Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon is knit in the round, with no seaming required. The pattern is easily memorized because it is the same three rounds repeated from one end to the other. Gussets are added for the nose and mouth. The night cap can be personalized with stripes, tassels, embroidery, etc. Measurements after stuffing are 12 X 6 inches.
Materials Required
Worsted weight yarn: 120 yards in pale yellow, plus small amounts in contrasting colors for the night cap Size 4 double pointed needles Darning needle Stuffing
Abbreviations
CO cast on dpn double pointed needle Kknit Ppurl M1R make one stitch to the right (see special note below) M1L make one stitch to the left (see special note below) st stitch sts stitches K2tog knit two stitches together SSK slip two sts knit-wise, place them back onto left dpn, then K them together through the back loop WT wrap and turn (see special note below) PU pick up (create) a new stitch from existing work
Special Notes
M1R = make one stitch to the right: Lift the strand between the needles from back to front, then knit the lifted loop through the front. M1L = make one stitch to the left: Lift the strand between the needles from front to back, then knit the lifted loop through the back. > WT = after knitting the specified number of stitches, bring yarn to the front of work, slip the next st on the left dpn to the right one, move yarn to the back of your work, and slip the stitch back to the left needle. This “wraps" the stitch. Turn your work and purl the number of stitches indicated. Bring yarn to the back of work, slip the next st on the left dpn to the right one, move yarn to the front of your work, and slip the stitch back to the left needle. This wraps the second stitch. Turn your work and knit the stitches back to the beginning of the round. > The wraps can be picked up and knit along with the stitch it is wrapped around, if desired. This will minimize their appearance, and is done on the increase/decrease rounds immediately following the WT row.
Work begins just below night cap
With main color, CO 36 sts onto 3 dpns and work the following rounds: 1) K10, WT, P20, WT, K10 2) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 3) K all sts 4) K11,WT, P22,WT, K11 5) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 6) K all sts 7) K12,WT,P24,WT, K12 8) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 9) K all sts 10) K13, WT, P26, WT, K13 11) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 12) K all sts 13) K14,WT, P28, WT, K14 14) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 15) K all sts 16) K15,WT, P30, WT, K15 17) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 18) K all sts 19) K16,WT, P32, WT, K16 20) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 21) K all sts 22) K17,WT, P34,WT, K17 23) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 Stitches for the nose gusset are now added to every plain knit round: 24) K25, M1R, K2, M1L,K25 25) K18, WT, P36, WT, K18 26) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 27) K26, M1R, K4, M1L, K26 28) K19, WT, P38, WT, K19 29) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 30) K27, M1R, K6, M1L, K27 31) K20, WT, P40, WT, K20 32) K1, M1R, K to last st in round, M1L, K1 33) K28, M1R, K8, M1L, K28 34) K21,WT, P42, WT, K21 Decreases, rather than increases, are now worked along the moon's "spine" on every round following the WTrows: 35) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 36) K27, M1R, K10, M1L, K27 37) K20, WT, P40, WT, K20 38) K1, K2tog, Kto last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 39) K26, M1R, K12, M1L, K26 40) K19, WT, P38, WT, K19 41) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 42) K25, M1R, K14, M1L, K25 43) K18, WT, P36, WT, K18 44) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 45) K24, place next 16 sts from the nose gusset onto scrap yarn. Sts from one side of the gusset are now joined with sts on the other side. K24 (48 sts total) 46) K17, WT, P34, WT, K17 47) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 48) K all sts 49) K16, WT, P32, WT, K16 50) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts, SSK, K1 51) K17, place next 10 sts onto scrap yarn, C0 12 sts, K17 (46 sts total) 52) K15, WT, P30, WT, K15 53) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 54) K all sts 55) K14, WT, P28, WT, K14 56) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 57) K all sts 58) K13, WT, P26, WT, K13 59) K1, K2tog, Kto last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 60) K all sts 61) K12, WT, P24, WT, K12 62) K1, K2tog, Kto last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 63) K all sts 64) K11, WT, P22, WT, K11 65) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 66) K all sts 67) K10, WT, P20, WT, K10 68) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 69) K all sts 70) K9, WT, P18, WT, K9 71) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 72) K all sts 73) K8, WT, P16, WT, K8 74) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 75) K all sts 76) K7, WT, P14, WT, K7 77) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 78) K all sts 79) K6, WT, P12, WT, K6 80) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 81) K all sts 82) K5, WT, P10, WT, K5 83) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 84) K all sts 85) K4, WT, P8, WT, K4 86) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 87) Kall sts 88) K3, WT, P6, WT, K3 89) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 90) K all sts 91) K2, WT, P4, WT, K2 92) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 93) K all sts 94) K1, WT, P2, WT, K1 95) K1, K2tog, K to last 3 sts in round, SSK, K1 96) K all sts 97) (K2, K2tog) repeat to end of round 98) K all sts 99) (K1, K2tog) repeat to end of round 100) K all sts 101) (K2tog) repeat to end of round 102) K all sts Cut yarn, thread through remaining live sts, pull tightly closed and insert darning needle down through center. Pull tightly from the inside and secure.
Knit pocket for mouth
Place 10 live sts from scrap yarn at mouth onto a dpn. PU 3 sts on one side of the mouth, 12 sts at the bottom edge, and 3 sts on the other side. Total sts for mouth = 28. K in the round for 2 inches. Divide sts evenly onto 2 dpns which run horizontally, and graft together using the Kitchener stitch. This willform a pocket which, after stuffing the moon, is pushed down inside. Lips are then brought upwards and can be shaped into desired expression.
Graft stitches together for nose
Place 16 live sts from scrap yarn at nose onto 2 separate dpns. The dpns should form an upside down "V" which runs down each side of the moon's nose. Hold side by side, and graft together using the Kitchener stitch. Darn small holes beneath nose and on sides of mouth. Stuff moon from the bottom up, until just below the top of existing work.
Knit night cap
Sts are now picked up in the original cast on sts to work the rolled brim of the night cap. PU 36 sts, and then K all sts for 1 12 inches. Cast off using the following method: (K2tog, slip the stitch just worked from the right needle back onto the left needle) repeat to end of round. This edge will naturally roll under. Beginning just to the right of the very first cast on st (center of the moon's spine), PU 36 sts again from the lower inside of the curled brim. Work rounds 67 through 102 from above, adding additional stuffing a few rounds before finishing.
Note about stuffing
Stuff your moon firmly so that any rippling created by the short rows is smoothed out, but be careful not to overstuff. The width should be greater than the depth.
Sleep tight!
