Summer Toy Knits by Sachiyo Ishii

Summer Toy Knits

Knitting
June 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 38 rows = 4 inches
US 2 - 2.75 mm
English
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This is the knitting pattern to make five nautical toys.

Materials
Yarn used Light house: 5g white, blue, 3g red DK (8-ply)
Crab: 5g red DK
Seagull: 5g off-white, small amounts of black, grey, yellow and dark brown DK
Baby turtle: small amounts of brick brown, honey yellow DK
Starfish: 5g yellow, small amount of orange DK
You only need small amounts. Please feel free to use oddments of yarn in your stash. If you need to buy some, tapestry wool may be handy.

Tension 26 sts x 38 rows = 10cm measured over Stst, but it is not essential
Needles used: A pair of 2.75 mm (US 2) DPN knitting needles
DPNs are to make i-cords. All patterns are knitted flat.
Other supplies: Chenille needle or tapestry needle with a fairy shart point and a large eye
Toy stuffing
For Light house, cardboard, cut to circle with 6cm, 5.5cm, 4cm and 3.5cm in diameter. (2.35, 2.15, 1.6, 1.38 in)
Size Light house; 13cm, Crab; 6cm, Seagull; 9cm, Baby turtle; 3cm, Starfish; 6cm

Knitting technique is basic knit and purl.

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