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Knit Animal Friends
By Annie's Annie's
Copyright © 2015 Annie's
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-57367-942-8
CHAPTER 1
Basic Instructions
Use with each Animal Friend
FINISHED SIZES:
Each Animal Friend is 8 ½" wide × 12" high.
BODY & HEAD
Beginning at bottom, cast on 24.
Row 1: K across.
Row 2: P across.
Row 3: (K 3, inc) across. (30 sts)
Row 4 and even rows: P across.
Row 5: (K 4, inc) across. (36)
Row 7: (K 5, inc) across. (42)
Row 9: (K 6, inc) across. (48)
Row 11: (K 7, inc) across. (54)
Row 13: (K 8, inc) across. (60)
Row 15: (K 9, inc) across. (66)
Rows 17–32: Work in st st. At end of last row, cutyarn.
Rows 33–50: For Sweater, work according to individual pattern instructions.
Row 51: With Body yarn, for shoulder shaping, (K 9, K 2 tog – dec,see Stitch Guide) across. (60)
Row 53: (K 8, dec) across. (54)
Rows 55–66: Work in st st.
Row 67: (K 7, dec) across. (48)
Row 69: (K 6, dec) across. (42)
Row 71: (K 5, dec) across. (36)
Row 73: (k 1, dec) across. (24)
Row 75: Dec across. (12)
Leaving 18" end, cut yarn; thread tapestry needle with 18" end and slip sts from knitting needle to tapestry needle; pull to gather and secure.
BODY SHAPING
With tapestry needle and matching yarn, sew ends of rows together at center back. Firmly stuff; with matching yarn, hold cast-on sts at bottom edge together and sew opening closed.
For legs, hold Body flat with seam at center back; with matching yarn, sew from center bottom edge through all thicknesses for 2½".
For arms, in same manner as legs, pinch 1" at side; with matching yarn, begin 2 sts below first sweater row and sew through all thicknesses toward shoulder for 3". Repeat on opposite side.
For neck, thread tapestry needle with 24" of Body yarn; at center back seam on row 51, run needle over and under every other st around; pull to indent slightly and tie.
COLLAR
Cast on 60.
Rows 1–4: For ribbing, (K 2, P 2) across.
Bind off in ribbing; leaving 10" end, cut yarn.
Thread tapestry needle with 10" end; sew ends of rows together. Matching seams, place Collar around Body; sew cast-on of Collar to last row of Sweater and secure.
FINISHING
1: For nose, with tapestry needle and black, using satin stitch (see illustration), embroider a ½" -wide circle on center of head or muzzle (see photo).
2: For eyes, with tapestry needle and black, using satin stitch, embroider two ½"-wide circles spaced 2" apart centered just above nose (see photo).
3: For mouth, with tapestry needle and designated yarn, embroider straight stitches (see illustration), according to individual instructions.
CHAPTER 2
Stitch Guide
STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS
beg beginning
ch, chs chain, chains
dec decrease
inc increase
K knit
lp, lps loop, loops
P purl
psso pass slipped st over
rnd, rnds round, rounds
skp slip 1, knit 1, pass slipped st over knit st and off needle
sp, sps space, spaces
st st stockinette stitch
st, sts stitch, stitches
tog together
yo yarn over
KNITTING NEEDLES
Metric Sizes
US Sizes
1.75 mm 0
2.00 mm 1
2.50 mm 2
3.00 mm 3
3.50 mm 4
4.00 mm 5
4.50 mm 6
5.00 mm 8
5.50 mm 9
6.00 mm 10
7.00 mm 10½
8.00 mm 11
9.00 mm 13
10.00 mm 15
CAST ON
KNIT DECREASE — Dec or K 2 tog: Insert needle from front to back through2 sts at one time, complete as knit st.
PURL DECREASE — Dec or P 2 tog: Insert needle through 2 sts at onetime, complete as purl st.
KNIT INCREASE — K inc: Knit in front and back of lps of next st.
INVISIBLE INCREASE — Invisible inc: With left needle, pick up lp between stson last row, twisting the lp; knit or purlin back bar of picked-up lp.
KNIT — K
PURL — P
BIND OFF: K or P 2 sts; *insert left needle in frist st on right needle (Step 1), slip first over second st and drop off needle (Step 2), knit or purl next st; repeat from * until desired sts have benn bound off.
CHAPTER 3
Elephant
MATERIALS:
[] Worsted weight wool/acrylic yarn:
175 yds pearl grey
50 yds med. teal
50 yds lt. tapestry gold
1 yd black
[] Tapestry needle
[] Polyester fiberfill
[] No. 8 knitting needles or needles needed to obtain gauge
GAUGE:
We are not responsible for lack of materials due to project not being worked to gauge. Gauge for this pattern: 4 st sts = 1"; 5 st st rows = 1".
