Squidoo Squid Knitting Pattern

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The official Squidoo logo (left) that is the basis for this knitting pattern (right).

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.)
  
• Email me a picture of your finished knit Squidoo Squid!
  

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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Happy Knitting!

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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 Squidoo
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