Needles: US 9 Straight ‘Gauge is not important for this pattern Stockinette Stitch Yarn: 100% Wool for felting ' RS Knit A Felted Knit Toy Pattern 1 skein Lion Brand Wool in Sage | ws Purl 1 skein Lion Brand wool in Scarlet { 1B - Make Bobble t (85grams / 158 yds per skein) _ Knit into the front and back of stitch Additional Materails: sfc Wool Roving for needle felting details | Tum, Knit 5 sts Embroidery Floss DMC #33641 Sree Derles tec Stiteh Guide eg { Tum, Knit 5 sts Rows 51-56 { Tum and pass the 2nd st over the Ist, Work in Stockinette st { then pass the 3rd st over the Ist, pass Row 57: BO 8 sts, Knit to end ' the 4th st over the Ist, pass the Sth st Row 58: BO 8 sts, Purl to end over the Ist Rows 59-68 Knit 1 Work in Stockinette St Abbreviations and Terms Row 69: CO 8 sts, Knit all sts Kork- Knit DAP Row 70: CO 8 sts, Purl all sts {Por P- Purl Gator Body Top Rows 71-76 {RS - Right Side CO 10 Sts Work in Stockinette St 1 WS - Wrong Side Rows 1-10 Row 77: BO 8 sts, knit to end { St(s)- Stitch(es) Work in Stockinette St Row 78: BO 8 sts, Purl to end ere Rows 11-20 Rows 79-86 P2tog - Purl 2 together Work in Stockinette St, Increase 1 st at Work in Stockinette St, k2tog at BO - Bind off Work in Stockinette St Row 49: CO 10 sts, Knit all sts Row 50: CO 10 sts, Purl all sts Break yarn and pull through astloop. i Row 36: KS, K2t0g,K3,K2t08, KS ‘on hook to secure Weave in ends beginning and end or each RS row starting | beginning and end of every RS row | CO Cast On with Row 11 | Row 87: K4, K2tog, KS { Gator Underbody a ! ' Rows 21-28 | Row 88: Purl Ico6ss Work in Stockinette St 1 Rows 89-109 Tr, Row 29: K5, MB, K9.MB, KS | Work in Stockinette st decreasing as 1 Work in Stockinette St Row 30: Purl ! follows: Rows 31-36 Work in Stockinette St | Row 93:KS, K2tog, K3 oe Row 37: KS, K2tog, KS, K2tog, K6 - I8sts | Row 98: P4, P2tog, P3 {Work in Stockinette St, Row 38: Purl } Row 103; K2, K2tog, K2 ‘Increase I st at beginning and Row 39: KS, K2tog, K4, K2tog, KS - l6sts ! Row 105: K2, K2tog, K2 tend of all RS rows I Row 40: Purl } Row 107: K2t0g, K1, K2tog 'Rows 21-35 i 5 Rows 41-48: 1 Row 109: K3tog ! Work in Stockinette St 1 i i i 1 t Oa NEN ea errs] 009 Debra L Rodriguez Find me on Ravelry as: lildebilly Gator - A Felted Knit Toy Pattern - Page 2 Underbody Cont'd Row 37: Purl Row 38: KS, K2tog, K1, K2tog, KS Row 39: Purl Rows 40-72 Work in Stockinette st, decrease by k2tog at the beginni every RS row until 7 sts remain Row 73: Purl Row 74: K3, K2tog, K2 Row 75: Purl Rows 76-96: Work in Stockinette St and reduce by K2tog once in rows 80,85,90,95 Row 96: K3tog Seaming edges and end of With RS facing,, and starting at the tail end, use extra long tail from underbody to stitch edges of top to underbody. When you reach each of the legs, be sure to fold them to the inside before stitching edges together. Once you reach the snout, weave yarn along the underbody only leaving an opening at the end of snout to be used for stuffing later. Continue seaming along the other edge until you reach the end of the tail. Cut yam if necessary and weave in remaining ends, Reach into body thru snout opening and grab tail end, pull right side out. Break yarn leaving an extra long tail to seam edges of top and bottom together. Pull tail through last loop on needle Machine felting instructions: Put piece in the washer along with a pair of jeans to add in agitation for the felting process. Put washer on smallest load setting and set for Hot Wash, Cold Rinse at the longest/heaviest wash cycle, Check piece prior to rinse cycle, if additional felting is needed, start wash eycle over prior to rinsing Allow piece to go through full rinse and spin cycles. to secure Embroidery Instructions When washer finishes, remove piece and block if necessary. Lay flat to dry, Once piece is dry, stuff with polyfil, cotton batting, or your choice of soft filler. Stitch snout closed with embroidery thread Follow diagrams and instructions for embroidery of additional details and needle 6 strands DMC floss in color #33641, Embroider around the bobble eyes and along the mouth and feet as shown in the diagram. felting xox Embroider X’s to stitch snout closed and along the edges of cach of the feet Needle Felting Instructions | With white wool and needle felting tool, needle felt the whites of the eyes and 6 teeth on either side of the Use the Straight stitch to embroider around the back hal of the bobbk: lke sunrays and secure it more firmly to the head ‘Use the backstitch to connect each ofthe straight stitches along the bottom of the bobble and then backstitch over the top of the bobble to make a definition between the hid and eve area ‘mouth just below the embroidery line, Needle felt iris of the eyes with dark brown wool ©2009 Debra L Rodriguez