Knitted mice
This isn't my pattern, a friend gave it to me a few years ago and I just had to share it.
Materials: about .5 oz of shetland wool,stuffing, and pair of very small knitting nedles,size 0 or 1 works well.
Gauge: original calls for 10 st/in but so long as gauge is firm it works.
knitted in all one piece.
Invisibly CO 5 st. K2 rows,then K1, inc1, K1, inc1, K1, inc1, K1, inc1,K1.
K2 rows inc to 11 st.
Begin shaping the back:
Row1:K4,M1,K3,M1,K4
Row2( and all future even rows):Knit
Row3:K5,M1,K3,M1,K5
Row5:K6,M1,K3,M1,K6
Row7:K7,M1,K3,M1,K7
Row9:K8,M1,K3,M1,K8
Row11:K9,M1,K3,M1,K9. 23 st total
Now begin dec E 4th row as follows:
Dec row 1 K10 dbl-dec (sl2 tog knitwise-k1-p2sso), k10. k3 rows
Dec row 2 K9, dbl-dec, k9.knit 3 rows
Dec row 3 K8, dbl-dec, k8;k3 rows. etc
Continue in this manner until 9 st remain Then switch to stockinette stitch (purl even rows) for face,
Face-row 1 K3, dbl-dec, k3.
Face-row 2 Purl
Continue to work dbl-dec in the same pattern every other row until 3 stitches remain.
Knit on Wrong Side (making a purl row for turning) and begin to work flap in garter st uniting it to the exising shelvages as you go.
RS:Knit to the last st of the flap,SSK (being the last st plus one st from the shelvedge st from back) Turn slip first st purlwise
WS:Knit to the last st of flap, wool forward, sl2 purlwise(being last plus 1 shelvedge st)
Turn knit 2 together.
Rep the above 2 rows. After 3/4", inc the 3 st to 5; after 2 inc to 7. Continue eating up shelvedge stitches to 2 rows before
end: dec to 5 st.
(about halfway through, you will notice a strong resemblance to a slipper. About now start to stuff and continue adding
stuffing as you go along rather than trying to stuff at the end)
EarsThread a sharp needle with doubled wool. Skim in raw end. Make a small loop of yarn and work
buttonhole st around loop.
Tail Weave hole closed ans pick up 3 stitches and make I-cord. About halfway thru decrease to 2 st.
Use black thread for wiskers
Last undated 4/25/2004
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