Horse in a dress by Julie Williams

Horse in a dress

Knitting
May 2023
both are used in this pattern
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 1½ - 2.5 mm
55 - 66 yards (50 - 60 m)
9 inches (23cms) tall
English
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Includes, horses, donkey and unicorn.

This pattern is written in English only. The PDF file contains full instructions for knitting and finishing off a horse, donkey and unicorn with knitted on tights/pantyhose and shoes and a choice of two removable dresses. The pattern is supplied as an instantly downloadable digital PDF file. Once paid for it will available to download and also accessible from your Ravelry purchase history. A receipt will be emailed to your Ravelry contact email (please ensure that this is up to date).

Finished size:
approx 23cm (9 inches) from the tip of the toes to the top of the head.

The file is 23 pages long and contains over 70 detailed step-by-step photographs along with full pattern instructions and tips for stuffing, seaming and finishing neatly.

The horse is knitted flat with worsted weight yarn on 3mm needles and 4ply/fingering weight yarn on 2.5mm for the shoes, legs and lower body. All pieces are seamed afterwards.

The dresses are knitted flat using fingering/4ply yarn on 2.75mm needles and seamed. One is knitted in two colours in stranded colour-work and the other in a single colour with a lace design.

What you will need:

Materials:
• Worsted or light Aran yarn (approx 45m/50yds) in brown, cream, black or grey: Yarn A
• Worsted or light Aran yarn (approx 10m/11yds) in cream, light grey: Yarn B
• Yarn of your choice for the mane and tail (see Page 3 for suggestions), Yarn C (up to 18m/20yds)
• 4ply/fingering weight yarn for the dress, tights and shoes in up to 3 colours, Yarn D, Yarn E, Yarn F
• Less than 1m (1yds) of black, brown /grey 4ply/DK yarn for the eyes and facial features
• Toy stuffing

Notions:
• Knitting needles: A pair each of 3mm, 2.75mm and 2.5mm
• Tapestry needle

Copyright, Julie Williams, Little Cotton Rabbits, 2023
All rights reserved

Pattern last updated on:
September 26th 2023: Page 21, rows 9, 11 & 13, Ktog should read K2tog
June 20th 2023: Tidied up chart