Jacobus

Annita Wilschut
Jacobus is knitted circular in one
piece without any seams on
circular needles or using dnps.
When you finish the knitting, you
can stuff Jacobus, without having
to seam the parts together
first.You start knitting at the top
of the head, knit down to the
body and the legs. Afterwards
the arms, the ears, the tail and
the muzzle are added.
This pattern is designed by Annita
Wilschut and the copyright is
hers. It is not allowed to multiply
the pattern or use it for
commercial purposes without
approval of the author.

General instructions
You can use any type of yarn to knit monkey. Always use smaller needles than indicated on the yarn, to prevent the
stuffing from shining through the skin of your Monkey.
To knit Jacobus, you need the following
About 100 grams of yarn.
Some left-over contrasting colored yarn of the same weight to use for the face, the hands and the feet.
A circular needle or 4 dpns
A thread of red yarn for the mouth.
A tapestry needle
Stuffing.
st
k2
p3
sl
*
k2tog
ssk



(2)
[1]
MC
CC
dpn

stitch
Knit 2 sts
Purl 3 sts
Slip 1 st
Increase one sts by reversed knitting of the thread between the 2 underlying sts
Knit 2 sts together
Slip, slip knit
Turn work at the end of the needle
Turn work, leaving 2 sts on the left-hand needle
The work now looks as shown on picture 1.
Main Color
Contrasting color for the face, hands and feet
Double pointed needle
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The head
For the top of the head, cast on 10 sts [1], distribute the sts over 3 dpns
or a circular needle and start knitting in rounds as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6

k10
* k1 * k2 * k1 * k1 * k1 * k2 * k1 * k1
k18
k1 * k6 * k3 * k6 * k2
k22
k2 * k6 * k5 * k2 * k2 * k2 * k3

You may want to use the magic

cast-on to achieve a seamless
head.
http://knitty.com/ISSUEspring0
6/FEATmagiccaston.html.

[2] From here on the face is knitted in a contrasting color. You need to knit with two colors in rounds. To do so, we
alternatively knit a round on the right side of the work and purl a round on the wrong side as follows:
7.
(Right Side) Knit 2 sts in the main color (MC). Switch to the contrasting color (CC) and knit as follows: k3 * k3
[3]. Turn the work [4]
8.
(Wrong Side) Each round starts with the MC. Therefore, slip the 7 sts in CC to the right-hand needle [5].
Wrap the loose beginning of the CC yarn around the working thread in MC. Now purl 22 sts in MC. Wrap the MC
thread around the CC thread and purl the 7 face sts with in CC. Turn the work [7].
9.
(Right side) Slip the sts in CC to the right-hand needle. Now knit the MC sts as follows (knit the first st tight
to prevent a hole between the face and the rest of the head) k4 * k14 * k4. Now you have reached the color change.
Wrap both working threads around each other [8] and knit the CC-sts as follows: k3 * k1 * k3. Turn the work.
Continue knitting in the same way: for each row, first slip the CC-sts to the right-hand needle, then work the sts in
MC, wrap both threads around each other and then work the CC-sts. Always work the first st of a color thightly.

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11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

MC
p24
k4 * k6 * k4 * k6 * k4
p28
k28
p28
k4 * k20 * k4
p30
k2 p2 k22 p2 k2
p2 k2 p22 k2 p2
k2 p2 k22 p2 k2
p2 k2 p22 k2 p2
k2 p2 k22 p2 k2
p2 k2 p22 k2 p2
k2 p2 k22 p2 k2
p2 k2 p22 k2 p2

CC
p9
k1 * k3 * k1 * k3 * k1
p13
k6 * k1 * k6
p15
k7 * k1 * k7
p17
k8 * k1 * k8
p19
k9 * k1 * k9
p7 k7 p7
k5 p2 k7 p2 k5
p3 k2 p11 k2 p3
k1 p2 k15 p2 k1
k1 p19 k1

From round 17 purled sts appear

at the side of the head; they are
used later on as a start of the
ears.
The purled sts from round 20 in
the face will be used later to cast
on the monkeys muzzle.

[9] The remainder of the head is knit entirely in MC: turn the work RS facing now slip the CC sts to the right-hand
needle one more time and start knitting with the MC working thread.

25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

k2 p2 k22 p2 k23
k2 p2 k22 p2 k25
k1 k2tog k5 k2tog k6 ssk k5 ssk k2 ssk k19 k2tog k1
k45
k1 k2tog k4 k2tog k4 ssk k4 ssk k2 k2tog k4 k2tog k5 ssk k4 ssk k1
k37
k1 k2tog k3 k2tog k2 ssk k3 ssk k2 k2tog k3 k2tog k3 ssk k3 ssk k1
k1 k2tog k2 k2tog ssk k2 ssk k2 k2tog k2 k2tog k1 ssk k2 ssk k1
k1 k2tog k4 ssk k2 k2tog k5 ssk k1
k17
k17

Round 26 is knitted 2 sts

beyond the end of the round.
This changes the beginning
of the round to the side of
the head.

