MINI FELTED KNIT AMIGURUMI PATTERN

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IMPORTANT!

FLOWER
Starting at base of flower, cast on 7 stitches in COLOR A. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: P1, (M1, P1) 6 times. (13 sts.) Row 3: K1, (M1, K2) 6 times. (19 sts) Row 4: P1, (M1, P3) 6 times. (25 sts) Row 5: K1, (M1, K6) 4 times. (28 sts) Rows 6, 8 & 10: Purl. Rows 7, 9 and 11: Knit. Row 12: Knit. (IMPORTANT!) Row 13: P1, (P2TOG, P5) 4 times. (25 sts.) Row 14: K1, (K2TOG, K2) 6 times. (19 sts.) Row 15: P1, (P2TOG, P1) 6 times. (13 sts.) Row 16: K1, (K2TOG) 6 times. (7 sts) Cut yarn leaving an 8" (20cm) tail. Using a tapestry needle, insert the needle through remaining stitches and pull tight. Continue with petals below.

Limited Edition Tulip

Finished Size: Approximately 4" (10.2cm) tall, depending on yarn used and amount of felting. Yarn: Use only 100% wool, worsted weight. Do not use a superwash wool as this will not felt. Bleached white yarns do not felt and many offwhite yarns may not felt well. Test a sample knit swatch of white yarn before using. Yardages are approximate: Color A (Red) 1 skein. Color B (Green) 1 skein. Needles: Straight needles, size 10 US (6mm). Other Supplies: Felt: black. Embroidery floss: black, white. Yarn or tapestry needle; embroidery needle. Stuffing. Polyester Pellets, Approximately 1oz (28g) per project Small amount of waste cotton yarn to temporarily secure seams.

PETALS
*With right side facing, join COLOR A at beginning of Row 11 above. Pick up and knit 7 stitches. Rows 1, 3 & 5: Purl. Rows 2 & 4: Knit. Row 6: K1, K2TOG, K1, K2TOG, K1. (5 sts) Row 7: Purl. Row 8: K2TOG, K1, K2TOG. (3 sts) Cut yarn leaving an 8" (20cm) tail. Using a tapestry needle, insert the needle through remaining stitches and pull tight. Weave in ends. Repeat from * 3 times. With flower inside out, whipstitch seam from Row 1 through Row 6 of Flower and Row 12 through Row 16 of Flower with matching yarn, leaving an opening .

STEM
Starting from top, cast on 10 stitches in COLOR B. Rows 1 & 3: Knit. Rows 2 & 4: Purl. Row 5: K1, (M1, K3) 3 times. (13 sts) Rows 6 & 8: Purl. Row 7: Knit. Row 9: K1, (M1, K2) 6 times. (19 sts) Rows 10 & 12: Purl. Row 11: Knit. Row 13: K1, (M1, K3) 6 times. (25 sts) Rows 14, 16 & 18: Purl. Rows 15 & 17: Knit. Row 19: K1, (K2TOG, K2) 6 times. (19 sts.) Row 20: P1, (P2TOG, P1) 6 times. (13 sts.) Row 21: K1, (K2TOG) 6 times. (7 sts) Cut yarn leaving an 8" (20cm) tail. Using a tapestry needle, insert the needle through remaining stitches and pull tight. Weave in ends. With stem inside out, whipstitch seam. Stem will be attached AFTER felting.

Stitches & Abbreviations:

M1: (Make one): Insert left needle, from front to back, under the horizontal strand between the stitch on the left needle and the stitch just worked, forming a loop on the left needle. Knit this loop through the back when working a knit row, purl through front when working a purl row. K2TOG: Knit two stitches together. P2TOG: Purl two stitches together.

LEAF (Make 2)
Starting from bottom, cast on 4 stitches in COLOR B. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: P1, M1, P2, M1, P1. (6 sts) Row 3: K1, M1, K4, M1, K1. (8 sts) Rows 4 & 6: Purl. Rows 5 & 7: Knit. Row 8: P1, P2TOG, P2, P2TOG, P1. (6 sts) Rows 9, 11 & 13: Knit. Rows 10 & 12: Purl. Row 14: P1, P2TOG, P2TOG, P1. (4 sts) Rows 15 & 17: Knit. Row 16: Purl. Row 18: P2TOG, P1. (3 sts) Row 19: K2TOG. (2 sts) Cut yarn leaving an 8" (20cm) tail. Using a tapestry needle, insert the needle through remaining stitches and pull tight. Weave in ends. Leaves will be attached AFTER felting.

DIAGRAM : Tulip - FACE

APPLIQUE STITCH FRENCH KNOT

Next Step: Work in all yarn ends on wrong side. Check your knitting for any holes and stitch them together loosely. With colorfast NON-WOOL yarn, baste the opening closed on back. Felting: In a small container or dishpan, fill with about an inch of hot water. Add a small amount of dish soap. Place body and parts into water and let soak for about five minutes. This will open up the wool fibers for felting. Vigorously squish each piece. Repeat process until individual knitted stitches are not visible. If the pieces get too sudsy, rinse to check your progess. Some colors may felt faster than others! Shaping: Remove cotton yarn from opening at back of flower and stuff firmly with temporary stuffing while damp and mold into shape. Shape petals and pin to secure into place as nessessary. When you are happy with the shape, let dry overnight. Stuffing: When completely dry, remove stuffing completely. Fill stem loosely with poly pellets. Stuff flower and stem firmly. Using matching yarn or embroidery floss, stitch flower opening together as invisibly as possible. Attaching Parts: Attach parts with matching yarn or embroidery floss as indicated. Attach stem to bottom of flower as shown in DIAGRAM . Thread yarn through bottom to back of stem, pull to create a small indent at base and repeat if necessary until tulip stands. Attach leaves as shown in DIAGRAM . Using pattern pieces, cut out two eyes from black felt. Separate one strand from black embroidery floss and attach eyes with applique stitch as shown in DIAGRAM . Using three strands of embroidery floss, back stitch mouth as shown. Using three strands of white embroidery floss, make a french knot and straight stitch for each eye.

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STRAIGHT STITCH

PATTERN PIECE

DIAGRAM

: Tulip - FRONT, BACK

COLOR A

EYE
cut 2

Tulip - Eye Pattern

For best results: Place double-sided tape on opposite side of paper and cut out paper pieces or glue to label paper. Attach to felt, and then snip small pieces of felt off, using edge of paper against blade as a guide.

COLOR B

Limited Edition Tulip

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Mini Felted Knit Amigurumi Pattern Downloadable PDF Version Item No. P-0110-01PDF Designs 2011 Lisa Eberhart Questions? Email AskTheAlien@craftyalien.com

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