Samson the snowman by Cilla Webb

Samson the snowman

Knitting
November 2020
both are used in this pattern
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in st st
US 4 - 3.5 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
75 - 100 yards (69 - 91 m)
14 cm tall
English
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December is just around the corner and as if by magic, the temperature has suddenly dropped! Every year my boys wish for snow to arrive before Christmas but very rarely does it happen… and when it does, it’s often not enough for a snowman. Luckily, I managed whip up this little fellow with my trusted knitting needles :)

Yarn:
25g King Cole Cuddles White
15g Sirdar Snuggly DK Summer Lime (light green)
10g Sirdar Snuggly DK White
a small amount Sirdar Snuggly DK Orange and Brown

Needles:
3.5mm straight needles
4 mm dpns to make icords for the arms

Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry needle
Two 12mm safety eyes

Size:
14 cm tall

Abbreviations
x times: Knit the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
* ; rep from * to end: Repeat the instructions between the * and ; until the end of the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
G st: garter stitch: knit every row
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Pfb: Purl in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
K1b: Knit in the stitch 1 row below.