[10] Knit 4 sts. You are now, at the middle back. First we knit the body of the monkey, the muzzle is added later.

The body
Start knitting where you are, at the middle back, and knit as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

k1 * k3 * k9 * k3 * k1
k5 * k1 * k9 * k1 * k5
k25
k1 * k4 * k3 * k9 * k3 * k4 * k1
k31
k6 * k5 * k9 * k5 * k6
k35

8
9
10
11
12
13

k1 * k5 * k7 * k1 * k7 * k1 * k7 * k5 * k1
k43
k7 * k9 * k11 * k9 * k7
k47
k1 * k6 * k11 * k1 * k9 * k1 * k11 * k6 * k1
k8 *k13 * k13 * k13 * k8

14. [11,12] The top of the body and the top of both arms are ready now. In round 14 the sts for the arms are put on
a thread of waste yarn to wait for the arms being knit later on: knit 9 sts, put the next 13 sts on waste yarn, knit the
next 15 sts, put the following 13 sts on waste yarn for the other arm and knit the remaining 9 sts [13]. Continue
knitting the body as follows:
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

k33
k1 * k12 * k7 * k12 * k1
k37
k37
k37
k1 * k13 * k9 * k13 * k1
k41
k41

23
24
25
26
27
28
29

k41
k1 * k14 * k11 * k14 * k1
k45
k45
k45
k1 * k15 * k13 * k15 * k1
k49

The backside
[14] The backside of the monkey is worked flat on 2 needle over 26 sts, 13 sts left and right of the point where you
are now (the middle back). Leave the other sts on the cable of your circular needle or on two of the dpns. Knit as
follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

k12 * k1

sl p25 * p1

sl k24 * k1
(2)
sl p23 * p1
(2)
sl k11 * k2 * k9 * k1
(4)
sl p23 * p1
(4)

7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

sl
sl
sl
sl
sl
sl

k22 * k1
(6)
p21 * p1
(6)
k19 * k1
(9)
p17 * p1
(9)
k8 * k2 * k5 * k1
(12)
p15 * p1
(12)

In row 13 the start of the tail is made as follows: sl k4, knit the following 8 sts on some waste yarn in a contrasting
color as follows: k2tog k2tog k2tog k2tog. [15] There 4 sts in waste yarn on your right-hand needle, slip them back
to the left-hand needle [16]. Now knit as follows using the MC working thread : k5 (these are the 4 waste yarn sts
plus 1 st) * k1
(15). [17]
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

sl p7 * p1
(15)
sl k6 ssk k1
(15)
sl p5 p2tog p1
(15)
sl k6 ssk k2
(12)
sl p8 p2tog p2
(12)
sl k10 ssk k2
(9)
sl p12 p2tog p2
(9)
sl k14 ssk k2
(6)

22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.

sl p16 p2tog p2
(6)

sl k18 ssk k1
(4)
sl p19 p2tog p1
(4)
sl k20 ssk k1
(2)
sl p21 p2tog p1
(2)
sl k22 ssk k1

sl p23 p2tog p1

sl k12

You are at the middle back again, knit one full round as follows:
K12 ssk k21 k2tog k12. [18,19]

De tummy
There are 47 sts on the needle(s) now. The tummy is worked flat over 15 sts at the middle front. Knit 16 sts [20], the
next 15 sts are used for the tummy. Leave the other 32 sts on the cable of your circular needle or on 2 of the 4
dpns. Knit as follows:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

k15

sl p14

sl * k13 * k1

sl p16

sl k16

sl p16

7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

sl
sl
sl
sl
sl
sl

k16

p16

k16

p16

k9 ssk k1
(4)
p4 p2tog p1
(4)

13.
14.
15.
16.
17.

