Sunday, September 16, 2012

Legwarmers for Very Beary Gnomes - free pattern

MATERIALS:
Straight needles size US 2 ½ (3mm)
Yarn DK/Light Worsted (8 ply) (300m/100 g): in white and pink.
Tapestry needle

GAUGE: not important if you use the same weight yarn both for toy and clothes.

 Make 2 pieces.
Cast on 22 sts using white.
Start from K row.
Rows 1 – 2: st st
Change yarn into pink. Now work st st 2 rows in pink, 2 rows in white to end of legwarmes (total 7 stripes in pink and 8 stripes in white).
Rows 3 – 30: st st (28 rows)
Cast off. Join seams.

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Very Beary Gnomes, knitted bears

Knitting pattern 
for Advanced Beginners (in English)
($ 6 USD) 
Standing bear measures about 33 cm (13 inches). All pieces of the toy are knitted flat. Clothes are removable.

MATERIALS:
Straight needles size US 2 ½  (3mm)
Yarn DK/Light Worsted (8 ply) (300m/100 g): in brown, red, green, beige, white and black.
Tapestry needle
Polyester stuffing
GAUGE: not important if you use the same weight yarn both for toy and clothes.

While many people speak English all over the world, we tend to have different names for the same thing and this is certainly true of yarn types - read here


Pattern requires knowledge of knitting basics such as K, P, K2tog, M1 and simple finishing techniques.

Copy of the pattern will be e-mailed as a PDF document after Pay-Pal payment has been received. 
Requested copies are personalized for each request - they are watermarked.
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