The infamous Mothman’s legend began in West Virginia, spread across the globe, and is here to land on your knitting needles! Mothman is a humanoid cryptid with avian features, and this teeny version has the added bonus of being very cute. Knit your own tiny Mothman in no time with scrap yarn, and have an adorable cryptid in your pocket at all times.

This project results in a small finished object not suitable for small children who may swallow it.

Yarns:
30 yds black fingering weight yarn
1 yd red fingering weight yarn

Tools and Materials:
• US 1, 2.25mm double pointed knitting needles
• Darning needle for sewing up
• Tiny amount of stuffing or scrap yarn for filling

Stitches Used:
BO: bind off
CO: cast on
FO: finish off
K: knit
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the same stitch (1 stitch increased)
K2tog: knit two stitches together
M1: lift the bar of yarn between the two next stitches up and place on the left needle. Knit that stitch through the back loop (1 stitch increased)
P: purl
P2tog: purl two stitches together
SSK: slip the next 2 stitches knitwise, place them back on the left needles, knit them together through the back of the stitches
St(s): stitch(es)
WE: work even
**: repeat the stitches between the ** as described