https://facebook.com/Lizsknitting/

Friday 18 July 2008

Aliens/Monsters

Photobucket

Oddments of DK yarn
3.25mm needles
Stuffing
Buttons or alternative for eyes

Pattern:

c/o 4sts
1. inc in each st (8sts)
2. p all sts
3. as row 1 (16sts)
4. as row 2
5. as row 1 (32sts)
6. starting with p row stst for 15 rows

Decrease for neck shaping:

21. K2 tog to end (16sts)
22. p all sts
23. inc in each st to end (32sts)
24. starting with p row stst for 11 rows
35. K2, m1, (k4, m1) repeat to last 2 sts, k2 (40sts)
36. starting with p row stst for 6 rows
42. K row
43. (k3, k2 tog) to end (32sts)
44. P
45. (k2, k2 tog) to end (24sts)
46. p
47. (k1, k2 tog) to end (16sts)
48. p
49. k2 tog to end (8sts)

Break and Thread yarn through remaining stitches. With wrong side facing sew up seam, leaving a gap for stuffing, turn right way out. Stuff and close seam.

Gather round neck.

Add features to your personal style of alien/monster!!

Eyes:

Sew on eye/s to your personal style of alien/monster!!

Antenna:

Make 2 plaits and sew on a shown.

Arms:

1. c/o 20sts
2. c/off 5sts, k to end (15sts)
3. k to end, turn and c/o 5sts (s0sts)
4. cast off all sts

Sew c/o edge to c/off edge for 15sts leaving tube and 2 ‘fingers’.

Feet:

c/o 10sts
1. k to end
2. k to end
3. c/off 4sts, k to end (6sts)
4. k6, turn and c/o 4sts (10sts)
5. k to end
6. K to end
cast off all stitches

Sew to body as shown.

4 comments:

  1. Thank you!! They are quick and fun to make and of course there are many ways to individualise them!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. These are ADORABLE!!! Definantly going to knit a few of these!

    ReplyDelete
  3. So cute, I have to make these lol

    ReplyDelete

Thank you very much for visiting and taking the time to leave a comment...come again soon! :)