Dolly series

Price: $8.99

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Wild Billy the Cowboy - Boy's own series

  

Price: $3.99 

Digital pattern PDF files only

This pattern has 6 pages of photos, and written instructions so you can do it quickly.
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate

Skills used: Basic knit stitch, increases, decreases, knitting in the round, basic embroidery skills.

Note: Since it is knitted in the round, there's no messy seaming, special for somebody who don't love to sew.

Materials:

1.      8 ply weight wool or acrylic. (I have used Moda Vera Marvel  8ply 100% acrylic for MC, CC1, CC2, CC3 and  CC4.  Yarn in brown for MC, beige for CC1,  blue for CC2,  yellow for CC3, white for CC4, red for CC5, dark brown for CC6 and gold for CC7 (optional).  

2.      3.25mm /US-3, 100cm/40" circular needles for magic loop and DPNs or size needed to obtain gauge.

3.      3.25mm straight needles

4.      Stitch marker

5.      Polyester stuffing

6.      Yarn needle

7.      Embroidery needles
8.      Stitch holders

If you use thicker yarn and bigger size of needles you get a bigger toy.

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Captain Jack the Pirate - Boy's own series

 

Price: $4.99 

Digital pattern PDF files only

This pattern has 5 pages of photos, and written instructions so you can do it quickly.
Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate

Skills used: Basic knit stitch, increases, decreases, knitting in the round, basic embroidery skills.

Note: Since it is knitted in the round, there's no messy seaming, special for somebody who don't love to sew.
Materials:

1.      8 ply weight wool or acrylic. (I have used Moda Vera Marvel  8ply 100% acrylic for MC, CC1, CC2, CC3 and  CC4.  Yarn in blue for MC, beige for CC1,  brown for CC2,  white for CC3, red for CC4 and black for CC5.  Scrap yarn grey.

2.      3.25mm /US-3, 100cm/40" circular needles for magic loop and DPNs or size needed to obtain gauge.

3.      3.25mm straight needles

4.      Stitch marker

5.      Polyester stuffing

6.      Yarn needle

7.      Embroidery needles

8.      Plastic twist tie

9.      Super glue

10.    Stitch holder

If you use thicker yarn and bigger size of needles you get a bigger toy.

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How to knit bobble Stitch

Since I've got two beanies that requires MB stitches, I thought I better show how to create them.  Bobbles are a good way to add texture to any project you are making, it can also adds contrast to any dull project you want to create. Here are the steps to help you understand how they are made:

Step 1: knit to the desire stitch as shown on the pattern (I have placed a red marker where the bobble is to be added)

Step 2: Increase the one stitch to five (this creates the bobble by increase 5 stitches from the one stitch). To achieve this, knit into the front and back of the stitch 2 times without dropping the stitch from the left needle then knit into the front 1 time and drop the stitch from the left needle.  

You will have 5 stitches on your right needle.

Step 3:  Turn you work and purl across the five stitches you just created.

Purl row finished.

Step 4:  Turn work again and knit across. 

Step 5:  Repeat this again by turning work and purl, turn once more and knit across the five stitches

Step 6:  Decrease the five stitches back to one stitch by slip the second stitch on the right needle over the first stitch.  Repeat this four times.  You will have one stitch left infront of the mark after you finish.

Completed bobble. :)

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