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A baby’s first toy that’s fun to knit with its bit of colorwork on the yoke and measures roughly 11-inches tall by 6-inches arm-to-arm.\nKnit in worsted weight on size 4 needles, you’ll need about 100yards of the main color, with 10-20 yards of the accent colors.\nMollie is a dollie to be hugged and cherished by your little doll!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•\tdoll is started at the bottom, increased slowly and then shapped thru the body\n•\tbody sts are placed on hold while arms are knit\n•\tarms and body are worked together to make the colorwork yoke\n•\tthe neck and head are created and then a cap is knit to the top of the head with a bit of i-cord to make the curved tip\n•\tface details are stitched on once the doll is complete\n•\tstuff the body as you go to make this completely seamless toy\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independent Designer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56731969519994,"sku":"UPID23344","price":3.28,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/3219\/4170\/files\/59c58d2bf73d38e27e9a637babb9d0928f3d1059_UPID23344_172884193819598.jpg?v=1775725321"},{"product_id":"bantry-bay-blanket-knitting-pattern-by-maryg-knits","title":"Bantry Bay Blanket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKnit in the round from the center out, this cabled cozy, a veritable sampler of unusual cables and broken rib edging, measures just over 38” x 38” and is the perfect size and weight for getting cuddly on the couch! 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With trinity eyelets, cable-and-eyelet ribs, and radiant beams emanating out, this is a fun knit with lots of color, thanks to the glorious worsted cotton\/silk\/rayon blend yarn used.  Enjoy knitting this up … and the kudos you’ll receive everytime you wear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile the Kudo really works well for this design, any worsted weight wool, wool-blend or cotton would work too.  If using a wool, make sure you understand that the dimensions will block out larger as wool is more conducive to great blocking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a fun knit ... with lots of details that will keep you working \"just one more row\".  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