Mrs Eviltedi
Walter Girl
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Materials
3mm needles, DK yarn in black, white, oddments of light pink, very light blue and royal blue, toy filling, tapestry needle for sewing up. Other embellishments as you feel appropriate K - knit, P- purl, st/s - stitch/es, inc - increase (K front and back of stitch), K2tog/dec (knit 2 together), make 1/m1 - pick up loop between stitches , twist onto left needle then knit as normal, NR - next row, instructions in brackets, repeat as stated Legs, Body and Head Starting at base of foot on right leg Using black cast on 12sts (inc) k wise - 24sts Starting P stocking stitch 5 rows NR k3, (k2tog) 8 times, k5 - 16sts join in white Using white p5, (p2tog) 4 times, p3 - 12sts K 1 row white Change to black work 2 rows stocking stitch Continue in stocking stitch work a further 8 strips doing 2 rows black 2 rows white stripe. You should have 5 black strips. Break black, continue in white only Stocking stitch 3 more rows. Break yarn and leave leg on a spare needle. Work left leg as above but reverse the foot shapings as follows K5, (k2 tog) 8 times, K3. Change to white P3, (P2tog) 4 times, P5 Continue leftleg to match right leg
Body
Place marker at each end of next row Knit across left leg, then continue across right leg to join - 24sts Work 19 rows on these 24 sts Shoulders K4, (k2tog) twice, k 8, (k2tog) twice, k4 - 20sts P1row K3, (k2tog) twice, K6, (K2tog) twice, K3 － 16sts
Neck
Work 3 rows
Head
(inc) in each stitch - 32sts Stocking stitch 17 rows (k2, k2tog) to end - 24sts P 1 row (k1, k2tog) to end - 16sts P 1 row (k2tog) to end - 8sts, break yarn thread thru remaining sts and pull tight
Arm
Starting at fingers Using very light pink cast on 5sts (inc) across row - 10sts P 1 row,break pink join on black Stocking stitch 5 rows in black, break black, join white Work 15 rows in white Next row, k 2, (make 1, k1) to last st, k1 - 17sts
Underarm
Cast off 2sts, purl to end - 15sts Cast off 2 sts k to end - 13sts P2tog, p to last 2sts, p2tog - 11sts K2tog, k to last 2sts, k2tog - 9sts (P3tog) 3 times, - 3sts Cast off
Dress front panel
Starting at bust, using white Cast on 9
K1 row
K1, p to last, k1 Repeat last 2 rows 5 more times
Waist
Cast on 8 at beginning of next 2 rows - 25sts Next row (k2,m1) 4 times, k9, (m1, k2) 4 times - 33sts 3 rows (k3,m1) 4 times, k9, (m1,k3) 4 times - 41sts 3 rows (k4,m1) 4 times, k9, (m1,k4) 4 times - 49sts 3 rows (k5,m1) 4 times, k9, (m1,k5) 4 times - 57sts 4 rows Cast off k wise
TO MAKE UP
Stuffing as you go join leg seams to markers leaving base of foot open Join seam from head to center back leaving an inch or so open. Complete stuffing body then close seam. Add any extra filling to feet to fill them out then following the diagram below oversew base of foot . The shaping should ease the seam to the inside leg position on each foot. This will make them point slightly forwards as in picture. Join arm seam to underarm starting at fingers and keeping colours matching, filling as you go. sew cast off edge to second row of shoulder shapings, and continue fixing open edge of arm to body, add extra stuffing to puff out the shoulder shapings Take a length of white yarn and gather the stitches around the middle of the 3 neck rows. Pull quite tight to define neck and wrap yarn around a couple of times to secure. Sew in ends. Starting at cast off edge join skirt back seam leaving a couple of rows open. Ease skirt over legs so chest panel is at center front. Wiggle it around until it sits with cast on edge about 2 rows down from neck gathers in line with the puffy shoulders. Finish joining back seam and secure waistband and chest panel in place. Using black yarn embroider 3 small dots on each sleeve and even dots down front of chest panel and skirt as in picture to signify the buttons (you could also use black seed beads if youwish) For eyes work a couple of chain stitches in black on top of each other around 10 rows above head increases and 4sts apart. For mouth work a small "v" in very light blue about 4 rows beloweyes For hair I used the rooted method by cutting LOTS of black and royal blue strands of yarn and looping them thru the knitting. There are many different methods depending on the hairstyle you would like, but I would recommend watching the 5 part video by ashesonfire on you tube .. part one can be found at http://youtu.be/IW89xhjdkqg. Experiment to find what will work best for the character you wish to make. In the picture I wrapped black yarn around the neck and added a tiny silver bead to look like the bell choker Walter Girl B wears
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