FINISHED SIZE 30cm/ 12in tall (approx)

YARN DK/ sport weight, however to create the multi-layering of colour I used groupings of

the following shades, i.e two of three strands at at time (the actual mixes are written within the

pattern and the actual shade written in parenthesis):

Yarns A - light-brown 4-ply (Drops Flora shade 08); B - brown kid-silk (Drops Kid-Silk shade

15); C - gold 4-ply (Drops Nord shade 18); D - beige 4-ply (Drops Flora shade 07); E - off-white

4-ply (Drops Flora shade 02), F - off-white kid-silk (Drops Kid-Silk shade 01); G - pink 4-ply

(Drops Flora shade 20)

NEEDLES Pair 3.75mm/ US 5 knitting needles, plus one extra needle

TENSION 15 rows and 11 stitches over 5cm

EXTRAS Toy filling or scraps fabric or yarn for stuffing, two lengths black or grey black yarn,

large safety pin, stitch holder. stitch markers, 18mm brown toy safety/ or black amigurami safety

eyes - however if the toy is intended for a very young child then please embroider eyes instead

RABBIT BREEDS Begin at the NOSE

Using 3.75 needles and with yarns A, B and C (light-brown 4-ply, brown kid-

Wild Rabbit silk and gold 4 ply) held together, cast on 10 sts
Row 1 inc) Kfb, k4, Turn so purl-side is facing, to work on left muzzle
Row 2 P6
Row 3 inc) Kfb, k4, kfb, Turn, cast on 2sts for nose, Turn, k4 sts across right
muzzle, kfb
Row 4 P6, Turn to work on right muzzle
Row 5 inc) Kfb, k4, kfb
Row 6 P across ALL 18 sts (i.e right muzzle, nose and left muzzle)
by Claire Garland © Row 7 inc) Kfb, k6, kfb 4 times, k6, kfb - 24sts
Row 8 P24
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Row 9 inc) Kfb, k to last sts, kfb - 26sts Row 1 K
Rows 10 & 12 P Row 2 dec) P2 tog, p5, p2 tog - 7sts
Row 11 inc) K10, kfb, k4, kfb, k to end - 28sts Rows 3-6 Work 4 rows st st
Row 13 inc) K14, m1, k to end - 29sts Row 7 inc) Cast on 3 sts, k all 10 sts
Row 14 P. Place marker (PM) at each end of last row for Chin Marker. Row 8 P10
Cut yarn C (gold) and join yarn D (beige) work with 2 browns as foll: Cut all 3 yarns and leave all 10 sts on some spare yarn or a large safety pin.
...separate top nose from cheeks
Row 15 K20, Turn, so purl-side is facing CHEEKS Side 2
Row 16 P11, Turn, so knit-side is facing WS facing, return to the remaining set of 9 sts, rejoin brown/ beige yarns A, B
TOP OF NOSE AND FOREHEAD and D and with 3 yarns, cont. as foll:
Working on the 11 sts as foll: Row 1 dec) P2 tog, p5, p2 tog - 7sts
Row 17 inc) K3, kfb, k3, kfb, k3. Turn - 13sts Rows 2-5 Work 4 rows st st
Row 18 P13, Turn Row 6 inc) K7, Turn, cast on 3 sts - 10sts
Row 19 inc) K4, kfb, k3, kfb, k4. Turn - 15sts Row 7 P10, Turn
Row 20 P15, Turn
Row 21 inc) K5, kfb, k3, kfb, k5 - 17sts BACK OF HEAD
Rows 22-25 Work 4 rows st st on these 17sts Row 1 K across 10 sts from cheek side 2, rejoin 15 forehead sts to a knitting
