Product Description
This adorable Susie the Snowball knitting pattern can be used as a chocolate orange cover or stuffed using the base pattern to make a lovely 14 cms soft toy.
This makes a lovely fundraiser, stocking filler or great fun gift.
It is knitted on two needles and uses dk wool.
This listing is for the pattern and not the item itself.
The pattern is printed on a laminated sheet.
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Susie the Christmas Snowball Knitted Toy
What is Being Made
Susie the Christmas Snowball is a beginner-friendly knitted toy designed by Andrew Lucas. This small decorative piece measures approximately 14 centimeters and features a festive Christmas theme with colorful striped detailing. The project creates a soft, stuffed toy perfect for holiday decoration or as a small gift.
Techniques Used
This knitting pattern employs fundamental techniques suitable for beginners learning essential knitting skills. The primary construction method uses stocking stitch, which creates a smooth, classic knit fabric by alternating knit and purl rows. The pattern also incorporates garter stitch for textured sections. Shaping is achieved through strategic increases at the beginning of the piece to expand the fabric, and decreases toward the completion to close and shape the toy. The finishing technique involves bind and tie, where yarn ends are threaded through remaining stitches on the needle, drawn up, and secured to close the opening.
Stitches Used
- Knit (k) – the fundamental stitch creating the basic fabric
- Purl (p) – the reverse stitch, used in combination with knit to form stocking stitch
- Stocking stitch (st st) – alternating rows of knit and purl stitches for smooth fabric
- Garter stitch (gs) – knitting every row to create textured ridges
- Increase (inc) – adding stitches to expand the fabric width
- Decrease (dec) – reducing stitches, including knit two together (k2tog) and purl two together (p2tog) for shaping
- Bind and tie (B and T) – closing technique using a tapestry needle to thread yarn through stitches
Materials Required
This project requires 3.25mm needles as the primary tool. The yarn consists of double knitting wool in multiple colors: white for the main body, red and green for festive striped sections, and black for details. Oddments (small leftover amounts) of each color are sufficient. A small amount of stuffing is needed to fill the completed toy, creating its three-dimensional form.
```Specifications
| Brand: | Independent Designer |
| Pages: | 0 |
| Designer: | Andrew Lucas |
| Craft: | Knitting |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Number of Patterns: | 1 |
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
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