Happy Capybara

Knit a happy capybara chef! Made from chunky yarn, the toy is quick, fun, and so cuddly. The chef's jacket and toque will exercise some of your knitting skills, and add charm to this unique plush toy.

Knitting skills: stockinette and seed stitch, m1 increases, left and right leaning decreases, simple intarsia, yarn-over stitch, picking up stitches, sewing seams, and assembling toy pieces. All the toy pieces are knit flat and then seamed.

Capybara Materials: 100 g of chunky weight yarn in light brown (MC), 30 g of chunky weight yarn in medium brown (CC), black yarn for embroidering face, pair of 12-15 mm brown buttons or safety eyes, stuffing, pair of 5 mm (US size 8) knitting needles, tapestry needle

Chef’s Jacket and Toque Materials: 75 g of worsted weight yarn in white (MC), 15 g of worsted weight yarn in contrasting (CC), pairs of 3.75, 4 and 4.5 mm (US sizes 5, 6 and 7) knitting needles, tapestry needle, six 13 mm (½”) buttons, stitch markers