The Wizard of Oz is one of those classic stories everybody is familiar with. It is such a wonderful story that I simply had to knit these little characters using all the colours of the rainbow!

And speaking of rainbows… the all-too-familiar song from this story just popped into my head… try not to sing it, I dare you!

Yarn:
This pattern was originally commisioned for a magazine featuring a kit of 66m unbranded mini skeins of yarn in red, orange, blue, green, black, white, purple and yellow. To make the characters in this pattern, you will need approximately 25g of DK yarn in these colours.

Needles:
3.5mm Straight needles

Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry Needle
Crochet hook to attach hair
8 small safety eyes

Size:
15 cm tall

Abbreviations
x times: Knit 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: Wrap the yarn over the needle to create an increase.