Basset Babies.
by Deborah Tomasello www.Ravelry.com PatchworksByDebi
Size: Adult 21"- 23"" Materials: 1 ball each of KnitPicks Palette: White, Brass Heather, Caribbean, and a small amounts of Black for duplicate stitching eyes and nose. One 16” #3 circular needle, four #3 DPNs (or size needed to obtain gauge), stitch marker, and tapestryneedle Gauge: 32 stitches and 32 rounds = 4”’ using #3 needles Abbreviations: K2TOG = Knit two stitches together. SSK = Slip one stitch, then slip the next. Insert left needle into the front loops of the slipped stitches and knit them together from this position Instructions: With circular needle, CO 136 sts using Caribbean. Join to work in round, placing stitch marker and being careful not to twist stitches. Knit six rounds corrugated rib (see CHART A) using Brass Heather, Black and White for knit sts and Caribbean for purl sts. Increase round: (Round 1 of CHART B) Using Caribbean, inc evenly to 168 sts (knit 4 sts, knit 4 make 1 around until last 4 sts, knit last 4 sts.) Follow CHART B (7 repeats per round) for 63 rounds according to CHART B, decreasing as indicated and switching to DPNs when necessary. After round 63, with 14 sts on the needles, k2tog around. 7 sts remain. Knit last seven sts for 5 rounds, cut yarn leaving a tail several inches long. Move all sts from needles to tapestry needle, and pull tightly. Secure from the inside. Finishing: Duplicate /2 st in Black for droopy eye (or embroider) and duplicate st nose. Tie and weave in or trim all color change ends. Wash and block to fit.
CHART A
Use Brass Heather, Black and White for knit sts and Caribbean for purl sts. Dash in st means purl.
CHART B
Round 41 is missing, but it is worked the same as round 40 on chart.
