Friendly little rats with big round ears, bead eyes and long thin tails: the boy in drawstring shorts and the girl in a pleated skirt. Knit them in grey, beige or brown with shorts and skirts in any colours – a sweet gift for children and for the Year of the Rat.
A knitting pattern by Svetlana Zabelina with step-by-step instructions, tips and process photos. The boy and the girl 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) tall.
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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• To make two rats: Any DK yarn (the toys shown are Nako Bambino, 130 m / 50 g; Kartopu Flora, Kartopu Gonca or YarnArt Baby work too): blue 2 g, pink 4 g, grey-brown 20 g, beige 20 g and leftovers of white, black and dark brown. Shorts, skirt, noses and cord are knitted in fingering yarn (Kartopu Super Perle, 400 m / 100 g).
• 4 black beads, 6 mm.
• Polyester stuffing.
• Knitting needles or dpns 2 mm and 2.5 mm.
ABOUT THIS PATTERN:
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All abbreviations are explained in the pattern.
32 pages of step-by-step instructions with tips and photos illustrating the process.