Row 26 dec) P2 tog, p13, p2 tog - 15sts forehead sts needle and k across, rejoin 10 cheek side 1 sts to a knitting needle and k - 35sts
Cut yarns and leave all 15 sts on some spare yarn or a large safety pin. Row 2 dec) P2 tog, p to last 2 sts, p2 tog - 33sts
Rows 3-6 Work 4 rows st st
CHEEKS Side 1 Row 7 dec) Cast off 9 sts, k6, slip the rest of the sts from the row (all 17 of
RS facing, return to the 9 sts (on your left), rejoin both brown yarns A, B them) onto a large safety pin whilst you work on 7sts for the first ear as foll:
with D (light-brown 4-ply, brown kid-silk and beige) and with 3 yarns, cont.
as foll:
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EARS Row 1 Cast on 7 sts, k7, k2 tog, k6 - 14sts
Ear 1 Row 2 P. Place marker (PM) at each end of last row only for Ear marker
Row 1 Cast on 7 sts, p across all 14 sts - 14sts Cut yarn B (brown kid-silk) and just work with brown and beige as foll:
Cut yarn B (brown kid-silk) and just work with brown and beige as foll: Row 3 inc) Kfb, k to last st, kfb - 16sts
Row 2 inc) Kfb, k to last st, kfb - 16sts. Row 4 P
Row 3 P. Rows 5 inc)-8 Rep last 2 rows twice - 20sts
Place marker (PM) at each end of last row only for Ear marker Row 9 dec) K1, skpo, k to last 3 sts, k2 tog, k1 - 18sts
Rows 4 inc)-7 Rep last 2 rows twice - 20sts Row 10 P
Row 8 dec) K1, skpo, k to last 3 sts, k2 tog, k1 - 18sts Rows 11 dec)-18 Rep last 2 rows four times - 10sts
Row 9 P Rows 19-22 Work 4 rows st st
Rows 10 dec)-17 Rep last 2 rows four times - 10sts Row 23 inc) K4, kfb twice, k to end - 12sts
Rows 18-21 Work 4 rows st st Rows 24, 26 & 28 P
Row 22 inc) K4, kfb twice, k4 - 12sts Row 25 dec) K2 tog, k2, skpo, k2 tog, k2, k2 tog - 8sts
Rows 23, 25 & 27 P Row 27 dec) Skpo, k4, k2 tog - 6sts
Row 24 dec) K2 tog, k2, skpo, k2 tog, k2, k2 tog - 8sts Row 29 dec) Skpo, k2 tog twice - 3sts
Row 26 dec) Skpo, k4, k2 tog - 6sts Row 30 dec) P3 tog.
Row 28 dec) Skpo, k2 tog twice - 3sts Fasten off.
Row 29 dec) P3 tog. Fasten off.
BACK OF NECK
Ear 2 Return to 9 sts on the holder and slip sts onto a knitting needle.
Return to the stitches on the holder, RS facing slip just the first 8 sts onto a Join brown/ beige yarns A, B and D and cast off all sts.
knitting needle. With yarns A, B with D (light-brown 4-ply, brown kid-silk
and beige), cont. on these 8 sts as foll:
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Ear Inner - Side 2
FASTENED OFF EDGE/
RS facing, with yarns F & G (off-white kid-silk and pink 4-ply) starting at
PEAK OF THE EAR
the cast off/ peak of the ear, pick up and knit 12 stitches down to the marker
See Fig. 1, as green dotted lines show
EAR MARKER > Row 1 P
Row 2 dec) K1, skpo, k to end - 11sts
Rows 3-6 dec) Rep last 2 rows twice - 9sts
EAR MARKER
BACK OF NECK
Row 7 P

** * Cast off.

C A
BASE OF EAR

CHIN MARKER

CAST ON EDGE
Fig. 1
B
INNER EARS - Work both inner ears similarly - C
Side 1 BASE OF EAR

