Young Sweetie by Jean Greenhowe

Young Sweetie

Knitting
January 1998
DK (11 wpi) ?
26 stitches = 4 inches
in Stocking Stitch using 3mm needles
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 9 - 5.5 mm
English

Description from designer’s website:
Young Sweetie is decked out in the most yummy of sweet treats - even her buttons are liquorice allsorts and those pin-wheel lollypops are so easy to make. As you can imagine, Sweetie is very popular with the rest of The Gang.

Measurement: The basic figure measures 39-40cm (15.5-16in) from soles of the shoes to top of the hat.

Yarn requirements: 70g (2,5oz) of white, 40g (1.5oz) of light green, 30g (1oz) of light pink, red, shocking pink, and green, 20g (.75oz) of yellow, gold, light blue, and brown (milk chocolate colour); oddments of blue, black, orange, light yellow and camel colour

Stuffing: You will need 450g (16oz) of stuffing

Plastic drinking straws required: Four 5mm (.25in) diameter and four 3mm (.125in) diameter