Wicked Woollens
'Grim Squeaker' Egg Cosy
This little egg cosy is a quick knit and makes a cute pocket toy if don't fancy an egg cosy and follow the additional instructions at the end. He's actually quite a big fit on an average egg, so consider making him in a fibre that will full and shrink him down a little if you wish to refine the egg-warming properties. Or, make his robe longer and he might just be a good phone or ipod cosy! Pictured here without his scythe, this is an optional accessory that can be made in a number of ways, he'll also hold your eggspoon under one arm quite well. Supplies: 4ply yarn in black and white or bone 2.75mm needles Gauge fairly irrelevant as long as you are getting a nice knit.
Pattern notes:
A note on row numbering in this pattern, he's very geometric in structure, so I've tended to restart numbering 'row one, row two' for each change of shape, I think this won't cause too much confusion, it seemed most logical as I worked him out rather than trying to count whole pieces of knitting. The nose and hood are worked in the flat, the body in the round.
Wicked Woollens is a trading name of Sally Pointer
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Copyright Notice:
This design is copyright Sally Pointer 2009 You may make items from this for personal use, gifting, and charitable donation, but you may not make them for general sale without first contacting me for written permission. You may not circulate this pattern, but please feel fre to point people at it directly by way of links so they can download it directly. Special licensing note on this particular pattern. You may sellitems made to this pattern without contacting me first if at least $50\%$ of the retail price goes directly to a charity involved in Alzheimer's research. Please credit me as the source of the pattern though.
Start by making the nose:
In white or bone yarn, $c/\circ20$ using a backwards loop cast on (note, you will be picking up stitches through theseloops shortlyme eleindsubtituting arovisional cast neasietickuplater, eitheisi Work six rows in stockinette, knitting one row and purling the next Now decrease to give the pointy snout Row I:kK2tog, kto at 2st,ktog Row2:p Repeat these tworows until youare down to four stitches. Break offend, pull through the rmaining lp, and secure end of nose
Hood: In black yarn:
Cast on 26 st using a knitted or cable cast on as desired Knit four rows Row five: k3, then we join the hood to the nose by picking up and knitting one of the cast on loops from the nose with each stitch. (check you have the nose pointing out with the right side facing up, you should be looking at stockinette, with the white nose placed under the black hood) There should be 3 knit stitches to work alone in the black at the end of this row. Knit stockinette 6 more rows Start to decrease for back of hood: Row I: k2tog twice, k to last 4 st, k2tog twice Row 2: purl Repeat once more Row 5: k2tog, k to last 2 st, k2tog Row 6: purl Repeat until you are down to two stitches. Break off end and secure.
Sew up the nose and the back of the hood using the tails of yarn. Leave the 6 rows of the neck opening to be picked up in a moment. Lightly stuff the face- scraps of yarn are fine if you have no toy stuffing. Switching to dpns or a circ, pick up I2 st around the neck and join. Work in the round from here on Row one: knit into the front and back of each stitch to give 24 stitches. Row two: knit Row five: $\ast\mathsf{k}2$ kfb\* repeat \*\* (32 st) Row six: knit Row seven: $\ast\mathbf{k}3$ ,kfb\* repeat \*\* (40st) Now knit plain until robe is desired length plus approximately three rows. Either—-cast of. The stockinette hem should roll up slightly to the outside. Or- work base for toy (next page)
Base, if making him as a toy:
Divide your work into 4 sections, mark each section Row one: purl right round to make a clean edge Row two: k2tog, knit to last 2 st, k2tog Row three: knit Continue rows two and three until you have ahole just big enough to poke stuffin through. Stufthe toy and continue with the two rounds until you have 2 stitches per section. Draw the ends of the thread through these stitches and secure carefully.
Sleeves: Worked flat in black yarn
Cast on 20 stitches using knit or cable cast on as you prefer Knit one row Row I: k2tog, knit to last two stitches, k2tog Row 2: purl Repeat rows one and 2 until you have 10 stitches Continue in plain stockinette for another 6 rows, Cast off Make a second identical sleeve, sew up the seams and attach to body
Finishing:
Make a little scythe using a cocktail stick or small bamboo skewer and some card. Sew two shiny black beads for his eyes or stitch eyes in yarn. You may wish to stitch down his hood into the shape you most prefer. If desired, lightly fullby hand to fim up the stitches and blockto shape, arranging the hood and nose nicely. Allowtodry gsbouel