RS facing, with yarns F & G (off-white kid-silk and pink 4-ply) starting at
the ear marker, pick up and knit 12 stitches evenly up to the fastened off/
peak of the ear. See Fig. 1, as pink dotted lines show
Row 1 P
Row 2 dec) K to last 2 sts, k2 tog - 11sts
Rows 3-6 dec) Rep last 2 rows twice - 9sts
Row 7 P Fig. 2
Cast off.
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Working on one ear inner at a time, RS facing, match both cast off edges HEAD BACK & NECK
and back-sew to join cast off edges and the diagonal row ends that run from With the back of the ears and head facing you, ears towards you, and with both
the cast off edge up to the ear peak - so joining A to B. brown and beige 4-ply (yarns A & D), pick up and knit 16 sts evenly across the
Leave the straight edges at the base of the ear inner open for turning backs of both ears. See Fig. 4, as blue dotted line shows
through. Row 1 P
Turn out to RS and trim the tails ends (it’s best not to have any stuffing for Row 2 dec) K5, skpo, k2, k2 tog, k to end - 14sts
inside the ears). Row 3-5 Work 3 rows st st
Fold the ear in half so that markers meet and mattress sew to join the base Row 6 dec) K4, skpo, k2, k2 tog, k to end - 12sts
of each ear from marker to inner ear seam (C). Row 7-9 Work 3 rows st st
Remove the ear markers. Row 10 dec) K3, skpo, k2, k2 tog, k to end - 10sts
Row 11 P.
Leave sts on their needle for now and don’t
cut the yarn.

Fig. 3
Fig. 4
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NECK BACK
With head facing toward you, on your right hand side, beg. at the Chin Marker, Row 6 inc) Cast on 7sts, k16, kfb, k2, kfb, k9, Turn, cast on 7sts - 38sts
with yarns E & F (off-white 4-ply and off-white kid-silk), pick up and knit 8 sts Rows 7 & 9 P
from the chin marker to cast off edge (see * in Fig. 1), drop (but don’t cut) white Row 8 inc) K1, kfb, k15, kfb, k2, kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 42sts
yarns, with both brown and beige yarns knit across the 10sts from the head back Row 10 inc) K1, kfb, k17, kfb, k2, kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 46sts
- you will need to carry the white across the back to work the pick up sts as foll: Rows 11-13 Work 3 rows st st
pick up and knit 8 sts from ** (see Fig. 1, 5 & 6) down to the other chin marker PM on each end last row for Underarm Marker
- 26sts Row 14 dec) K1, skpo, k17, skpo, k2, k2 tog, k to last 3 sts, k2 tog, k1 -
Row 1 P8 in white, p10 in brown and beige, p8 in white 42sts
Row 2 dec) K8 in white, k2, skpo, k2, k2 tog, k2 in brown and beige, k8 in white Row 15 dec) P2 tog, p to last 2 sts, p2 tog - 40sts
- 24sts Row 16 dec) K1, skpo, k to last 3 sts, k2 tog, k1 - 38sts
Row 3 P8 in white, p8 in brown and beige, carry the beige and brown across the Rows 17-18 dec) Rep last 2 rows once - 34sts
back, p8 in white. Rows 19-21 Work 3 rows st st
Cut both whites and join on brown kid-silk to work with brown and beige as Row 22 inc) K1, kfb k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 36sts
foll: Row 23 P
Row 4 dec) K10, skpo, k2 tog, k to end - 22sts Rows 24-25 inc) Rep last 2 rows once - 38sts
Row 5 P Join yarn C (gold 4-ply) and working with 4 yarns cont. as foll:
Row 26 inc) K1, kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 40sts
Rows 27, 29, 31, 33 & 35 P
HEAD BACK Row 28 inc) K1, kfb k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 42sts
Row 30 inc) K1, kfb, k18, k2 tog, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 43sts

