TEENY FLAMiNGO
KNITTING PATTERNS BY AMANDA BERRY fluffandfuzz@googlemail.com www.fluffandfuzz.weebly.com
YARN + NOTIONS
Needles:
A pair of 3.75mm straight knitting needles (US 5)
Notions:
· A small amount of toy filling (or use cottor wool balls) to stuff the flamingo · A darning or tapestry needle to sew the knitted pieces together · 2 x small black beads for eyes (or embroider in yarn or thread) Optional: jewellery wire (or use a pipe cleaner or paper clip) to strengthen the neck · 2 x cocktail sticks for legs (the sticks are simply pushed into the body so they can be replaced after each use)
Yarn:
DK weight yarns; less than 15g in each colour: Pink: for the flamingo Hayfield Bonus DK in "Pink" Yellow: for the beak Hayfield Bonus DK in "Bright Lemon"
NOTES
Finished size: The flamingo is approximately 7cm tall (not including the cocktail stick legs). Work flat: All pieces are knitted flat (back and forth) on a pair of straight knitting needles. Tension: The tension is approximately 22 sts x 28 rows for a 10cm x 10cm square in stockinette stitch on 3.75mm needles. Don't worry too much about tension for this pattern. Casting on: Unless otherwise specified, use the long tail cast on for all pieces. Copyright @ 2015 Amanda Berry All patterns designed by Amanda Berry are protected by international copyright laws. Any unauthorised copying will constitute an infringement of copyright. All rights reserved. Sewing seams: Use mattress stitch to sew the seams. Safety note: I have used jewellery wire to strengthen the neck, and as the ends can be sharp this teeny flamingo should not be given as a toy to babies or young children.
ABBREVIATIONS
KNITTING PATTERNS
DK Double knitting or light worsted weight yarn k Knit k2tog Decrease: knit two stitches together through the front of the loops. kfb Increase: knit into the front and back of the stitch. psso Decrease: pass the slipped stitch over.
Pull through to cast off
Cut the yarn leaving at least a 30cm tail. Thread the tail onto a darning needle and sew through the remaining sts on the knitting needle. Pull the sts off the knitting needle on to the yarn, gather together tightly and secure the yarn.
rep
Repeat
slip 1 Slip the stitch on the left-hand needle purl-wise onto the right-hand needle, without knitting or purling the stitch. st(s) Stitch(es) WS Wrong side [..] Repeat the sequence between the square brackets by the number indicated. (.. sts) The number in round brackets at the end of the instruction indicates the number of stitches after working the row.
Flamingo Head and Body
Make 1. Cast on 8 sts in pink on straight 3.75mm needles. Work rows 1 to 23 in pink. Row 1: p (8 sts, WS) Row 2: k1, [kfb] x6, k1 (14 sts) Row 3: p (14 sts) Row 4: k1, [kfb, k1] x 6, k1 (20 sts) Row 5: p (20 sts) Row 6: k1,[kfb, k2] ×6, k1 (26 sts) Row 7: p (26 sts) Row 8: k (26 sts) Row 9: p (26 sts) Row 10: cast off the first 6 stitches,[k2tog] ×6, k1, cast off the last 6 stitches (8 sts) Row 11:reattach the pink yarn, p (8 sts, WS) Row 12: k1, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k1 (6 sts) Row 13: p (6 sts) Row 14: k (6 sts) Row 15: p (6 sts) Rows 16 to 23: rep rows 14 and 15 four times (6 sts) Work rows 24 to 28 in yellow. Row 24: k (6 sts) Row 25: p (6 sts) Row 26: [k2tog] x3 (3 sts) Row 27: p (3 sts) Row 28: slip 1, k2tog, psso (1 st) Pull through to cast off.
Flamingo Wings
Make 2. Cast on 7 sts in pink on straight 3.75mm needles. Row 1: k (7 sts, WS) Row 2: k1, [k2tog] x 3 (4 sts) Pull through to cast off.
Making Up
Head and Body: Note that the cast off sts are the tip of the beak. Sew the side edges together along the beak and back of the neck. Sew the cast off edges together (from row 10) along the top of the body, then sew the side edges together down the back of the body adding a little stuffing to the body as you sew. If you wish to strengthen the neck, insert a length of wire inside the neck before finishing and bend into shape. Then gather the cast on sts together at the bottom of the body. Wings: Sew the side edge of each wing onto the side of the body. Eyes: Sew the bead onto the side of the head for the eye. Legs: Insert the cocktail sticks inside the bottom of the body of the flamingo. The legs can be replaced after each use.
