2019-07-01_Simply_Knitting

SHEEP PENCIL CASE

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YOUWILLNEED

QHayfieldBonusDK

(100%acrylic,50g/140m),

1 ballofeach:

YarnAWhite(961)and

YarnBNavy(971)

QA pairof3.25mm needles

Q2 x toyeyes

QWhitezip,20cm(8in)long

Foryarnstockistscontact

Sirdar 01924231682

http://www.sirdar.co.uk

TENSION

22 stsand 32 rowstomeasure

10x10cm(4x4in)over st st using

3.25mm needles

SHEEP PENCIL CASE

BODY

Caston 46 stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarnA.

Workinststuntil the work measures 25cm, ending with a WS row.

Castoff.

ENDS(1 INYARNA AND1 IN YARN B)

Caston 11 stsusing3.25mm needles.

Row 1 (WS)Purl.

Row 2 (RS)Kfb,K tolastst,kfb.[13sts]

Row 3 Pfb,P tolastst,pfb.[15sts]

Row 4 Kfb,K to last st, kfb. [17 sts]

Row 5 Purl.

Rep the last 2 rows 3 times more. [23 sts]

Work straight in st st for 8 rows.

Row 18 (RS)Ssk, K to last 2 sts, k2tog. [21 sts]

Row 19 Purl.

Rep these 2 rows three times more. [15 sts]

Row 26 Ssk,K tolast2 sts,k2tog.[13sts]

Row 27 P2tog,P to last 2 sts, p2tog tbl. [11 sts]

Row 28 Knit.

Castoff.

EARS(MAKE1 INYARNA,AND 1 IN YARN B)

Caston 11 stsusing 3.25mm needles.

Row 1 (RS)Knit.

Row 2 Purl.

Rep these 2 rows 3 times more.

Workthefollowingdecreases:

Nextrow(RS)K1, ssk, K5, k2tog, K1. [9 sts]

NextrowPurl.

NextrowK1,ssk,K3, k2tog, K1. [7 sts]

NextrowPurl.

NextrowK1,ssk,K1, k2tog, K1. [5 sts]

NextrowPurl.

Nextrow(RS) ssk, K1, k2tog. [3 sts]

Castoff.

SewoneEarinYarnA tooneEarin Yarn B with WS together. Repeat

fortheotherpairofEar sides.

FINISHING

Sewziptothecast-onandcast-offedgesoftheBody.SewtheYarn

A EndtothePencilCaseendwherethezipfobiswhenthezipis

closed.PlaceEarssothattheiropenendsareinsidetheseam

betweentheYarnBEndandtheBody. Sew in place. Use the image

forguidance. Attach toy eyes.

TAIL

Caston 13 stsusing3.25mmneedlesandYarnA.

Work in st st until work measures 4cm, ending with a WS row.

Nextrow(RS)K1,(k2tog)6 times.[7sts]

NextrowP1,(p2tog)3 times.[4sts]

Castoffleavinga 50cmlongtail.Useyarntailtoseamdownthe

back of the Tail and thread it through the zip fob to secure.

EASY TO KNIT

MEASUREMENTS

20cm(8in)long and 8cm (3in)

indiameter

ABBREVIATIONS

Fora fulllistseepage 95 in

Simply Knitting magazine

Tocre ateth et ail,c a s to n1 3s t sa n d

workinststuntilworkmeasures4cm,

then decrease until just 4 sts are left

Aboutthisyarn

Perfectforsomanydierent

projects,HayfieldBonus DK is

asversatileasthey

come.Hardwearing

andavailableinover

60 shades,it never

failstodeliverfor

every knitter.