Debbie Harrold - We Knit You a Merry Christmas

First published in the United Kingdom in 2012 by
Collins & Brown
10 Southcombe Street
London
W14 0RA An imprint of Anova Books Company Ltd Design and text copyright Collins & Brown 2012
Pattern and image copyright Mint Publishing 2012 Distributed in the United States and Canada by Sterling Publishing Co, 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016-8810, USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. The patterns contained in this book and the items created from them are for personal use only. Commercial use of either the patterns or items made from them is strictly prohibited. First ebook publication 2012
Ebook ISBN 978-1-908449-77-1 Also available in paperback
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• Yarn such as:
  Patons Fab DK, approx.
  Body and head
  Using 3.75mm needles and light green yarn, cast on 6 sts.
  Body and head
  Using 3.75mm needles and light green yarn, cast on 6 sts.

  Row 1 (WS): Purl. Row 2: [Inc 1] 6 times. (12 sts) Row 3: [Inc 1, p1] 6 times. (18 sts) Work 10 rows in stocking stitch. Row 14: [K1, k2tog] 6 times. (6 sts) Row 16: [K2tog] 3 times. (3 sts) Break off yarn and thread through stitches on needle. (3 sts) Break off yarn and thread through stitches on needle.

  Draw tight and secure the end.

  Leaves (make 6)
  Using 3.75mm needles, light green yarn and leaving a 10cm tail, cast on 3 sts. Row 1 (WS): Purl. Row 2: [Inc 1] twice, k1. (5 sts) Row 3: Purl. (7 sts) Row 5: Purl. (7 sts) Row 5: Purl.

  Repeat last 2 rows once more. (9 sts) Row 8: K2togtbl, knit to the last 2 sts, k2tog. (7 sts) Row 9: Purl. Repeat last 2 rows twice more. (3 sts) Cast off.

  Making up
  For the body and head, partially sew up the side seam using mattress stitch or backstitch, insert stuffing and complete the seam.

  Using the cast-on tail, attach three leaves evenly around the base of the body. Then attach the remaining three leaves evenly around the base of the body, overlapping the first three leaves. Using picture as guide, glue eyes to the head section. For the beard and moustache, cut shapes out of felt and glue in place just underneath the eyes. For the hat, use the hat pattern from Ha Pea Christmas () or make a hat from felt. 68m/25g ball (100% acrylic)
  1 ball in Red 2323
  1 ball in Green 2319

• One pair of 3.75mm needles
  
• Tapestry needle
  
• Toy filling
  
• Short length of white yarn
  
• One pair of 5mm wiggle eyes
  
• PVA glue or a glue gun
  
• Short length of fine craft wire
  
• One red craft pipe cleaner
  
• Pencil
  
• Wire cutters
  
• Small piece of yellow paper
  

22 stitches and 30 rows over 10cm stocking stitch. Using 3.75mm needles and red yarn, cast on 3 sts. Using 3.75mm needles and red yarn, cast on 3 sts.

Row 1 (RS): Knit. Row 2: Purl. Row 3: [Inc 1] twice, k1. (5 sts) Work 3 rows in stocking stitch. Row 7: Inc 1, knit to the last 2 sts, inc 1, k1. (7 sts) Work 3 rows in stocking stitch.

Repeat the last 4 rows 5 times more. (17 sts) Row 31: [K3, k2tog] 3 times, k2. (14 sts) Row 32: Purl. Row 33: [K2, k2tog] 3 times, k2. (11 sts) Row 34: Purl.

Row 35: [K2tog, k1] 3 times, k2tog. (7 sts) Row 36: Purl. (7 sts) Row 36: Purl.

Row 37: [K2tog, k1] twice, k1. (5 sts) Row 38: P2tog, p1, p2tog. (3 sts) Work a further 6 rows in garter stitch. Break off yarn and thread through stitches on needle. Draw tight and secure the end.

For the body and head, partially sew up the side seam, using mattress stitch or backstitch, insert stuffing and complete the seam.

Using the pipe cleaner, make two arms with hands; then attach them to the body of the chilli. Using picture as guide, embroider a mouth with the white yarn and, using glue, attach eyes to the head section. For the spectacles, wrap the craft wire around a pencil and trim the ends. Use the yellow paper to make a crown to fit the top of the chilli.

• Yarn such as:
  Patons Fab DK, approx.
  Body and head
  Using 3.75mm needles and green yarn, cast on 6 sts.
  Body and head
  Using 3.75mm needles and green yarn, cast on 6 sts.

  Row 1 (RS): [Inc 1, knitwise] 6 times. 12 sts) Row 2: Purl. Row 3: [Inc 1, k1] 6 times. (18 sts) Row 4: Purl. Row 5: [Inc 1, k2] 6 times. (24 sts) Work 9 rows in stocking stitch.

  Row 15: K1 [k2tog, k2] 5 times, k2tog, k1. (18 sts) Row 16: Purl. Row 17: [K2tog, k1] 6 times. (12 sts) Row 18: Purl. Row 19: [K2tog] 6 times. (6 sts) Break off yarn and thread through stitches on needle.

  Draw tight and secure the end.

  Legs (make 2)
  Using 3.75mm needles and green yarn, cast on 5 sts. Work 12 rows in stocking stitch. Break off yarn and thread through stitches on needle. Draw tight and secure the end.
  Arms (make 2)
  Using 3.75mm needles and green yarn, cast on 5 sts.

  Work 10 rows in stocking stitch. Break off yarn and thread through stitches on needle. Draw tight and secure the end.

  Hat
  Using 3.75mm needles and white yarn, cast on 20 sts. Work 4 rows in garter stitch. Break off white yarn and join in red.

  Row 5: Purl. Row 6: K1, k2togtbl, knit to the last 3 sts, k2tog, k1. (18 sts) Repeat the last 2 rows until 6 sts remain. Row 19: Purl. Break off yarn and thread through stitches on needle.

  Bobble
  Using 3.75mm needles and white yarn, cast on 5 sts.
  Bobble
  Using 3.75mm needles and white yarn, cast on 5 sts.

  Work 3 rows in garter stitch. Break off yarn and thread through stitches on needle. Draw tight and secure the end.

  Making up