** Rows 32 & 34 K1, kfb, k18, k3 tog, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1

CHIN MARKER Row 36 dec) K20, k3 tog, k to end - 41sts

Row 37 P
Fig. 5 Fig. 6
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HIND LEGS - Left Leg HIND LEGS - Right Leg
Cut yarn D (beige) and work with 3 yarns for hind legs as foll: Cast on 6 Cast on 6 sts - 51sts, then cont with short rows as foll:
sts - 47sts, then cont with short rows as foll: ... short rows to create the top of the right leg
... short rows to create the top of the left leg Short row 1 P7, W+Tp
Short row 1 K7, bring yarn to the front of the work, slip next st purl-wise Short row 2 K1, W+Tk
onto the RH needle, take working yarn to the back, slip the slipped stitch Short row 3 P2, W+Tp
back onto the LH needle, turn the knitting = W+Tk (wrap and turn knit) - Short row 4 K3, W+Tk
and cont. to work short rows as foll: Short rows 5-12 Cont. to work longer rows until Short row 12 reads:
Short row 2 P1, take yarn to the back of the work, slip next st purl-wise K11, W+Tk
onto the RH needle, bring working yarn to the front, slip the slipped stitch
back onto the LH needle, turn the knitting = W+Tp (wrap and turn purl) Row 39 P all sts across to the other side of the body
Short row 3 K2, W+Tk Row 40 dec) K24 , k3 tog, k to end - 49sts
Short row 4 P3, W+Tp Rows 41, 43 & 45 P
Short row 5 K4, W+Tk Row 42 dec) K23, k3 tog, k to end - 47sts
Short row 6 P5, W+Tp Row 44 dec) K22, k3 tog, k to end - 45sts
Short row 7 K6, W+Tk ... separate lower back from hind legs
Short row 8 P7, W+Tp Row 46 dec) K21, k3 tog, k12. Turn, so purl-side is facing
Short row 9 K8, W+Tk Row 47 dec) P2 tog, p21, p2 tog. Turn, so knit-side is facing
Short row 10 P9, W+Tp
Short row 11 K10, W+Tk LOWER BACK
Short row 12 P11, W+Tp Work on 23 sts for Lower Back as foll:
Row 48 dec) K10, k3 tog, k10. Turn - 21 lower back sts
Row 38 dec) K24, k3 tog, k to end - 45sts Row 49 P21. Turn
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Row 50 dec) K9, k3 tog, k9. Turn - 19 back sts HIND LEGS
Rows 51, 53, 55 & 57 P just the lower back sts. Turn First hind leg
Row 52 dec) K8, k3 tog, k8. Turn - 17 back sts Working with one leg at a time, rejoin both brown yarns A, B with C
Row 54 dec) K7, k3 tog, k8. Turn - 15 back sts (light-brown 4-ply, brown kid-silk and gold 4-ply) to one set of the 9 sts
Row 56 dec) K6, k3 tog, k8. Turn - 13 back sts that were separated from Back in Row 48 - (slip other 9 sts onto a safety
pin if it’s easier) cont. as foll:
TAIL Rows 1-8 Work 8 rows st st. Cast off as set.
Cut all yarns and join on double strands yarns E plus F (off-white 4-ply and off-white
kid-silk) Second hind leg
Row 58 K13 Rejoin all three yarns - A, B with C and work Rows 1-8 similarly.
Rows 59, 61, 63 & 65 P just the tail sts. Turn
Row 60 inc) K3, kfb, k5, kfb, k3. Turn - 15sts Working on one side at a time, with RS facing, ease together then
Row 62 inc) K4, kfb, k5, kfb, k4. Turn - 17sts back stitch along row ends from hind leg/ body separation up to
Row 64 inc) [K5, kfb] twice, k5. Turn - 19sts beginning of white tail to join leg to back - so joining A to B
Row 66 dec) K3, skpo, k9, k2 tog, k3. Turn - 17sts
Rows 67, 69, 71 dec) P2 tog, p to last 2 tail sts, p2 tog - 15sts, 11sts, 7sts
Row 68 dec) K3, skpo, k5, k2 tog, k3. Turn - 13sts
Row 70 dec) K3, skpo, k1, k2 tog, k3. Turn - 9sts
B A
Cast off 7 tail sts leaving a long tail end to sew the seam with.
A B

