… for your hares (and wild & rex rabbit) - here's the direct link to the pattern: Candy Cane
Parrot to Cockatoo in a few moves!
Hello!
I've adapted my Galah Parrot Pattern to create a Cockatoo - for you!
The colour changes and small alterations to the pattern are written below…
PARROT PATTERN UPDATE
FROM PARROT TO COCKATOO!
Yarns:
HEAD
A - Drops Kid-Silk shade Off-White
B - Drops Alpaca shade Wheat
C - Drops Alpaca shade White
YELLOW MARKINGS AND QUIFF
D -Rico Essentials Super Kid Mohair Loves Silk shade Yellow
E - Drops Flora Shade yellow
BODY
F -Drops Sky shade White
BEAK
G - Drops Alpaca shade Dark Grey
H - Drops Alpaca shade Mid-Grey
I used 4mm needles for the Body & 3.25mm needles for the Upper Beak.
Casted on with yarn ABC but dropped yarn AB for DEC for the yellow cheek ‘short rows’ detail.
From Page 7, I worked with yarn ACF.
BACK & TAIL (Page 14) I knitted with yarn ACD.
On Page 15, from Row 37 I worked 7 rows stocking stitch (for a longer tail).
BREAST & UNDERTAIL (Page 19) I knitted with yarn ACF.
And to match the tail length from Page 19, Row 27, I worked 7 rows stocking stitch.
THROAT (Page 23) I knitted with yarn ACF.
And for the Lower Beak (Page 24) I kept with needle size 4mm and worked with yarn ACF (I wanted the Upper Beak to look
as though it was nestling in the throat feathers).
Finally, for the Upper Beak I used yarn GH and smaller 3.25mm needles.
Here's the pattern for the QUIFF:
This is joined after you've completed the whole bird to the end of the pattern and after having made all the changes:
RIGHT SIDE
With bird's Right Side facing you, pick up and knit three stitches from A to B (moving towards the head back) (see Fig. 2)
Row 1 inc) Cast on three (or more if you want a longer quiff)
Work short rows as follows: (NOTE: work the same numbers even if you've added more cast-on stitches)
Short Row 1 P5, W+Tp
Short Row 2 K5
Short Row 3 P4, W+Tp
Short Row 4 K4
Cast off all Quiff sts. purl-wise.
Join the two side together all around (see Fig. 3).
Dampen the quiff, rub to matt the yarn and shape as desired.
NOTE: I actually felted my entire bird as follows:
NOTE: This will only work if you've used natural yarn as the yarn I used above.
Fill a washing bowl with very hot tap water and a little gentle hand soap and immerse the toy into the water to start the felting process - leave it to soak until the water cools enough for you to pull out the toy with your hands. Rub a little more soap into the toy as if you were giving it a good wash. Rinse out the soap then squeeze and gently wring out the water. Please note - your toy at this stage will look totally unrecognizable and unshapely! Rub the toy in between your hands as you do this the yarn matts together to give you the felty look you’re after - if the toy is still very damp do can this in between a towel. Continue with the rubbing/agitating and moulding until the toy is quite dry and quite felted and re-shape and mould for a final shaping - use the Shape Template to match with if you like, before placing on a radiator to dry completely.
I also glued in 8mm black eyes and then stitched blue mohair around and around the black eye to create the oval markings.
Easter Eggplant vs Aubergine!
Something a little different for your Easter table?
Or just a little fruity objet d'art?
Your choice entirely - here's the link to your free pattern whatever your penchant
A Cardigan For Tuppenny
Here's a very quick and simple little cardigan to fit your little Guinea Pig:
For this cardigan I chose yarn with a similar tension to the guinea pig (15 rows and 13 stitches over 5cm with 3.75mm needles)
I used Drops Brushed Alpaca Silk, shade 15, Light Sea Green with 3.75mm needles
Beginning at the Neck
Cast on 25 sts for Neck Edge
Rows 1-4 Work four rows stocking stitch
Sleeves set-up
Row 5 inc) K3 (Left Front), kfb, k1, kfb, k2 (Left Sleeve), kfb, k1, kfb, k3 (Back), kfb, k1, kfb, k2 (Right Sleeve), kfb, k1, kfb, k3 (Right Front) - 33sts
Rows 6, 8, 10 & 12 Purl
Row 7 inc) K4 (Left Front), kfb, k1, kfb, k4 (Left Sleeve), kfb, k1, kfb, k5 (Back), kfb, k1, kfb, k4 (Right Sleeve), kfb, k1, kfb, k4 (Right Front) - 41sts
Row 9 inc) K5 (Left Front), kfb, k1, kfb, k6 (Left Sleeve), kfb, k1, kfb, k7 (Back), kfb, k1, kfb, k6 (Right Sleeve), kfb, k1, kfb, k5 (Right Front) - 49sts
Row 11 inc) K6 (Left Front), kfb, k1, kfb, k8 (Left Sleeve), kfb, k1, kfb, k9 (Back), kfb, k1, kfb, k8 (Right Sleeve), kfb, k1, kfb, k6 (Right Front) - 57sts
DIVIDE SLEEVES
Row 15 K9 (Left Front), k12 (Left Sleeve), Turn (flip work over so purl side faces)
Row 16 Purl 12, Turn so knit side faces
Continue to work on 12 Left Sleeve sts as follows:
Left Sleeve
Rows 17-18 Work two rows stocking stitch
Row 19 dec) K1, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k1 - 10 Left Sleeve sts
Row 20 Purl
Row 21 dec) K1, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k1 - 8 Left Sleeve sts
Rows 22-23 Beginning with a purl row work two rows stocking stitch
Cast off all 8 Left Cuff sts purl-wise.
Right Sleeve
RS facing, rejoin yarn to remaining stitches on your needle, continue as follows:
Row 15 K15 (Back), k12 (Right Sleeve), Turn so purl side faces
Row 16 Purl 12, Turn so knit side faces
Continue to work on 12 Right Sleeve sts as follows:
Rows 17-18 Work two rows stocking stitch
Row 19 dec) K1, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k1 - 10 Right Sleeve sts
Row 20 Purl
Row 21 dec) K1, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k1 - 8 Right Sleeve sts
Rows 22-23 Beginning with a purl row work two rows stocking stitch
Cast off all 8 Right Cuff sts purl-wise.
Right Front
RS facing, rejoin yarn to 9 Right Front sts, continue as follows:
Row 15 inc) K9 (Right Front)
You’ll now work to join Right Front; work under right sleeve and so across Back; work under the left sleeve and so across Left Front as follows:
Row 16 WS) P9 (Right Front), p15 (Back), p9 (Left Front) - 33sts
Row 17 Kfb, k7, k2tog, k13, k2tog, knit to last st, kfb
Row 18 Purl
Row 19 inc) [Kfb, k3] eight times, kfb - 42sts
Rows 20-24 Beginning with a purl row work five rows stocking stitch
Cast off all 42 Hem sts.
To make up simply mattress stitch the sleeve seams and weave in the ends.
And of you like, add a length of ribbon around the collar.
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