20 to Make: Knitted Aliens by Fiona McDonald

Author:Fiona McDonald
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Search Press Ltd
Published: 2012-07-24T04:00:00+00:00

The moons of Selvinia are dotted with exciting caves amongst which the fun-loving Jornae can hide and explore to their heart’s content.

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Materials:

3 balls 8-ply – 1 terracotta, 1 light brown and 1 cream

Small amount of pink yarn for mouth, fluffy yarn for ruff and purple yarn for antennae

2 beads for eyes

Polyester fibrefill

Tapestry needle

Sewing needle and black thread

Needles:

1 pair 3mm (UK 11; US 2) knitting needles

Instructions:

Body (make 1)

Cast on 10 sts in terracotta.

Row 1: inc each st [20 sts].

Rows 2–20: st st.

Row 21: k2tog along row [10 sts].

Rows 22–24: st st.

Row 25: inc each st [20 sts].

Row 26: purl.

Row 27: inc 1 each end [22 sts].

Row 28: purl.

Row 29: inc 1 each end [24 sts].

Rows 30–38: st st.

Row 39: k2tog along row [12 sts].

Row 40: purl.

Row 41: k2tog along row [6 sts].

Row 42: purl and cast off.

Tummy panel (make 1)

Cast on 5 sts in light brown.

Row 1: inc each st [10 sts].

Rows 2–5: g st.

Row 6: purl.

Rows 7–11: g st.

Row 12: purl.

Row 13: knit.

Row 14: purl.

Rows 15–17: g st.

Row 18: k2tog along row [5 sts].

Row 19: knit and cast off.

Face (make 1)

Cast on 8 sts in cream.

Row 1: k inc 1 each end [10 sts].

Row 2: p inc 1 each end [12 sts].

Row 3: k inc 1 each end [14 sts].

Row 4: p inc 1 each end [16 sts].

Row 5: k inc 1, k6, k inc in next 2, k6, k inc 1 [20 sts].

Rows 6–8: st st.

Row 9: k8, k2tog twice, k8 [18 sts].

Rows 10–14: st st.

Row 15: k2tog each end [16 sts].

Row 16: p2tog each end [14 sts].

Rows 17: k2tog each end [12 sts].

Row 18: p2tog each end [10 sts].

Row 19: k2tog each end [8 sts].

Row 20: purl and cast off.

Arms and legs (make 2 of each)

Cast on 2 in terracotta.

Row 1: inc each st [4 sts].

Rows 2–11: st st.

Row 12: p2tog and cast off.

Ears (make 2)

Cast on 6 in terracotta.

Row 1: knit.

Row 2: purl.

Row 3: k2tog each end [4 sts].

Row 4: purl.

Row 5: k2tog [3 sts].

Row 6: purl and cast off.

Making up

Pin the tummy panel to the body, right sides together, and sew along each side panel seam and across the bottom. Turn the right side out and stuff. Pin the face into the hole in the head and stitch it on, stuffing as you go. Needlesculpt the nose, sew on two beads for eyes, then attach the knitted ears and embroider a mouth with pink yarn. Weave a fancy yarn in and out of the stitches around the face for a fur ruff. Finally, make two purple and one terracotta antennae (see Materials and techniques), and attach them as antennae and a tail respectively.

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