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| Toy Guinea Pigs |
| TOY GUINEA PIGS in Sullivans
Knitting Yarns |
MEASUREMENTS
SIZE: 21 cm (8½ in) |
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MATERIALS
KNITTING YARN (White Guinea Pig)
2 x 50g balls SULLIVANS Boa No.90236 White
1 x 50g ball SULLIVANS Knitting Cotton White
1 x 100g ball of SULLIVANS 8ply Acrylic No.90160 White
KNITTING YARN (Two Colour Guinea Pig)
1 x 50g ball SULLIVANS Plumes No.90240 Tiger
1 x 50g ball SULLIVANS Boa No.90236 White
1 x 100g ball SULLIVANS 8ply Acrylic Yarn No.90183 Black
1 x 50g ball SULLIVANS Knitting Cotton Black
NEEDLES
1 pr each x 2.0mm & 3.0mm (US 0, 2-3, UK 14,
11) needles.
EXTRAS
Polyester Stuffing, Embroidery Floss or Perle Cotton No. 5,
Eyes with wire loops. Dental Floss.
2 Very Thin White Pipe Cleaners, 1 Fat Pipe Cleaner in White. |
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TENSION (Gauge)
23 sts = 10cm and 10 rows = 4cm
To help you keep track of your rows, mark your “knit
row” needle with some yarn or a row counter.
ABBREVIATIONS [ View
Full List ]
KP – Knit and purl in next st.
M1 – Pick up thread between st on needle and next st,
slip it onto LH needle and Knit into back of it.
Inc – Knit into front and back of next st.
WHITE GUINEA PIG
BODY
With White Cha-Cha and 3mm needles (US 2-3, UK 11) cast on
11 sts. Knit 1 row.
Row 1: K1, (KP, K1) 5 times. (16 sts)
Row 2 & alt rows: Purl
Row 3: K1, (KP, K2) 5 times.
Row 5: K1, (KP, K3) 5 times. (26 sts)
Row 7: K1, (KP, K4) 5 times.
Row 9: K1, (KP, K5) 5 times. (36 sts)
Row 11: K1, (KP, K6) 5 times
Row 13: K1, (KP, K7) 5 times
Row 15: K1, (KP, K8) 5 times (51 sts)
Row 17: K1, (KP, K9) 5 times.(56 sts)
Row 19: K1, (KP, K10) 5 times (61 sts)
Work straight until 8 cms.
Dec Row: K1, (K2tog, K10) 5 times (56 sts)
Work straight until 10 cm.
Inc Row 1: K1, (KP, K10) 5 times (61 sts)
Purl 1 row.
Inc Row 2: K1, (KP, K11) 5 times. (66 sts)***
Work straight until 18 cms ending with a purl row.
Shaping Head.
Row 1: K2, (K2tog, K6) 8 times.(58 sts)
Row 2 & alt rows: Purl
Row 3: K2, (K2tog, K5) 8 times
Row 5: K2tog, ( K10, K2tog) 4 times
Row 7: K2tog, K13, K2tog, K11, K2tog, K13, K2tog.
Row 9: K14, K2tog, K9, K2tog, K14 (39 sts)
Row 11: K2tog, K12, K2tog, K7, K2tog, K12, K2tog.
Row 13: K2tog, K11, K2tog, K5, K2tog, K11, K2tog.
Row 15: K2tog, K10, K2tog, K3, K2tog, K10, K2tog. (27 sts)
Row 17: K2tog, K7, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K7, K2tog.
Row 19: K8, (K2tog) twice, K7.
Cast off.
EARS (Make 2)
With White Knitting Cotton and 2mm needles (US 0, UK 14) cast
on 12 sts. Purl 1 row.
Row 1: K4, (M1, K4) twice.
Row 2: Inc in first st, Purl to end.
Row 3: Inc in first st, K4, (M1, K5) twice.
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: K6, (M1, K6) twice.
Row 6: Purl
Row 7: Inc in first st, K6, (M1, K6) twice, Inc in last st.
(24 sts)
Work 4 rows stkg-st.
Decr 1 st both ends of next 3 rows. Cast off. Buttonhole st around outer edge
of ear to neaten. Sew 2 folds in cast on edge.
FRONT LEGS
With 3mm needles (US 2-3, UK 11) and white 8ply cast on 10 sts. Starting with
a knit row, work 8 rows in stkg-st. Cast off.
BACK LEGS
With 3mm needles (US 2-3, UK 11) and white 8ply, cast on 16 sts. Starting with
a knit row, work 8 rows in stkg-st. Cast off.
MAKING UP
Sew up body, leaving an opening on belly for stuffing. Taper nose seam so top
of nose is a smooth line. Turn inside out and stuff, stuffing rump and shoulders
firmly and waist less so. Tie matching yarn around waist and pull in slightly.
Sew up leg side seams only. Cut thin pipe cleaners in half. Bend into 3 x 1½ to
2 cm (½ to ¾ in) long loops. Squeeze loops tog to make claws. (Do not
be tempted to use cut end of pipe cleaner as these are needle sharp.) Tuck ends
into leg and secure with thread between claws. Stuff hind legs only with a piece
of fat pipe cleaner (9 cm long with ends bent back for safety) Attach ears and
legs. Trim fur around face and embroider a V for nose and upside down Y for mouth
and septum. Attach eyes, using dental floss.
TWO-COLOURED GUINEA PIG
Cast on with Tiger Cha-Cha and work as for White Guinea Pig to ***
Work in stkg-st until work meas 16 cm.ending with a purl row.
Join in white Cha-Cha and Knit 35 sts White, 31 sts Tiger. Work 2 cms in these
colours, ending with a purl row and remembering to twist yarns around each other
when changing colours to prevent a hole.
Shape Head.
Row 1: (White) (K2tog, K4) 4 times,(Tiger) K3, (White) K2tog, K5, (Tiger) (K2tog,
K4) 5 times, K2tog.(55 sts)
Row 2 and alt Rows: Purl in colours as set.
Row 3: (White) (K3, K2tog) 4 times. (Tiger) K3, K2tog, (White) K3, K2tog, (Tiger)
(K3, K2tog) 5 times.(44 sts)
Row 5: (White) (K2tog, K2) 3 times, (Tiger) (K2tog, K2) twice, K1, (White) K3,
(Tiger) (K2tog, K2) 5 times.
Row 7: (White) K2tog, K5, K2tog, (Tiger) K7, (White) K6, (Tiger) K3, K2tog, K5,
K2tog.
Row 9: (White) K7, K2tog, (Tiger) K3, (White) K10, (Tiger) K2tog, K6.(28 sts)
Rest of head is worked in white only
Row 11: K2tog, K3, K2tog, K14, K2tog, K3, K2tog.
Row 12 & alt rows: Purl
Row 13: K9, K2tog, K2, K2tog, K9.(22 sts)
Row 15: K2tog, K7, (K2tog) twice, K7, K2tog.
Row 17: K7, (K2tog) twice, K7
Row 18: Purl.
Cast off.
Make ears and legs as for White Guinea Pig, substituting Black 8ply and Black
Knitting cotton for White. |
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