# Christmas Cork Slses & pals
materiais needed:
Any double knit yarn in colours of your choice Needles: 3.25mm/UK10/US3 Tapestry needle Champagne cork (they are usually 4.5cm-5.5cm/1.75"-2.25")
Abbreviations nsed:
K - knit, P - purl, P2tg - purl 2 stitches together K2tg - knit 2 stitches together, decrease, Kfb - knit to the front and back of the loop, increase, st or sts - stitch or stitches CO - cast on, BO - bind off St-st - stockinet stitch RS/WS - right side/wrong side of the work Size: the size of cork (without the hat) 4.5cm-5.5cm/1.75"-2.25' (with the hat) 9cm/3.5"
# Before you knit:
These little fellows are excellent little something Christmas-y' that you can just whip up in no time[-: I would make one or two each evening while watching something on TV. There is so much you can do with them: - they are great in groups e.g. make 12 days of Christmas or 24 for the Advent Calendar, - they could be a group of elves, or a choir boys and girls, or Santa's Little Helpers, Be Creative and add ornaments like: buttons, ribbons, pompoms, bells and make something special this Christmas (-: MN
Here is how to make these Christmas Cork Elves and Pals:
I use WHITE for the edging, COLOUR for the clothes part and CREAM as a skin colour for the face part. Use all the colours you wish, change them, mix them, add other yarns to make different edging(- Needles: 3.25mm In WHITE CO 22sts Work 4 rows in st-st starting with P row - they will roll up Change to COLOUR Work 7 rows in st-st starting with P row ([K3, K2tg], [K4, K2tg]]x2 18sts Change to CREAM P all ([K3, Kfb], [K4, Kfb])x2 22sts Work 4 rows in st-st starting with P row P1, [P3, P2tg]x4, P1 18sts K all P1, [P2, P2tg]x4, P1 14sts K all [P2tg]x7 7sts Cut yarn and pull the yarn end through the remaining stitches. Tighten and sew the seam using the ends.
Hat
Needles: 3.25mm In WHITE CO 24sts K 3 rows
Change to COLOUR
Work 5 rows in st-st starting with K row [P4, P2tg]x4 20sts K all [P3, P2tg]x4 16sts K all [P2, P2tg]x4 12sts K all [P1, P2tg]x4 8sts K all [P2tg]x4 4sts K all Cut yarn and pull the yarn end through the remaining stitches. Tighten and sew the seam using the ends.
Scarf
Needles: 3.25mm In COLOUR CO 40sts and then BO.Attach a little tassel at both ends if you wish Pull the cover over the cork, put the hat and scarf on and your little elf is ready (-:
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