Q Quality machine-sewing
thread to match the felt
and linen colours
Q Tracing or freezer paper
for the patterns
Q Sewing machine
Q General sewing suppliesStitches used:
Duplicate (knitting) stitch,
straight stitchFinished sizes:
goat 31cm (12^1 ⁄ 4 in);
carrot 26cm (10^1 ⁄ 4 in)Note: Read all the instructions
before starting the project.
A very small seam allowance
of 2-3mm (^1 ⁄ 8 in) is used for
all the goat body pieces and
is included in the patterns.
Simone stresses the importanceof using very high quality
wool felt for this design as
inferior or synthetic felt won’t
withstand the small seam
allowances, turning and firm
stuff ing required. Although felt
doesn’t have a true right and
wrong side, their appearance
sometimes diff ers, so we have
suggested cutting reversed
shapes. To cut a reverse shape,just flip the pattern over. Use a
smaller than usual stitch length
on the sewing machine for
extra strength and smoother
seams. Simone used Clear (941)
for the vest but it has been
discontinued – Misty (903) is
a darker grey. No tension is
specified for the knitted vest.
There is no direct US equivalent
for 3.00mm knitting needles.Preparation and cutting
1
Trace the head, body, ear, tail,
arm, leg, horn, scarf, carrot and leaf
shapes, including the labels, markings
and openings, from the Pattern Sheet
onto tracing or freezer paper and cut
them out accurately. If you’re using
the digital patterns from the website,
there’s no need to trace them – just
cut them out.2
From the ecru wool felt, cut:- One head and one head reversed
- Two bodies
- Two ears
- One tail
- Two arms and two arms reversed
- Two legs and two legs reversed
- Four horns.
3
From the light grey wool felt, cut:- Two ears
- One tail.
4
From the orange wool felt, cut:- One carrot.
Goat assembly
Head and body5
Match the two head shapes and
machine stitch around them from
A to B, leaving the opening where
shown on the pattern.6
Bring the edges of the dart together,
matching A to B; the seam you’ve
sewn in Step 5 should also match.
Machine stitch the dart from C to C.
Turn the head right side out through
the opening and ease out all the curves
and points gently. Stuff the head very
fi rmly with fi bre fi ll but don’t close the
opening yet.7
Match the two body shapes and
machine stitch around them,
leaving the openings at the side and
leg positions at the base as marked.
Turn the body right side out through the
side opening, ease out the curves and
points and stuff it fi rmly with fi bre fi ll.8
Make a little hollow in the stuffi ng
at the bottom of the head and push
the top of the body inside the head
opening quite fi rmly. Insert pins to
hold it in place while you stitch the
head to the body, turning in the raw
edge as you go. Add some more
stuffi ng as you stitch so the head is
fi rmly on the body and well supported.
Arms and legs9
Match the arm/arm reversed and
leg/leg reversed shapes in pairs and
machine stitch around them, leaving
the openings marked on the patterns.10
Turn the arms and legs right side
out, push out the seams gently
and stuff them fi rmly, fi lling the legs
to the marked stuffi ng line only.11
Close the openings in the arms
neatly by hand – Simone used
ladder stitch.12
Work a line of gathering stitch
by hand around the top openings
of the legs, pull up the thread fi rmly to
close them and fasten off. Insert a leg
in each opening at the base of the
body up to the gathered top edge.
The longer point of each hoof should
be on the outer on both legs. Stitch
them securely in place.13
Pin the arms to each side of the
body just below the head, with
the longer point of each hoof closer to
the body. Thread a doll needle with
doubled machine-sewing thread and
knot the ends securely. Insert the
needle in one outer arm about^3 ⁄ 8 in from
the shoulder; go through the arm,
through the body and out the side of
the other arm, as shown in Diagram 1.
Stitch back and forth through the arms
and body several times until the arms
are fi rmly attached and fasten off the
thread neatly.Diagram 1 Step 12Homespun 71