Toy Pelican by Rian Anderson

Toy Pelican

Knitting
November 2016
DK (11 wpi) ?
25 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
301 - 328 yards (275 - 300 m)
Height = 21 cms / 8”; Length = 32 cms /12.5”
English
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A toy pelican with a beak full of fish!
His beak shuts to store his fish safely.

Knitted flat on 2 needles, the pattern includes instructions for 3 different fish (for a varied diet).

The sample is made in 8 ply/DK yarn but you could use worsted or 12 ply and make a bigger toy.
It takes approx. these amounts to make this toy:
white 8 ply/DK yarn x 60 gms
pale pink 8 ply/DK yarn x 20 gms
black 8 ply/DK x 35 gms
grey 8 ply/DK x 10 gms
small amount yellow 8 ply/DK
small amounts of yellow, grey, orange, black, white 8 ply/DK yarn for fish (optional – choose any colours you like)
You also need 4 chenille sticks to stiffen his beak, 1 cm / 1/2” triangle of velcro, lockable stitch markers.