CHERRIES

K N I T T I N G PAT T E R N S B Y A M A N DA B E R R Y
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YA R N + N O T I O N S
Needles:
A pair of 3mm straight knitting needles
(US 3)
Two 3mm DPNs (US 3) to knit the stalks
Notions:
Toy filling (less than 20g)
A darning or tapestry needle to sew the
knitted pieces together
Optional: Safety pin or brooch pin
Yarn:
All DK weight yarns, and less than 10g
in each colour:
Red: For the cherries
Robin DK in Red 141
Green: For the leaves
Robin DK in Emerald 091
Black: For embroidery
Robin DK in Raven 089
The yarn used was sold in skeins
weighing 25g, and one skein in each
colour will be more than sufficient to
knit your cherries.

NOTES
Finished size: 8cm wide x 8cm high (including
leaves and stalks)
Work flat: All pieces are knitted flat (back and
forth) on a pair of straight knitting needles, apart
from the stalks which are i-cord knitted on two
DPNs.
Tension: The tension is approximately 24 sts x 32
rows for a 10cm x 10cm square in stockinette stitch
on 3mm needles. Dont worry too much about
tension, as the knitted pieces will stretch a bit when
the toy is stuffed.
Casting on: Unless otherwise specified, I prefer to
use the long tail cast on for all pieces.
Sewing seams: Use mattress stitch to sew the
seams.

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DK
Double knitting or
light worsted weight yarn
DPNs
needles

Double pointed

Knit

k2tog
Decrease: knit two
stitches together.
kfb
Increase: knit twice
into the stitch. Knit into the
front of the next stitch on the
left hand needle, but do not
slip off the needle. Then take
the right hand needle and knit
into the back of the stitch,
then remove the loop from
the left hand needle.

Purl

p2tog
Decrease: purl two
stitches together

Pull through to cast off

Cut the yarn leaving at least a
30cm tail. Thread the tail
onto a darning needle and
sew through the remaining sts
on the knitting needle. Pull
the sts off the knitting needle
on to the yarn, gather
together tightly and secure
the yarn.
rep

Repeat

ssk
Decrease: slip the
next stitch on the left needle
knit-wise, then slip the next
stitch on the left needle purlwise. Take the left needle and
knit through the front of the
two slipped stitches on the
right needle.

st(s)

Stitch(es)

WS

Wrong side

[]
Repeat the
sequence between the
square brackets by the
number indicated.
(.. sts)
The number in
round brackets at the end of
the instruction indicates the
number of stitches after
working the row.

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Cherry

Row 3: p (4 sts)

Make 2. Start at the top of the

cherry. Cast on 6 sts in red on
straight 3mm needles.

Row 4: [kfb] x 4 (8 sts)

Row 5: p (8 sts)

Row 1: p (6 sts, WS)

Row 6: k1, [kfb] x 2, k2, [kfb] x 2,

k1 (12 sts)

Row 2: [kfb] x 6 (12 sts)

Row 7: p (12 sts)

Row 3: p (12 sts)

Row 4: [kfb, k1] x 6 (18 sts)

Row 8: k2, [kfb] x 2, k4, [kfb] x 2,

k2 (16 sts)

Row 5: p (18 sts)

Row 9: p (16 sts)

Row 6: [kfb, k2] x 6 (24 sts)

Row 10: k (16 sts)

Row 7: p (24 sts)

Rows 11 to 12: rep rows 9 and

10 (16 sts)

Row 8: k (24 sts)

Row 9: p (24 sts)

Row 13: p (16 sts)

Row 10: [k2tog, k2] x 6 (18 sts)

Row 14: k2, k2tog, ssk, k4,

k2tog, ssk, k2 (12 sts)

Row 11: p (18 sts)

Row 15: p (12 sts)

Row 12: [k2tog] x 9 (9 sts)

Row 16: k1, k2tog, ssk, k2,

k2tog, ssk, k1 (8 sts)

Pull through to cast off.

Making up: Sew the side edges
together, stuffing as you sew.

Assembling the cherry: Place

the two finished leaves side by
side, seams facing downwards.
Sew through the top of the stalks
to attach the two leaf pieces
together.

!
Sew the i-cord stalk to the top of
each cherry.

Row 17: p (8 sts)

Row 18: [k2tog] x 4 (4 sts)
Row 19: p2tog, p2 (3 sts)
Transfer the 3 sts to a 3mm DPN.
With the right side facing you,
using two DPNs knit i-cord for a
length of 4cm.
Pull through to cast off.

Making up: Sew the side edges

of the leaf together (note that the
seam runs down the centre of the
back of the leaf), and gather the
cast on sts together to finish.

!
Add a brooch pin or safety pin on
the back of the leaves.

Finish by gathering the cast on

sts together at the top of the
cherry. Embroider small stitches
on the base of the cherry using
black yarn.
!

Leaf and Stalk

Make 2. Start at the tip of the
leaf. Cast on 3 sts in green on
straight 3mm needles.

Pin to your bag, jacket, or

whatever you like, and youre
ready to share some fluffy fuzzy
cherry happiness!

Row 1: p (3 sts, WS)

Row 2: k1, kfb, k1 (4 sts)

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