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Materials
- Size 1 (2.5 mm) double pointed knitting needles
- Fingering weight wool in blue, orange and black (small amounts). I used KnitPicks Palette that I hand dyed myself.
- Yarn needle for finishing
- Polyfill stuffing
or yarn scraps to stuff the squid.
- Gauge: not important for this project
The Pattern
- Cast on 6 stitches in Black onto three double pointed needles (2 sts on each needle)
- Row 1: Join in the round, Kfb across (12 sts)
- Row 2: *K1, Kfb* repeat across the row (18 sts)
- Row 3: Switch to Blue: K 1 row across
- Row 4: *K2, Kfb* repeat across the row (24 sts)
- Row 5: K 1 row across
- Row 6: Switch to Orange: *K3, Kfb* repeat across the row (30 sts)
- Row 7: K 1 row across
- Row 8: *K4, Kfb* repeat across the row (36 sts)
- Rows 9-17: K across the row (9 rows total)
- Row 18: *K4, K2tog* repeat across the row (30 sts)
- Row 19: K1 row even
- Row 20: *K3, K2tog* repeat across the row (24 sts) This completes knitting the body of the squid.
- Starting with the first six stitches, knit a 6-stitch icord for 21 rows to create the first of the four legs.
- Make three more 6-stitch icords of the same length. The legs are now complete.
- Finishing: Stuff the squid with polyfill stuffing, and then start to stitch the bottom of the body closed. First I sewed up a bit between each leg, and then I sewed across the gap and drew it closed. (See below images.)
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I worked on the 4 icord legs at the same time to help keep the lengths consistent.
When closing the bottom of the squid, I started by sewing in between the legs
Cinching the bottom closed.
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Abbreviations Used in this pattern:
Kfb - increase by knitting into the front and back of a single stitch.
K - knit
P - purl
SSK - decrease by slipping two stitches then knitting them together. Alternatively, you could slip one stitch, knit one stitch and pass slipped stitch over.
K2tog - decrease by knitting two stitches together.
sl - slip a stitch
This pattern was created by ChemKnits for your personal or charity use. You are not distribute or reprint this pattern without the permission of ChemKnits. Squidoo(tm) is a trademark of Squidoo LCC and has no affiliation with ChemKnits. This project was not endorsed by SquidooAbbreviations Used in this pattern:
Kfb - increase by knitting into the front and back of a single stitch.
K - knit
P - purl
SSK - decrease by slipping two stitches then knitting them together. Alternatively, you could slip one stitch, knit one stitch and pass slipped stitch over.
K2tog - decrease by knitting two stitches together.
sl - slip a stitch
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