sl
sl
sl
sl
sl

k5 ssk k1
(2)
p6 p2tog p1
(2)
k7 ssk k1

p8 p2tog p1

k2tog k2tog k1 ssk ssk k1

[21] Knit 1 round as follows: pick up 7 sts along the left side of the tummy (right on the picture) [22] and knit these
sts [23]. Knit 13 sts, cast-off 6 sts, knit 13 sts, followed by 7 sts along the other side of the tummy. The following 7 sts
along the tummy are cast-off. Do not cut off the yarn [24].
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Legs
Knit the first leg over the 20 sts on the side where the yarn is. Start knitting circularly, knit 50 round and decrease 2
sts at the inner side of the leg in the 4th round. Switch to CC after these 50 rounds. Knit 2 rounds, knit the third round
as follows: k6 ssk k2 k2tog k6. 16 sts are left. Knit 5 rounds over these 16 sts. Now knit the foot as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6

k6 * k1 * k1 * k1 * k1 * k6
k21
k9 * k1 * k1 * k1 * k9
k25
k25
k25

7
8
9
10
11
12

k25
k25
ssk k3 ssk k3 ssk k3 ssk k3 ssk k3
k20
ssk k2 ssk k2 ssk k2 ssk k2 ssk k2
ssk k1 ssk k1 ssk k1 ssk k1 ssk k2

Cut of the yarn leaving about 10 inches, thread the yarn through a tapestry needle and put the sts on the yarn; pull
tight and bind off [25].
Knit the other leg in the same way.

Arms
Put the 13 sts for one arm on a needle, or on 3 dpns; pick up 2 additional sts under the arm. [26,27] Knit 40 rounds in
MC, continue in CC, and knit 7 rounds. In the next round increase 5 sts regularly distributed. There are 20 sts. Knit 5
round for the hands and continue as follows:
1
2

ssk k3 ssk k3 ssk k3 ssk k3

k16

3
4

ssk k2 ssk k2 ssk k2 ssk k2

ssk k1 ssk k1 ssk k1 ssk k1

cut off the working yarn leaving about 10 inches. Put the sts on the working yarn using a tapestry needle, pull tight
and bind off. Knit the other arm in the same way.

Muzzle
Pick up the purled sts in the face: 21 sts [28]. Start working at the WS [29] as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6

P21

Sl k18 * k1
(1)
Sl p18 * p1
(1)
Sl k17 * k1
(3)
Sl p16 * p1
(3)
Sl k8 * k1 * k6 * k1
(5)

7
8
9
10
11
12

Sl
Sl
Sl
Sl
Sl
Sl

p16 * p1
(5)
k15 * k1
(7)
p14 * p1
(7)
k7 * k1 * k5 * k1
(9)
p14 * p1
(9)
k14
(11)

13
14
15
16
17

Sl p12
(11)
Sl k10
(13)
Sl p8
(13)
Sl k7 ssk ssk ssk ssk ssk ssk k2

Sl p14 p2tog p2tog p2tog p2tog
p2tog p2tog p2

Now tne mouth is knitted in the face. Use a thread of yarn in MC, or a thread of red yarn in the same weight. RS: knit
4 sts with the CC working thread [30]. Knit 15 sts using the yarn for the mouth [31] , turn the work and purl the
same 15. Turn again and knit 19 sts (that until teh end of the needle) using the CC working yarn. [32]
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.

Sl
Sl
Sl
Sl
Sl

p13 * p1
(8)
k6 * k1
(8)
p7 p2tog * p1
(6)
k9 ssk * k1
(6)
p11 p2tog * p1
(4)

23.
24.
25.
26.
27.

Sl
Sl
Sl
Sl
Sl

k13
p15
k16
p19
k20

ssk * k1
(4)
p2tog p1
(2)
ssk k1
(2)

(1)

(1)

Bind off all sts [33].

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28. Sl p19 p2tog

29. Sl k19 ssk

30. Sl p20

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Tail
[34] Unravel the waste yarn sts at the bottom of the tail, and pick up the appearing 13 sts [35, 36]. Knit 4 rounds,
Decrease in the next round 2 sts. Continue knitting in rounds and decrease 1 st every 7th round. Continue until only 3
sts are left. Cut of yarn, and put the 3 sts on the yarn, pull tight and bind off. [37]

Ears
There 10 times 2 purled sts at each side of the head. Pick up these sts in 2 rows of 10 sts [38, 39]. Start circular
knitting over these 10 sts:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

k20
k20
k4 * k2 * k8 * k2 * k4
k24
k24
k24
ssk k8 k2tog ssk k8 k2tog
ssk k6 k2tog ssk k6 k2tog
ssk k4 k2tog ssk k4 k2tog

Cut of yarn leaving about 10 inches. Put the sts alternatively from the front and the back on the yarn [40], pull tight
and bind off.

Finishing
Close the top of the head. Bind off the threads under the arms, hereby closing the small hole that may have
appeared under the arms. Bind off all other threads. Fill you monkey. The arms and legs should not be filled too tight
to allow sufficient flexibility. Close the filling hole in the monkey. Fill the muzzle of the monkey and seam the muzzle
along the edge of the face. Sew two eyes on the monkey. In case your monkey in meant for a small child, it is safer to
embroider the eyes.

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