Lets_Knit_Issue_143_April_2019e

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LK Deputy Editor, Adrienne Chandler

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• to end. 24 sts
  £ Row 4: * k1, kb, rep from


• to end. 36 sts
  £ Row 6: * k2, kb, rep from


• to end. 48 sts
  £ Rows 7-17: beg with a p row,
  work in st st
  £ Row 18: k12, (k2tog) 12 times,
  k12. 36 sts
  £ Row 20: k12, (k2tog) six
  times, k12. 24 sts
  £ Row 22: k2, k2tog, rep
  from to end. 18 sts
  £ Row 23: p to end
  Change to yarn B
  £ Rows 24-41: beg with a
  k row, work in st st

£ Row 42: k2tog, k to last two

sts, k2tog. 16 sts

£ Row 43: p to end

£ Rows 44-51: rep Rows

42-43 four times. Eight sts

£ Cast of

WINGS (make two)

NOTE: worked in garter st

Using 4mm needles and

yarn C, cast on eight sts

£ Row 1: k to end

£ Rows 2-21: kb, k to end.

28 sts

£ Rows 22-37: k to end

£ Row 38: k2tog, k to last two

sts, k2tog. 26 sts

£ Row 39: k to end

£ Rows 40-61: rep Rows

38-39. Four sts

£ Row 62: k1, k2tog, k1.

Three sts

£ Row 63: k3tog. One st

£ Fasten of

ANTENNAE

Using 4mm needles and

yarn B, cast on 60 sts

£ Beg with a k row, work ten

rows in st st

£ Cast of

CAP

NOTE: worked in garter st

Using 4mm needles and

yarn B, cast on two sts

£ Rows 1-10: kb, k to end.

12 sts

£ Row 11: cast on six sts, k

to end. 18 sts

£ Rows 12-16: rep Row 11 ive

times more. 48 sts

£ Rows 17-40: k to end

Shape top as folls:

£ Row 41: k3, * k2tog, k3, rep

from * to end. 39 sts

£ Row 42 and foll alt rows: k

to end

£ Row 43: k2, * k2tog, k2, rep

from * to last st, k1. 30 sts

£ Row 45: * k1, k2tog, rep from

* to end. 20 sts

£ Row 47: * k2tog, rep from

* to end. Ten sts

£ Row 49: * k2tog, rep from

* to end. Five sts

£ Cut yarn leaving a tail,

thread through rem sts, pull

tight and fasten of

BOW

NOTE: worked in garter st

Using 4mm needles and

yarn B, cast on nine sts

£ Rows 1-2: using yarn B,

k to end

Join yarn A

£ Rows 3-4: using yarn A,

k to end

£ Rows 5-24: rep Rows 1-4

ive times

£ Rows 25-26: using yarn B,

k to end

£ Cast of

NECKBAND

Using 4mm needles and yarn B,

cast on 36 sts

£ K four rows

£ Cast of

TO MAKE UP

Sew centre seam of Body and

head, leaving a gap near head,

then aix safety eyes. Stuf head

and body. Thread a tapestry

needle with yarn A and sew

running stitch around neckline.

Pull to gather and deine head.

Close gap. Sew Arm seams

leaving top open. Stuf and shape

hands. Oversew hand to form a

thumb. Sew seam on Legs and

stuf, pushing extra illing into

feet. Attach Arms and Legs to

body. Join centre back seam on

Cap. Place Cap onto top section

of head, pulling point down

towards eyes. Sew in position.

Fold Antennae in half lengthways

and sew into a tube shape. Roll

each end into a tight curl and

secure with stitches. Sew centre

of Antennae piece to top of Cap.

Sew Wings to back of body,

overlapping slightly at top.

Embroider eyebrows and mouth.

Put Neckband around neckline

and join at front. Gather centre of

Bow and sew onto Neckband,

covering join LK

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Next

issue

When working in stripes

you can either cut the yarn

and weave in the ends

each time or you can carry

the unused colour up the

side of the work. On wide

stripe patterns, give the

two colours a twist on every

alternate row to prevent

large loops. When using

darker shades, you may

get a little show-through

but this will be mostly

hidden in the seam.

Super

STRIPES