Laura Long - Penny the Panda Knitting Pattern: A quick & easy knitting project

It is very rare to see a panda bear like Penny. She lives in China. She is shy and likes to hide away from people so they cant find her. But you can always tell when she is near, because of the munching sounds as she chews her bamboo.

You can change the appearance of this bear completely, simply by using different colour combinations of yarn. You could knit the body in brown and the tummy in white. Try to use a soft yarn to make your bear really cuddly.

Penny the Panda sits under the trees

And looks at the sky through the bright-coloured leaves.

She greedily munches some green bamboo shoots

And nibbles them all right down to the roots.

Lightweight (DK) yarn:

1 3oz (100g) ball in black (A)

1 3oz (100g) ball in white (B)

Needles

Size 6 (4mm) knitting needles

Gauge

22 sts and 30 rows to 4in (10cm)

Finished sizes

12in (30cm) tall

Cast on 9 sts in yarn A, using size 6 (4mm) knitting needles.

Row 1 [Kfb, k1] 4 times, k1. (13 sts)

Row 2 P.

Row 3 [Kfb, k1, kfb] 4 times, k1. (21 sts)

Row 4 P.

Row 5 [Kfb, k3, kfb] 4 times, k1. (29 sts)

Row 6 P.

Row 7 [Kfb, k5, kfb] 4 times, k1. (37 sts)

Row 8 P.

Row 9 [Kfb, k7, kfb] 4 times, k1. (45 sts)

Row 10 P.

Row 11 [Kfb, k9, kfb] 4 times, k1. (53 sts)

Row 12 P.

Row 13 [Kfb, k11, kfb] 4 times, k1. (61 sts)

Row 14 P.

Change to yarn B.

Cont in st st for 20 rows.

Row 35 [K2tog] rep to last st, k1. (31 sts)

Row 36 P.

Row 37 [K2tog] rep to last st, k1. (16 sts)

Row 38 P.

Row 39 [K2tog] rep to end. (8 sts)

Thread yarn through rem sts and pull tight.

Cast on 9 sts in yarn B, using size 6 (4mm) knitting needles.

Row 1 [Kfb, k1] 4 times, k1. (13 sts)

Row 2 P.

Row 3 [Kfb, k1, kfb] 4 times, k1. (21 sts)

Row 4 P.

Row 5 [Kfb, k3, kfb] 4 times, k1. (29 sts)

Row 6 P.

Row 7 [Kfb, k5, kfb] 4 times, k1. (37 sts)

Row 8 P.

Row 9 [Kfb, k7, kfb] 4 times, k1. (45 sts)

Row 10 P.

Row 11 [Kfb, k9, kfb] 4 times, k1. (53 sts)

Row 12 P.

Row 13 K.

Row 14 P.

Row 15 K17 in B, k6 in A, k7 in B, k6 in A, k17 in B.

Row 16 P16 in B, p8 in A, p5 in B, p8 in A, p17 in B.

Row 17 K15 in B, k9 in A, k5 in B, k9 in A, k17 in B.

Row 18 P15 in B, p9 in A, p5 in B, p9 in A, p17 in B.

Row 19 K16 in B, k8 in A, k5 in B, k8 in A, k17 in B.

Row 20 P17 in B, p6 in A, p7 in B, p6 in A, p17 in B.

Cont in st st for 8 rows in yarn B.

Row 29 [K2tog] rep to last st, k1. (27 sts)

Row 30 P.

Row 31 [K2tog] rep to last st, k1. (14 sts)

Row 32 P.

Row 33 [K2tog] rep to end. (7 sts)

Thread yarn through rem sts and pull tight.

Cast on 30 sts in yarn B using size 6 (4mm) knitting needles.

St st for 6 rows.

Row 7 [K1, k2tog] rep to end of row. (20 sts)

Row 8 P.

Row 9 [K2tog] rep to end of row. (10 sts)

Thread yarn through rem sts and pull together.

Cast on 26 sts in yarn A using size 6 (4mm) knitting needles.

St st for 5 rows.

Row 6 [P2tog, p1] rep to last 2 sts, p2tog. (17 sts)

Row 7 K.

Row 8 [P2tog] rep to last st, p1. (9 sts)

Thread yarn through rem sts and pull tight.

Cast on 10 sts in yarn A using size 6 (4mm) knitting needles.

Row 1 Kfb, k8, kfb. (12 sts)

Row 2 P.

Row 3 Kfb, k10, kfb. (14 sts)

Row 4 P.

Cont in this way until 22 sts on needle.

Row 13 K.

Row 14 P.

Cont in st st for 18 rows.

Row 33 [K1, k2tog] rep to last st, k1. (15 sts)

Row 34 P.

Row 35 [K2tog] rep to last st, k1. (8 sts)

Thread yarn through rem sts and pull tight.

Cast on 25 sts in yarn A using size 6 (4mm) knitting needles.

St st for 20 rows.

Row 21 K11, kfb twice, k12. (27 sts)

Row 22 P.

Row 23 K12, kfb twice, k13. (29 sts)

Row 24 P.

Row 25 K13, kfb twice, k14. (31 sts)

Row 26 P.

Row 27 K14, kfb twice, k15. (33 sts)

Row 28 P.

Row 29 K15, kfb twice, k16. (35 sts)

Row 30 P.

Row 31 K2tog, k31, k2tog. (33 sts)

Row 32 P.

Row 33 [K2tog, k1] rep to end. (22 sts)

Row 34 P.

Row 35 [K2tog] rep to end. (11 sts)

Thread yarn through rem sts and pull together.

Sew the back body seam from each end, leaving an opening of approximately 1in (3cm) in the middle (see Techniques: ).

Fill with stuffing.

Sew up the opening.

Sew the rear head seam from each end, leaving an opening of approximately 1in (3cm) in the middle.

Fill with stuffing.

Sew up the opening.

Sew up the seam starting from the tip of nose.

Loosely fill with stuffing. (Too much stuffing will make the nose look big.)

Stitch the nose to the front of the head using the black eye patches to position it correctly.

Fold each ear in half, right sides out, and sew up the back seam. This gives you a chunky, double-sided ear.

Sew along the bottom straight edge and pull gently to give the ear its curved shape.

Cut out two iron-on interfacing-lined fabric ear patches (see ).

Sew each piece of fabric to the inside of one knitted ear (see Techniques: ).