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© Emily Stoneking
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© Emily Stoneking
© Emily Stoneking

Lab Rat

by Emily Stoneking
aKNITomy.etsy.com
Knitting
Softies → Animal
June 2008
Sublime Yarns Extra Fine Merino Wool DK
Cleckheaton Studio Mohair 8 Ply
DK / 8 ply (11 wpi)
28 stitches and 32 rows = 4 inches in Stockinette Stitch
US 2 - 2.75 mm
55 - 75 yards (50 - 69 m)
One size
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This is a pattern for an intermediate knitter, though a determined beginner could certainly do it. The skills you’ll need to knit this rat include:

  • Basic Stockinette stitch
  • Increase and decrease stitches (right and left leaning)
  • I-cord
  • Small diameter knitting in the round
  • Picot bind-off
  • Needle felting
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About this pattern
Lab Rat
by Emily Stoneking
average rating of 4.4 from 38 votes
average difficulty from 41 users
70 projects, in 239 queues
About this yarn
Extra Fine Merino Wool DK
by Sublime Yarns
DK / 8 ply
100% Merino
127 yards / 50 grams
average rating from 1060 votes
4119 projects, stashed 2750 times
About this yarn
Studio Mohair 8 Ply
by Cleckheaton
DK / 8 ply
50% Mohair, 50% Acrylic
175 yards / 50 grams
average rating from 117 votes
493 projects, stashed 561 times
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