Cubby the Fox

Cubby the Fox Knitting Pattern by Amanda Berry

What is Being Made

Cubby the Fox is a cute and smiley knitted toy fox designed by Amanda Berry. This downloadable knitting pattern creates a soft, stuffed toy suitable for intermediate knitters looking to develop their colorwork and shaping skills.

Craft and Construction Method

This project uses the knitting craft exclusively. All pieces are worked flat using back-and-forth knitting on straight single-pointed needles rather than working in the round. This flat construction method makes the pattern accessible while still producing a three-dimensional toy through strategic shaping and assembly.

Knitting Techniques Used

• Increases and decreases: Simple shaping techniques are employed throughout to form the fox's body, head, and features
• Intarsia knitting: A colorwork technique used to integrate multiple yarn colors within the fabric for detailed patterning
• Stripes: Horizontal or vertical striped sections add visual interest and color variation to the toy
• Swiss darning (duplicate stitch): A surface embroidery technique worked over completed knitting to add fine details and color accents after the main knitting is finished
• Cable cast on: The specified cast-on method for beginning this pattern

Stitches and Finishing

The pattern utilizes fundamental knitting stitches combined with the colorwork and shaping techniques listed above. Finishing involves a pull-through cast-off method: cut the yarn leaving at least a 30cm tail, thread the tail onto a darning needle, sew through the remaining stitches on the knitting needle, pull the stitches off onto the yarn, gather together tightly, and secure.

Materials Required

Yarn: 100% acrylic DK weight yarn (also called double knitting or light worsted weight, 8 ply). You will need less than a 100g skein in each of three shades: Orange, Black, and Cream.

Needles: Straight single-pointed knitting needles appropriate for DK weight yarn, plus a darning needle for finishing and Swiss darning work.

Difficulty Level

This pattern is rated as intermediate difficulty, making it suitable for knitters who have mastered basic stitches and are ready to tackle colorwork techniques and toy construction.