A sweet pair of little farm friends: the bull in turquoise dungarees with white buttons and a tufted forehead, and his girlfriend the cow in a frilly light blue or pink dress with a rose behind her ear. Both have button-jointed legs, so they can stand or sit – a lovely gift for the Year of the Ox.
A knitting pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions, tips and process photos. Both toys and their clothes are included.
This listing is for an INSTANT DOWNLOAD PDF PATTERN, not a finished project.
LANGUAGE:
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The pattern is in English.
SKILL LEVEL:
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Intermediate
FINISHED SIZE:
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About 15 cm (6 inches) standing and 12 cm (4.7 inches) sitting.
SKILLS REQUIRED:
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Basic knitting stitches
Knitting flat on two needles or in rounds on double-pointed needles (both versions are in the pattern)
Basic sewing of knitted pieces
MATERIALS AND TOOLS:
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• Any DK yarn: dark brown, turquoise and light blue 5 g each; white and greyish brown 10 g each; beige 14 g; leftovers of brick brown (the toys shown are Himalaya Hayal lux wool; the dress is YarnArt Super Perle).
• Four black 8 mm beads, six white 8–9 mm buttons, four white and four brown 11–12 mm buttons, two satin roses (or decorative buttons).
• Polyester stuffing.
• Knitting needles 2 mm (US 0) and 2.5 mm (US 1).
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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All abbreviations are explained in the pattern.
31 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
