston8 stsusing3mmneedlesandYarn C (Ginger and Grey

Kittens)orYarnH(SiameseKitten).

Row 1 (RS)(K1tbl) 8 times.

Row 2 Purl.

Row 3 Kfb,K tolastst,kfb.[2stsinc’d]

Rows4 to 9 RepRows2 and3 another3 times.[16sts]

Rows 10 to 12 Startingona WSpurlrow,workinstst.

Row 13 K2tog,K to last 2 sts, k2tog. [2 sts dec’d]

Row 14 Purl.

Rows 15 to 20 Rep Rows 13 and 14 another 3 times. [8 sts]

BreakyarnandchangetoYarnA (Ginger Kitten), Yarn F (Grey

Kitten)orYarnB(SiameseKitten).

GINGERKITTENONLY

Startingona RSknitrow,work4 rowsinstst.

ChangetoYarnBandwork4 rowsinst st.

These8 rowsformstripepattern.

Cont in patt for a further 20 rows. **

GREYANDSIAMESEKITTENSONLY

Startingona RSknit row, work 28 rows in st st.**

ALLKITTENS

Breakyarn,slipremstsona stitch holder and set aside.

PAWANDHINDLEG 2

WorkasgivenforPaw and Hind Leg 1 to **.

BODY& HEAD

NextrowWithRSfacingandcontinuinginStripePattern(Ginger

Kitten)orYarnF (GreyKitten)orYarnB(SiameseKitten)knit

across8 stsofsecondleg,thenknitacross8 heldsts from first leg,

securingtheloose thread in the middle. [16 sts]

NextrowPurl.

NextrowKfb,knit to the last stitch, kfb. [2 sts inc’d]

NextrowPurl.

Repthelasttworowsanother4 times.[26sts]

Startingona RSknitrow,work 14 rowsinstst.

NextrowK2tog,K to last 2 sts, k2tog. [2 sts dec’d]

NextrowPurl.

Repthelast2 rowsanother6 times.[12sts]

Mark each edge of last row to denote beginning of neck.

NoteFortheHeadFrontif knittingGreyKittenchangetoYarnC,for

GingerKittencontinue in Stripe Pattern and for Siamese Kitten

change to Yarn H.

Note For the Head Back if knitting Grey Kitten cont in Yarn F. For

QA pairof3mmknitting needles

QStitchholder

QLockingstitch markers

QToyfilling

QButtons(2perkitten),

1cmdiameter

Foryarnstockistscontact

Sirdar 01924231682

http://www.sirdar.co.uk

TENSION

22 stsand 28 rowstomeasure

10x10cm(4x4in)over st st using

3mmneedles

MEASUREMENTS

36cm(14in)

ABBREVIATIONS

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