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E is for Elephant
Stuffed animals are a staple and this one is fun and easy to make. I love elephants, but with a different nose and ears you could easily transform this into P is for pig.
NOTE: The instructions continue on page 2.
Materials
• Blossom by Reynolds (50% acrylic, 40% viscose, 10% cotton, 50 g = 82 yds). 2 balls. shown in colour 09.
• Size 4 (3.5 mm) double pointed needles or size to obtain gauge
• Darning needle
• Contrast colour scrap yarn for embroidery
• Polyfill or other machine-washable stuffing
Gauge
18 sts and 28 rows per 4 inches in St st. Exact gauge is not essential but you want to be sure your fabric is tight enough to hide the filling.
Size
About 6 inches tall and 7 inches long.
To make
Body
**CO 8 sts. Divide evenly among needles and join into a round, being careful not to twist.
Increase rounds:
Round 1: K.
Round 2: *K1, Kf&b* -- 12 sts.
Rounds 3-6: Repeat Rounds 1 and 2 twice more -- 27 sts.**
Round 7: K.
Round 8: *K2, Kf&b* -- 36 sts.
Rounds 9-11: K.
Round 12: *K5, Kf&b* -- 42 sts.
Rounds 13-16: Repeat rounds 9-12 -- 49 sts.
Work even until piece measures 4 inches when measured flat.
Decrease rounds:
Round 1: *K5, K2tog* -- 42 sts.
Rounds 2-4: K.
Rounds 5-8: Repeat Rounds 1-4 -- 36 sts.
Round 9: [K2, K2tog] -- 27 sts.
Stuff the body mostly full before the hole gets too small.
Round 10: K.
Round 11: *K1, K2tog* -- 18 sts.
Rounds 12 & 13: Repeat Rounds 10 & 11 -- 12 sts.
Finish stuffing. Break yarn and, using darning needle, thread yarn through remaining sts. Pull tight to close the opening and secure firmly in place.
Legs (make 4)
CO 16 sts. Join into a round, being careful not to twist. K even until piece measures 1.75 inches. BO.
Soles (worked back and forth on 2 needles):
CO 4 sts.
Row 1 and following WS Rows: P.
Row 2: K1, Kf&b, K2 -- 5 sts.
Row 4: K2, Kf&b, K2 -- 6 sts.
Row 6: K2, K2tog, K2 -- 5 sts.
Row 8: K1, K2tog, K2 -- 4 sts.
Leave long tails to use to sew sole to leg.
Sew sole to one end of leg using whipstitch.
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Excerpted from Baby Knits Kit: Instructions and Tools for 20 Snuggly Projects by Sara Lucas, with photographs by Julie Toy. Text copyright 2007 by Sara Lucas. Photographs copyright 2007 by Julie Toy. Excerpted with permission from Chronicle Books. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced except with permission in writing from the publisher.
