Luxury Fur Chimpanzees in King Cole Luxury Fur and Pricewise DK - 9125 - Downloadable PDF

Luxury Fur Chimpanzees Knitting Pattern – King Cole Luxury Fur & Pricewise DK (Pattern 9125)

This downloadable PDF knitting pattern from King Cole guides knitters through creating adorable luxury fur chimpanzee toys. The pattern produces at least one size of chimpanzee — a Small Chimpanzee is explicitly detailed — and combines two distinct King Cole yarns to achieve a realistic, tactile finish that mimics the look and feel of a real chimpanzee's coat. These are knitted toys designed for display or play, making them a charming handmade gift or decorative piece.

Design Overview

Small Chimpanzee

The Small Chimpanzee is constructed in separate sections that are then sewn and assembled together. The main body structure is worked in a single continuous piece that encompasses the legs, body, and head, beginning with the right leg and building upward. Each leg is knitted separately from a cast-on edge, seamed along the row ends, gathered at the cast-on edge, stuffed firmly, and then pinned and joined to form the body and head sections. This construction method is typical of knitted toy making, where three-dimensional forms are achieved by shaping flat knitted pieces and assembling them with careful seaming and stuffing.

The making-up process involves sewing row ends together with right sides facing, turning pieces right side out, gathering cast-on edges to close the base of limbs, and stuffing each section before joining. This results in a softly sculpted, fully three-dimensional chimpanzee figure with a plush, furry texture on the body sections and a smoother finish on contrast areas.

Yarns and Materials

The pattern uses two King Cole yarns, each serving a distinct visual and textural purpose:

• King Cole Luxury Fur – A super chunky weight yarn with a long, fluffy pile that creates the characteristic furry coat of the chimpanzee. This yarn gives the toy its realistic, tactile appearance and is used for the main body sections.
• King Cole Pricewise DK – A double knitting (DK) weight yarn used for contrast areas such as the face and other detail sections. Its smoother texture provides definition and contrast against the Luxury Fur.

Needles

• 4 mm knitting needles – used with King Cole Luxury Fur for the main body, legs, and furry sections
• 3 mm knitting needles – used with King Cole Pricewise DK for the smoother contrast sections

Tension

Achieving the correct tension is important for ensuring the finished chimpanzee is the intended size and that the stuffed toy holds its shape well. The pattern specifies two separate tension guides:

• 26 stitches and 36 rows to 10 cm over stocking stitch on 3 mm needles using King Cole Pricewise DK
• 20 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm over stocking stitch on 4 mm needles using King Cole Luxury Fur

Stitches and Techniques Used

The pattern is rated as intermediate in difficulty, making it suitable for knitters who are comfortable with basic techniques and ready to tackle shaping and toy construction. The following stitches and techniques are used throughout:

• Knit (K) – the foundational knit stitch used throughout
• Purl (P) – used on wrong-side rows to form stocking stitch fabric
• Stocking stitch (ss) – the primary fabric structure, worked by alternating knit rows (right side) and purl rows (wrong side)
• inc1 (increase 1 stitch) – worked by knitting into the front and back of a stitch, used to shape the rounded forms of the limbs and body
• K2tog (knit 2 together) – a right-leaning decrease used to reduce stitch counts and shape the toy
• K2togb (knit 2 together through back loops) – a left-leaning decrease that mirrors K2tog for