Benedict the Fox by Riley Mae

Benedict the Fox

Knitting
September 2024
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
11.5 stitches and 16 rows = 2 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 3 - 3.25 mm
217 yards (198 m)
English
This pattern is available from etsy.com for $6.00.

Benedict the Fox has two pumpkins and a bunch of cornstalks, and wears a removable scarf. He is knit using worsted weight yarn (14 wpi) and measures approximately 7.5”/19 cm from his feet to the tips of his ears.

Techniques used in this pattern include knitting in the round, working with multiple colors, increasing and decreasing, and I-cord.

YARN
(I use Eco Butterfly’s Pakucho Organic Cotton Worsted)
40 g Color A for body, head, tail, arms
13 g Color B white for chest, face, tail
10 g Color C for paws, tips of ears
10 g Color D for scarf
30 g Color E pumpkins, corn cobs
20 g Color F for cornstalks
Small amount of green for pumpkin stems

OTHER SUPPLIES
15 mm safety eyes
15 mm safety nose