Materials:
- 1 skein Pacific Chunky Color Wave (60% Acrylic/40% Superwash Merino Wool) - 120 yds/100 g - shown in color 415 (Puget Sound)
- US 9 DPNs
- Stuffing/fiberfill
- Safety Eyes
- Yarn Needle
Abbreviations:
- K - Knit
- Kfb - Knit into the front and back of 1 stitch (increase 1)
- K2tog - Knit 2 together (Decrease 1)
- 3 Needle Bind off - move stitches to 2 needles with half of work on each needle. With 2 needles parallel, insert a 3rd needle knitwise into the first stitch of each needle. Wrap the yarn around the needle as if to knit. Knit these 2 stitches together and slip them off the needle. Knit the next 2 stitches together (same manner). Slip the first stitch on the 3rd needle over the 2nd stitch and off the needle. Continue until all stitches are bound off.
Body:
CO 8 sts - join in
round
1 - K
2 - Kfb of each
stitch (16 sts)
3 - K
4 - K1, Kfb of each
stitch (24 sts)
5 - K
6 - K2, Kfb of each
stitch (32 sts)
7 - K
8 - K3, Kfb of each
stitch (40 sts)
K in round for 20
rounds
Start head shaping:
K18, K2tog - 2 times
(38 sts)
K17, K2tog - 2 times
(36 sts)
K16, K2tog - 2 times
(34 sts)
K15, K2tog - 2 times
(32 sts)
K14, K2tog - 2 times
(30 sts)
K 1 round
Distribute stitches
to 2 dpns
Stuff body
Attach 2 safety eyes
Use 3 needle bind
off when happy with eyes & stuffing
Ears - make 2 -
work back and forth
in garter stitch on 2 needles
CO 3
1 - K
2 - K1, Kfb, K1 (4
sts)
3 - K
4 - K1, Kfb, K2 (5
sts)
5 - K
6 - K2, Kfb, K2 (6
sts)
7 - K
8 - K2, Kfb, K3 (7
sts)
9 - K
10 - K3, Kfb, K3 (8
sts)
11-18 - K
Bind off - leave a
long enough tail to sew the ear to the head.
Fold ear in half at
bound off edge (with open part facing forward), sew to head
Legs/arms (make 4)
CO 10 sts - join in round, careful not to twist
K for 8 rounds
K3, K2tog - 2 times
(8 sts)
K2, K2tog - 2 times
(6 sts)
K1, K2tog - 2 times
(4 sts)
Cut yarn and weave
through remaining stitches - stuff lightly
Sew to sides or
bottom of body