Australian Homespun — June 2017

the top of the body inside the head
fi rmly, making sure the centre front
seam of the body is aligned with the
middle of the face. Pin them together,

then stitch them together securely

with upholstery thread.

Arms and legs

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Repeat Steps 16-17. The

legs should have the trotters

curving up as you sew them in place.

Use matching machine-sewing

thread to invisibly sew the legs to the

body at the inside to keep them in

a sitting (or standing) position.

Tail

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Fold the tail strip in half along

the length and machine stitch

along it. Coil it around once and

make a few tiny hand stitches to

hold the coil in position. Sew one

end of the tail to the pig’s bottom.

Scarf

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Using 2.75mm knitting

needles and mustard yarn,

cast on 60 stitches.

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Work eight rows in knit one-

purl one rib. Cast off in rib.

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Weave in the ends of the yarn

and tie the scarf around the

pig’s neck to fi nish.

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