Topsy Turvy Little Red Riding Hood by Amanda Berry

Topsy Turvy Little Red Riding Hood

Knitting
June 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
US 4 - 3.5 mm
English
This pattern is available from lovecrafts.com for £2.99.

This knitted topsy turvy doll features Red Riding Hood in a long skirt with a basket of goodies for granny.  But there’s more to this knitted doll than first meets the eye as she is actually two dolls in one …. turn her over and reverse her skirt and she becomes the Big Bad Wolf dressed as Granny!

This pattern has been designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz using acrylic DK yarns, and is knitted flat on single pointed needles. The wolf’s bonnet chin strap is a single crochet chain worked on a crochet hook.

RECOMMENDED YARN
Deramores Studio Anti-Pilling DK in Oatmeal, Chocolate, Lapis, Raspberry, Frost, Jade and Smoke; one 100g skein in each colour
Double knitting/light worsted weight
100% acrylic

NEEDLES
A pair of 3.5mm (US 4) straight single pointed knitting needles
A 3.5mm crochet hook (US E/4)

NOTIONS
Toy filling
A darning or tapestry needle for seaming
Four 5mm black beads for eyes
Less than 1 metre of black DK yarn to embroider the wolf nose
Less than 1 metre of pink embroidery thread/floss for Red’s mouth

SIZES
One Size; approx 20cm

TECHNIQUES
Work flat on single pointed needles (not in the round).
Other techniques include casting on and off, knits and purls, increases and decreases, fair-isle colour-work, Kitchener stitch grafting, Swiss darning (duplicate stitch embroidery) and seaming to finish.