Australian Homespun — June 2017

CRUMPET

Preparation and cutting

50

Repeat Step 1 to prepare the

piglet shapes.

51

From the caramel wool felt, cut:

• One piglet body shape and
  one in reverse


• Two piglet snout shapes


• One piglet ear shape and one in
  reverse.

52

From the cream wool felt, cut:

• One piglet head shape and
  one in reverse


• One piglet ear shape and one
  in reverse


• Two piglet arm shapes and two
  in reverse


• Two piglet leg shapes and two
  in reverse


• One rectangle,^11 ⁄ 2 x 2^1 ⁄ 2 in (piglet tail).

Piglet assembly

Head

53

Match the two head shapes,

right sides together, and

machine stitch around them from

A to B; from C to D; and from E to F.

54

Fold the head to match the

dart edges, right sides together,

machine stitch the edges together.

Turn the head right side out, gently

easing out the curves and the snout

opening. Stuff it fi rmly with fi bre fi ll.

55

Match the two snout shapes and

stitch around the edge, leaving

an opening. Turn it right side out and

insert a small amount of fi lling, then hand

stitch the opening closed. For the nostrils,

stitch two French knots through all

layers using dark brown Perlé thread.

56

Position the snout over the

corresponding opening on

the head and hand stitch it in

place, tucking in the raw edge

on the head opening as you go.

57

Repeat Step 12 to attach

Crumpet’s eyes.

58

Match one cream and one

caramel ear, right sides

together. Machine stitch around

the curved edge, leaving the

straight bottom edge open. Turn

it right side out. Turn in the open

edges and sew the ear closed at

the bottom. Make another ear the

same way.

Hat

59

Using 2.75mm needles and

mid grey yarn, cast on 50

stitches. Work in knit one-purl one

rib for 10 rows.

60

Knit through the back of the

stitches in the next row, then

knit one row and cut the yarn,

leaving about a 6in tail.

Crumpet, the piglet Back view of Crumpet

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PROJECT