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THREE LITTLE KITTENS
NextrowPurl.
Repthelast2 rowsanother3 times.[13sts]
ChangetoStripePattern(GingerKitten) or Yarn F (Grey Kitten) or
continYarnH(SiameseKitten).
Startingona RS knit row, work 44 rows in st st.
Castoff.DUNGAREES
FRONT
Caston 36 stsusing3mmneedlesandYarnJ (Ginger Kitten) or
YarnE (GreyKitten)orYarnK (Siamese Kitten).
Nextrow(K1tbl) 36 times.
Startingona WSpurlrow,work 17 rowsinstst.
NextrowK18,turnandworkonthese 18 stsonlyfor first leg.
Startingona WSpurlrow,work12 rows in st st.
Castoffthese 18 stspurlwise.
WithRSfacing,rejoin yarn to rem 18 sts for second leg.
NextrowKnit.
Startingona WS purl row, work 11 rows in st st.
Castoff.WithRSfacingandcast-onedgeuppermost,count 12 stsinfrom
theright-handside,thenpickupandknit 12 stsfor bib, making sure
theysitinthemiddleoftheDungareesFront.
Startingona WS purl row, work 13 rows in st st.
Castoff.DUNGAREESBACK
Caston 36 stsusing3mmneedlesandYarnJ (Ginger Kitten) or
YarnE (GreyKitten)orYarnK (Siamese Kitten).
Nextrow(K1tbl) 36 times.
Startingona WSpurlrow,work7 rowsinstst.
Nextrow(Holeforthetail)K14,castoff8 sts,K to end. [28 sts]
NextrowP14,caston8 sts,P toend.[36sts]
NextrowK13,(K1tbl) 10 times,K toend.
Startingona WSpurlrow,work7 rowsinstst.
NextrowK18,turnandworkonthese 18 stsonlyfor first leg.
Startingona WS purl row, work 11 rows in st st.
Castoff.
WithRSfacing,rejoin yarn to rem 18 sts for second leg.
NextrowKnit.
Startingona WS purl row, work 11 rows in st st.
Castoff.DUNGAREESTRAPS(MAKE2)
Caston 40 stsusing3mmneedlesandYarnJ (Ginger Kitten) or
YarnE (GreyKitten)orYarn K (Siamese Kitten).
Row 1 (K1tbl) 40 times.
Row 2 (K1tbl)twice, cast off 3 sts for buttonhole, *K1 tbl; rep from
* toend.[37sts]
Row 3 (K1tbl) 35 times,caston3 sts, (K1 tbl) twice. [40 sts]
Castoff, knittingallthe sts tbl.MAKINGUP
KITTENBODYANDHEADSewaroundtheKittenFrontandBack
RStogetherusingcolour-matchingyarnandleavinga gapfor
turning.TurnRSout.Usingsmallamountsofstuffingfillthe
Kitten’sLegs,workingrightdowntothepawandusingtheblunt
endofa knittingneedletopushthestuffingtotheends.Fill
sufficientlybutdonotoverfill.TheKittenshouldlookflat.
EARSWithYarnE,Swissdarninnerearsectionontooneofthe
YarnB(GingerKitten)orYarnC(GreyKitten)orYarnB(Siamese
Kitten)Earpieces.Sewthissectiontoa YarnA (GingerKitten)or
YarnF (GreyKitten)orYarnH(SiameseKitten)Earsection,WS
together using a colour matching yarn and oversewing the edges.STEP-BY-STEPSWISSDARNING
Swissdarningorduplicatestitchis
a greatwaytoaddsmalldetailsto
yourknitting,coveringthestitch
withanembroiderystitchthesame
shapeasthestitchbeneathit.Workfrombottomtotop,bringing
theneedleoutatthebaseofthe
stitchat^1. Taketheneedlebehind
thetopofthe‘V’,inat^2 andoutat(^3). Taketheneedledownat (^1) and
bringit upat^4 , atthebaseofthe
stitchabove.Continueinthisway
up the line of knitted stitches.
3 2
1
4
SewcompletedearstoKitten’sheadusing colour-matching yarn
andthephotoasa guidetoposition.
DUNGAREESSewDungareeFrontandBackwithRStogether,at
thesideseams.Sewinnerlegseams.Sewthestrapstothebackof
theDungareesmakingsurethebuttonholeisatthefreeend.Sew
buttonstothetoptwocornersoftheDungarees bib. Weave in all
endsandplacedungareesonKitten.
FACESeparateandpullouta singleply1mlengthofYarnD(Ginger
andGreyKitten)orYarnB(SiameseKitten),backstitchKitten’s
faceusingthephotoasa guide.Createa simple triangular nose
usinga groupofbackstitchesinYarnE.
TOESThreada tapestryneedlewithYarnD(GingerandGrey
Kitten)orYarnCyarn(SiameseKitten).Pushtheneedlethrough
theKitten’spawandouttheotherside(usethephototolocatethe
entrypoints).RemovetheneedleandtietheendsoftheYarnD
togetherina doubleknot,pullingtheedgeoftheKitten’spawin
slightly.Trimtheendsreasonablyclosetotheknotand,usingthe
tapestryneedlepushthe knot into the paw to hide it. Repeat to
create all the toes.
Whenknittingthe
dungareesdon’tforget
tocreatea holeforthe
tail to thread through!