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Meet Mabel the Mismatched
Her head is split down the middle, bubblegum pink on one side and zesty apple green on the other, with a wonky stitched seam holding the halves together. She has a big button eye, a
cross-stitched X eye, a stitched smile and a little heart on her chest.

This pattern is a fun, quirky make for spooky season, and it’s a great one for using up leftover yarn and buttons. Mabel is a little bit creepy and a lot cute, so she’ll suit your Halloween display or your bag of knitted oddities. Since she’s meant to be mismatched, a crooked stitch here and there only adds to her charm.

Happy knitting!

Yarn:
Stylecraft special dk
20g Apple Green
20g Fondant (dark pink)
Scrap amounts of black and red yarn for the
stitches and heart.

Needles:
3.5mm Straight needles

Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry Needle
One 2cm button

Size:
22 cm

Gauge:
Generally, gauge for knitted toys is not important, however, if you are substituting the yarn for this pattern, use knitting needles 2 sizes smaller than recommended on the yarn band to prevent the stuffing from showing through the stitches.

Abbreviations:
x times: Work the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
* ; : rep from * to end: Repeat the instructions between the * and ; until the end of the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
G st: garter stitch: knit every row
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Pfb: Purl in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
YO: Yarn over
Ssk: Slip the next 2 sts on the LH onto the RH needle without knitting in. Insert the LH needle into the 2 slipped sts and knit them together.
Sl1: slip the next stitch from the left hand needle to the right hand needle without working it.
PSSO: pass the slipped stitch over the previously worked stitch.
W&T: Slip the next stitch from the left needle to the right needle without working it, bring the yarn to the front (if knitting) or back (if purling) between the needles, then slip that stitch back onto the left needle. Turn your work and continue in the opposite direction, leaving the remaining stitches unworked for now.