RS facing, fold tail in half across the cast off edge and back-sew across the cast off
edge and down row ends to join the tail, seam lies under the tail. Turn out to RS.
Weave yarn ends back in through the tail as stuffing.
Fig. 7
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EYES - NOTE: It’s best to knit and sew in one eye at a time as foll:
Left Eye -
C
With double strands yarn E plus F (off-white 4-ply, off-white kid-silk) cast on 1 st
Row 1 inc) Kfb - 2 sts
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 P
Row 3 inc) K1, kfb - 3sts RIGHT EYE
D
Row 5 inc) K2, kfb - 4sts
*Row 7 inc) Kfb, k2, kfb - 6sts Fig. 8
Row 9 dec) Skpo, k2, k2 tog - 4sts
Row 11 dec) Skpo, k2 tog - 2sts RETURN TO THE HEADMattress sew each seam that runs from beneath the
Row 12 dec) P2 tog. Fasten off. ears
Insert the toy eye into the centre of the knitted eye (refering to the photo for down to the neck - from C to D
accuracy) and secure it in place with the eye back.**
Referring to Fig. 8 Insert the knitted eye into the left eye socket and using one Fold nose in half across the cast on edge and back sew to join the cast on edge.
strand yarn A (brown 4-ply), carefully oversew around the knitted eye to join it Turn out to RS.
into the eye socket **.