NOTES:
Use invisible increase (inc) unless otherwise stated (see Stitch Guide).
For stockinette stitch (st st), work K rows and P rows alternately.
BODY & HEAD
With Body yarn, work Body & Head rows 1–32 in Basic Instructions on page 3. Work Sweater as follows:
Rows 33–34: With med. teal, work in st st. At end of last row, cut med. teal.
Rows 35–36: With lt. tapestry gold, work st st. At end of last row, cut lt. tapestry gold.
Rows 37-50: Repeat rows 33–36 consecutively, ending with row 34.
With Body yarn, beginning with row 51, work remainder of Body & Head in Basic Instructions.
COLLAR
With med. teal, work Collar in Basic Instructions.
EAR (make two)
With Body yarn cast on 12.
Row 1: K across.
Row 2: P across.
Row 3: (K 1, inc) across. (24)
Rows 4–12: Work in st st.
Row 13: (K 2, dec) across. (18)
Row 14: P across.
Row 15: (K 1, dec) across. (12)
Row 16: P across.
Leaving 18" end, cut yarn; thread tapestry needle with 18" end and slip sts from knitting needle to tapestry needle; pull to gather and secure. Sew ends of rows together. Flatten Ear and sew to side of Head (see photo).
TRUNK
With Body yarn, cast on 16.
Row 1: K across.
Row 2: P across.
Row 3: Dec, K across to last 2 sts, dec. (14)
Rows 4–10: Repeat rows 2 and 3 alternately, ending with 8 sts.
Rows 11–24: Work in st st. At end of last row, leaving 18" end, cut yarn.
Thread tapestry needle with 18" end and slip sts from knitting needle to tapestry needle; pull to gather and secure. Sew ends of rows together. Firmly stuff Trunk; with seam at bottom, sew to center front of Head.
FINISHING
Embroider Eyes according to step 2 of Finishing in Basic Instructions.
CHAPTER 4
Pig
MATERIALS:
[] Worsted weight wool/acrylic yarn:
175 yds pastel peach
50 yds colonial blue
25 yds white
[] 1 yd each scarlet and black
[] Tapestry needle
[] Polyester fiberfill
[] No. 8 knitting needles or needles needed to obtain gauge
GAUGE:
We are not responsible for lack of materials due to project not being worked to gauge. Gauge for this pattern: 4 st sts = 1"; 5 st st rows = 1".
NOTES:
Use invisible increase (inc) unless otherwise stated (see Stitch Guide).
For stockinette stitch (st st), work K rows and P rows alternately.
BODY & HEAD
With Body yarn, work Body & Head rows 1–32 in Basic Instructions on page 3. Work Sweater as follows:
Rows 33–36: With colonial blue, work in st st. At end of last row, cut colonial blue.
Rows 37–38: With white, K across. At end of last row, cut white.
Rows 39–50: Repeat rows 33–38 consecutively.
With Body yarn, beginning with row 51, work remainder of Body & Head in Basic Instructions.
COLLAR
With colonial blue, work Collar in Basic Instructions.
EAR (make two)
With Body yarn, cast on 12.
Row 1: K across.
Row 2: P across.
Row 3: (K 2, inc) across. (18)
Rows 4–8: Work in st st.
Row 9: (K 1, dec) across. (12)
Row 10–12: Work in st st.
Row 13: Dec across. (6)
Rows 14–16: Work in st st. At end of last row, leaving 10" end, cut yarn.
Thread tapestry needle with 10" end and slip sts from knitting needle to tapestry needle; pull to gather and secure. Sew ends of rows together. Flatten Ear with seam at center front and fold down top even with bottom; tack together and secure end. Sew Ear to top front of Head (see photo).
SNOUT
With Body yarn, cast on 18.
Row 1: K across.
Row 2: P across.
Row 3: K across.
Row 4: P across.
Rows 5–7: K each row.
Row 8: P across.
Row 9: (K 1, dec) across. (12)
Row 10: P across.
Row 11: Dec across. (6)
Leaving 18" end, cut yarn; thread tapestry needle with 18" end and slip sts from knitting needle to tapestry needle; pull to gather and secure. Sew ends of rows together. Firmly stuff Snout; with seam at bottom, sew to center front of Head.
FINISHING
1: Embroider Eyes according to step 2 of Finishing in Basic Instructions.
2: For mouth,(see step 3 of Finishing in Basic Instructions), with scarlet, embroider a ½"-long stitch on Head just to left of Snout (see photo); come out at center of stitch. Pull yarn across head and under Snout; insert needle opposite beginning of this long stitch; make another ½"-long stitch same as first stitch, running yarn under base of last stitch made (see photo). Secure end.
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