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A Collection of Vintage Knitting Patterns for the Making of Soft Toys
A Collection of Vintage Knitting Patterns for the Making of Soft Toys
A Collection of Vintage Knitting Patterns for the Making of Soft Toys
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A Collection of Vintage Knitting Patterns for the Making of Soft Toys

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A wonderful collection of vintage patterns and instructions for knitting a range of soft toys for children, including animal toys, dolls, a clown, and more. With simple, step-by-step directions and a wealth of helpful tips, this book provides a wide range of designs and is perfect for special and unique gifts.

Patterns include: “Dressed Bunny”, “Knit Your Own Higgledy Piggledy”, “Poodle”, “Knit A Friendly Jumbo”, “'Bobby the Bear'”, “Tommy Tortoise”, “Knitted Lamb”, “Bunny With a Twinkle”, “Knitted Miniature Rabbit”, “Musical Clown for a Tot”, “Sukey Is Knitted”, “Tracy The Knitted Doll”, “Doll and Bed”, “Girl's Knitted Sideways”, “Boy”, “Doll's Set”

This book is a must have for a knitting enthusiast with children to spoil. The patterns are of varying difficulties, and therefore this book should be suitable for most levels of knitting skill. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience and is republished now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on knitting.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateMar 6, 2013
ISBN9781444659603
A Collection of Vintage Knitting Patterns for the Making of Soft Toys

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    A Collection of Vintage Knitting Patterns for the Making of Soft Toys - Anon Anon

    Dress

    Who could resist this adorable dressed bunny? She is so cuddly and a small child would love her at once. Very easily and quickly knitted in garter stitch throughout.

    Dressed Bunny

    Materials: 3 2-oz. hanks Patons Big Ben Knitting in Oystershell 2040. Of Patons Double Quick Knitting, 2 ozs. Gay Turquoise 110 and 1 oz. Radiant Pink 182. Scraps of Black, Royal and White 3- or 4-ply wool for features. A pair each No. 8 and No. 11 Queen Bee needles. Kapok for stuffing.

    Measurements: Height to tip of ears, 12 1/2 ins.

    N.B.—Bunny is worked throughout on No. 8 needles and garter-stitch, i.e. every row knit. When making up join all seams on right side.

    O. = Oystershell. B. = Gay Turquoise. P. = Radiant Pink.

    Body: With O. wool, cast on 11 sts. NEXT ROW: knit. NEXT ROW: k. twice in 1st st., k. to last stitch, k. twice in last stitch. Rep. these 2 rows once more. Knit 6 rows. NEXT ROW: k. twice in 1st st., k. to last stitch, k. twice in last stitch. Knit 11 rows. NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. Knit 3 rows. Decrease 1 st. at each end of next 3 rows. Cast off (cast-off edge is neck edge). Make another piece the same.

    Base: With O. wool, cast on 5. NEXT ROW: knit. NEXT ROW: k. twice in 1st st., k. to last stitch, k. twice in last stitch. Rep. the last 2 rows once more. Knit 2 rows. NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. NEXT ROW: knit. Rep. the last 2 rows once more. Cast off. Join sides of body, then insert base to cast-on edge of body. Stuff firmly and gather up neck opening.

    Front Legs: * With O. wool, cast on 11 sts. Knit 2 rows. NEXT ROW: k. twice in 1st st., k. to last stitch, k. twice in last stitch. Knit 4 rows. NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. Knit 7 rows *. Decrease 1 st. at each end of next 2 rows. Cast off. Make 3 more pieces the same.

    Join each pair leaving cast-off edges open. Stuff firmly and sew up opening, then join this end to body. Run a gathering thread round wrists, then mark claws with black straight-stitches.

    Back Legs: Work as for front legs from * to *. Knit 5 rows. Decrease 1 st. at each end of next 2 rows. Cast off. Make 3 more pieces the same. Stuff and make up as for front legs and sew to body. please turn to page 34

    Tail: With O. wool, cast on 5 sts. Knit 1 row. Increase 1 st. at each end of next 3 rows. Knit 6 rows. Decrease 1 st. at each end of next 3 rows. Cast off. Make another piece the same. Join halves together leaving an opening for stuffing. Stuff and sew up opening. Join to body.

    Head: With O. wool, cast on 11 sts. Knit 6 rows. * NEXT ROW: k. twice in 1st st., k. to end. NEXT ROW: k. to last stitch, k. twice in last stitch. NEXT ROW: k. twice in 1st st., k. to last stitch, k. twice in last stitch. NEXT ROW: k. to last stitch, k. twice in last stitch *.

    Rep. from * to * once more. Knit 8 rows. NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to end. NEXT ROW: k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. NEXT ROW: k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. Rep. the last 4 rows once more. NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to end. NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. Cast off.

    Make another piece the same. Join halves together leaving cast-on edges open. Stuff firmly, shaping dome of head as shown in photograph. Gather up opening slightly, then sew open end firmly round top of body.

    Features: Nose, black satin-stitch; mouth, black vertical and horizontal straight-stitches; whiskers, long black straight-stitches; eyes, white, Royal and black satin-stitch, outlined black straight-stitches; lashes, 4 vertical straight-stitches in black; eyebrows, black straight-stitches.

    Ears: With O. wool, cast on 3. Knit 3 rows. NEXT ROW: k. twice in 1st st., k. to last stitch, k. twice in last stitch. Rep. these 4 rows until there are 15 sts. Knit 12 rows. NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. Knit 1 row NEXT ROW: k. 2 tog., k. to last 2 sts., k. 2 tog. Cast off. Make another piece the same.

    Ear

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