Right Eye -
With yarns E & F (off-white kid-silk and off-white 4-ply) cast on 1 stitch
Row 1 inc) Kfb - 2 sts
‡
Rows 2, 4 & 6 P
Row 3 inc) Kfb, k1
Row 5 inc) K2, kfb - 4sts
LEFT EYE Fig. 9
Rows 7-12 Work as Left Eye from * to **.
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FRONT Row 15 inc) Kfb, k1, kfb, k to last 3 sts, kfb, k1, kfb - 23sts
With yarns E, F & D (off-white, off-white kid-silk and beige 4-ply) RS facing, Row 17 inc) Kfb, k1, kfb, k to last 3 sts, kfb, k1, kfb - 27sts
starting at the corner of the cast off edge from left leg (See Fig. 10, E) pick up Row 19 inc) K1, kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 29sts
and knit 5 sts evenly along the cast off edge, pick up and knit 3 sts evenly under ... short rows to create the inner thighs
and across the base of the tail and pick up and knit 5 sts evenly across cast off Short row 1 K26, W+Tk
edge of right leg to F - See Fig. 10 Short row 2 P23, W+Tp
Row 1 dec) P4, p2 tog, p1, p2 tog, p to end - 11sts Short row 3 K22, W+Tk
Row 2 dec) K4, k3 tog, k to end - 9sts Short row 4 P21, W+Tp
Rows 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 & 13 P Short row 5 K20, W+Tk
Row 4 inc) K2, kfb, k3, kfb, k to end - 11sts Short row 6 P19, W+Tp
Row 6 inc) K2, kfb, k5, kfb, k to end - 13sts Short row 7 K18, W+Tk
Row 8 inc) K2, kfb, k7, kfb, k to end - 15sts Short row 8 P17, W+Tp
Row 10 inc) K2, kfb, k9, kfb, k to end - 17sts Short row 9 K16, W+Tk
Row 12 inc) K2, kfb, k11, kfb, k to end - 19sts Short row 10 P15, W+Tp
... short rows to shape belly Short row 11 K14, W+Tk
Short row 1 K13, W+Tk Short row 12 P13, W+Tp
Short row 2 P7, W+Tp Short row 13 K21 sts across to the end of the row
F
Short row 3 K6, W+Tk E
Short row 4 P5, W+Tp Row 21 dec) p2 tog, p to last 2 sts, p2 tog - 27sts
Short row 5 K4, W+Tk Row 22 dec) K5, skpo, k13, k2 tog, k5 - 25sts
Short row 6 P3, W+Tp Rows 23 & 25 dec) p2 tog, p to last 2 sts, p2 tog - 23sts; 19sts
Short row 7 K11 sts across Row 24 dec) K3, skpo, k13, k2 tog, k3 - 21sts
Row 26 dec) K1, skpo, k to last 3 sts, k2 tog, k1 - 17sts
Rows 14, 16, 18 & 20 P Rows 27 & 29 P
Fig. 10
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Row 28 dec) Skpo, k to last 2 sts, k2 tog - 15sts
Cut beige 4-ply after last purl row and join on another strand off-white
4-ply, cont. with 3 strands off-white colour as foll:
Rows 30-33 Work 4 rows st st. PM at each end of last row for Breast
Row 34 dec) Cast off 2 sts, k to end - 13sts
Row 35 dec) Cast off 2 sts p-wise, p to end - 11sts
H
Row 36 dec) Cast off 1 sts, k to end - 10sts
Row 37 dec) Cast off 1 st p-wise, p to end - 9sts G
Fig. 11
Rows 38-39 dec) Rep last 2 rows once - 7sts
Cast off all sts. Rows 14-19 inc) Rep last 2 rows three times - 18sts
Row 20 inc) Kfb, k to last st, kfb - 20sts
BREAST & CHIN Row 21 P
RS facing, beginning at the breast marker, with yarns E (doubled), F & Cut yarn D (beige 4-ply) cont. with all 3 off-white strands as foll:
D (off-white, off-white kid-silk and beige 4-ply) pick up and knit 14 sts Row 22 dec) Cast off 2 sts, k to end - 18sts
evenly across from breast marker to breast marker (See Fig. 11, G to H), Row 23 dec) Cast off 2 sts p-wise, p to end - 16sts
cont with all 4 strands as foll: Row 24 dec) Cast off 1 st, k to end - 15sts
Rows 1 & 3 P Row 25 dec) Cast off 1 st p-wise, p to end - 14sts. Place marker (PM)
Row 2 inc) Kfb, k to last st, kfb - 16sts at each end of last row for White Chin Marker
Row 4 dec) K1, skpo, k to last 3 sts, k2 tog, k1 - 14sts Row 26 dec) Skpo, k1, k2 tog, k4, skpo, k1, k2 tog - 10sts
Row 5 P Rows 27 & 29 P
Rows 6-9 dec) Rep last 2 rows twice - 10sts Row 28 dec) K2, skpo, k2, k2 tog, k2 - 8sts
Rows 10-11 Work 2 rows st st. Row 30 dec) K2, skpo, k2 tog, k2 - 6sts
Row 12 inc) K1, kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 - 12sts Row 31 dec) P2 tog 3 times - 3sts
Row 13 P Row 32 dec) K3 tog. Fasten off.
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RS facing and working on one side of the face at a time, beginning at the end
of the nose seam (see ‡ Fig. 9) mattress sew to join cheek to chin ending the
seam at the chin marker (see Fig. 12, I to J).
Work the other side of the face similarly.

