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PLANET MOBILE
Drawthroughsts,pulltightlyandfastenoff.
Sewedgestogethertomakeinto a bobble.STEERINGWHEEL
Benda pieceoflightweightgardenwireintoa circleof2cm
diameterandwrapYarnOaroundit.Makea knotattheend.MAKINGUPTHEFLYINGSAUCER
Usingthefastened-offyarnendofthedisc,seamthedisctothe
edge.Insertthecardboardcircle.Stuffthetopside,leavingspace
fortheChildtositinthecentre.Withthecast-onyarnend,worka
gatheringthreadalongthecast-onedgeanddrawuptightly.Seam
therestofthebaseandclosethedisc.SeamandstufftheLegsand
attachthemto the Body. Attach the Bobbles evenly around the top
ofthedisc.SPACE CHILD
BODY
Caston8 stsusing2.75mm needles and Yarn M.
Row 1 (WS)Purl.
Row 2 (Kfb)toend.[16sts]
Rows3 to 9 Stst,startingwitha purl(WS)row.
Row 10 (shapeneck)K1,(k2tog, K1) to end. [11 sts]
BreakYarnM.Join Yarn N.
Row 11 Purl.
Row 12 K3,(kfb)fivetimes,K3(16sts]
Rows 13 to 15 Stst,startingwitha purl(WS)row.
Row 16 (eyeline)K4,(k2tog,K1)threetimes,K3.[13sts]
Rows 17 and 18 Stst,startingwitha purl(WS) row.
Row 19 (P2,p2tog)tolastst,P1.[10sts]
Break yarn, draw through sts, pull tightly and fasten off.ARMS(MAKE2)
Caston3 stsusing2.75mmneedles and Yarn M.
Workani-cordfor4 rows.
Breakyarn,draw through sts, pull tightly and fasten off.HELMET
Caston 16 stsusing2.75mmneedlesandYarnB.
Rows1 to 7 Stst,startingwitha purl (WS) row.
Row 8 (K2tog)toend.[8sts]
Breakyarn,drawthroughsts,pulltightly and fasten off.EARPIECES(MAKE2)
Caston 10 stsusing2.75mmneedlesandYarn B, break yarn, draw
throughsts,pulltightlyandfastenoff.
Sewsideedgestogethertomakeintoa circle.MAKINGUPSPACECHILD
Usingthefastened-offyarnend,sewupthebackseamofthehead
usingmattressstitchwiththeRSfacingyou.Stopjustbeforethe
colourchangesandleavetheyarnendloose.Nowstuffthehead,
usinga bluntknittingneedletohelpreachtheextremities.Using
theBodyyarnend,startsewingdownthebackBodyseam
usingmattressstitchandthenfastenoff.Witha lengthofYarnN
makea runningstitchallthewayroundthebaseoftheheadto
createa neck.Pulltheyarntight.Makea fewrunningstitches
acrossthefrontofthefacetocreateindentsfortheeyes.Tomake
thenose,bringa lengthofYarnNthroughfromthebackofthehead
andmakea Frenchknot.RepeatthiswithYarnOtomake the eyes.
SeamandattachHelmettohead.AttachEarPieces.POSITIONINGTHESPACECHILD
Threada lengthofYarnK,inserta needlefromtheundersideofthe
cardboarddiscthroughtheholeinthecardboard,taketheneedle
outfromwhereyouwanttheChildtositandrepeat.Pullthethread
tomakea dentinthedisc.PlaceChildinthediscandstitchthe
bottomoftheChildtothedisc.Taketheneedleoutfromthe
undersideagainandpullthethreadtocontrolthesittingheightof
theChild.BringtheneedlebackandforthtosecuretheChildonthe
disc.PlacetheSteeringWheelinfront of the Child and stitch it to
theFlyingSaucerusingYarnO.CONSTRUCTINGTHEMOBILE
1 Putthewoodenmobileframetogetherandadda screwhookon
thetopofthecentralball,anda cuphookonthebottomofthe
centralball.Attacha lengthofthreadsecurelytoeachplanet.
2 Makethethreadthelengthyoupreferandtieit totheendofan
arm.Youmayneedtoexperimentwithhowtheplanetshangbefore
yousecurethethreadstoensurethemobileisn’tlop-sided.
3 Whenyouarehappywiththe weight distribution of the planets,
tieeachthreadsecurely.
4 Tiea threadtotheSpaceChildandhangit fromthecuphookon
thebottomofthecentralball,then tie a thread to the screw hook at
the top to hang your mobile.MINIKNITTED
COSMOS
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