The Little Knit Blueberry is a fruit sprite, observed in wild blueberry patches in summer. Notable characteristics include tiny eyes and short, stick-like legs. Appears most comfortable around summer gardens and in cottage kitchens. The blueberries are constructed with small amounts of yarn, making them particularly well-suited for stash-busting and using up leftovers from other projects.

The pattern includes instructions for the blueberry sprite (with legs and eyes) and a regular blueberry.

Size
The finished blueberry is 3.5cm / 1.5” tall (not including the optional legs), and 12cm / 4.75” around at the widest point on the body. See the schematic in the images for more details.

Yarn and Yardage
The blueberries use fingering weight sock yarn, and needs ~8 yards for C1 (navy blue), and 5 yards for C2 (brown, optional). Sock yarn with nylon or silk, or a high twist is preferred, as it will be more durable.

Black embroidery thread or scraps of black fingering weight yarn is also needed if working the eyes.

Needles and Gauge
Approx. 34 sts and 46 rnds over 10cm / 4”. Exact gauge isn’t important for this pattern, but the fabric should be tight enough to not show the stuffing. I find for most yarn, US 0 / 2.0mm, US 1 / 2.25mm, or US 1.5 / 2.5mm is the best choice.

You’ll need two needle sizes for this pattern.
Size A: US 1 / 2.25mm, or size needed to achieve a tight fabric.
Size B: US 0 / 2.00mm, or one size down from needle size A.

Notions
Knitting needles (for knitting flat and in the round), darning needle, polyfill for stuffing, and black embroidery thread or scrap pieces of fingering weight yarn for eyes (optional).