J
H

Fig. 14

K Referring to Fig. 14 Continue to fit the seam that runs from the

Fig. 12 Fig. 13 underarm/ breast marker (pinning them tog. if necessary), starting
the seam at the chin marker and mattress sewing down to the tail.
Working on one side of the body at a time continue to fit the seam that Before completing the second side stuff the rabbit carefully - not too
joins back to front, matching the breast marker with the underarm marker much, not too little - what you are looking for is gently shaping with
(pinning them tog. if necessary), starting the seam at the chin marker and an element of firmness but not fatness.
mattress sewing down to the underarm/ breast marker. (See Fig. 13, I to K). DO NOT remove the underarm markers - you’ll need these for the
Remove the chin markers. forelegs.
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HIND LEG FEET make 2 alike Fold in half across the cast on edge with WS facing matching the
Using yarns A, C and D (light-brown, beige and gold 4-ply) cast on 9 row ends and mattress sew, and stuff fairly well, all along the row
sts leaving a long tail end for which to join foot to leg ends across the bottom of each foot and up to the cast on edge - the
Rows 1-6 Work 6 rows st st cast on edge at the ankle is over-sewn to the body back - just behind
Row 7 inc) K3, kfb, k1, kfb, k to end - 11sts the front seam (See Fig. 15 & 16)
Rows 8, 10, 12, 14 & 16 P Embroider brown sts for toes.
Row 9 inc) K4, kfb, k1, kfb, k to end - 13sts
Row 11 inc) K5, kfb, k1, kfb, k to end - 15sts
Row 13 inc) K6, kfb, k1, kfb, k to end - 17sts
Cut yarn D (gold) join on B and E (brown kid-silk and off-white 4 ply)
Row 15 inc) K7, kfb, k1, kfb, k to end - 19sts
Row 17 inc) K8, kfb, k1, kfb, k to end - 21sts
Rows 18-26 Work 9 rows st st
Row 27 dec) K5, skpo, k7, k2 tog, k5 - 19sts
Rows 28, 30, 32 & 34 dec) P2 tog, p to last 2 sts, p2 tog - 17sts; 13sts;
9sts; 5sts
Row 29 dec) K4, skpo, k5, k2 tog, k4 - 15sts Fig. 15
Row 31 dec) K3, skpo, k3, k2 tog, k3 - 11sts
Row 33 dec) K2, skpo, k1, k2 tog, k2 - 7sts
Row 35 dec) K1, k3 tog, k1 - 3sts

Cut yarn leaving a long tail end with which to join seam, thread end
through all sts.
Fig. 16
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FORELEGS make 2 alike Fold in half across the cast off edge with WS facing matching the row ends
Using yarns A, C and B (light-brown, beige and brown kid-silk) cast on 12 sts and mattress sew, and stuff quite lightly, all along the row ends and joining
leaving a long tail end for which to join leg to body the cast off edge which becomes the paw - the cast on edge at the top of
Row 1 inc) K1, kfb, k to last 2 sts, kfb, k1 – 14sts the leg is over-sewn to the side of the body, beginning at the marker then
Rows 2-10 St st 9 rows oversewing around the cast of edge joining the foreleg to the breast. (See
Cut yarns A and B (both browns) join on D and F (gold and off-white kid- Fig. 17 & 18)
silk) Embroider brown sts for toes.
Rows 11-19 St st 9 rows
...short rows to create the foreleg feet
Short row 1 P13, W+Tp
Short row 2 K12, W+Tk
Short row 3 P11, W+Tp
Short row 4 K10, W+Tk
Short row 5 P9, W+Tp
Short row 6 K8, W+Tk
Short row 7 P7, W+Tp
Short row 8 K6, W+Tk
Fig. 17
Short row 9 P5, W+Tp
Short row 10 K4, W+Tk
Short row 11 P3, W+Tp
Short row 12 K2, W+Tk
Short row 13 P8 sts across
Cast off leaving a long tail end to sew the seam with.
Fig. 18
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Stuff the head, making sure that the stuffing aids with the shaping of the cheeks Abbreviations
and nose. K = knit; P = purl; inc = increase; dec = decrease;
Using a length of brown yarn, M1 = make one; foll = follows; K2 tog = knit two together;
embroider straight lines for the Rep = repeat; RH/LH = right hand/ left hand; RS/WS = right side/
nose and the mouth. wrong side; st/ sts =stitch/ stitches; cont = continue;
Finally, to make the face squish up a little, bend a length of yarn in half and pass Skpo = slip one stitch, knit next stitch , pass slipped stitch over knit
the cut ends through a yarn sewing needle. stitch; Kfb = knit into front then into back of stitch to increase by
Pass the threaded needle through one side of the head - halfway between the one stitch; Beg = beginning; rem = remaining
ears and chin - and out the other side of the head - about one inch away - then
back in to emerge back out where you started - pull up to squish the face and NOTE: If there is any part of this pattern that you do not under-
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