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Little Hippo

Materials Set of 3.25mm needles (UK size 10, US size 3) Yarn needle Toy stuffing 5mm black toy safety eyes (optional as eyes can be embroidered on with black

thread/yarn) Scraps of black yarn

Yarn weightDouble knitting/ worsted weight

GaugeNot important but make it tight so stuffing doesnt show through

HeadCo4

1. Kfb every st (8sts)2. Purl3. K1, *kfb* 6 times, k1 (14sts)4. Purl5. *k1, kfb* 6 times, k2 (20sts)6. Purl7. St-st 6 rows8. *k2tog,k4* 3 times , k2tog (16 st)9. Purl10. K1, k2tog, k10, k2tog, k1 (14sts)11. Purl12. Knit13. Purl14. *k2tog, k2* 3 times, k2tog (10sts)15. Purl16. *k2tog* along (5sts)

Cut yarn leaving a long tail, draw tail through remaining stitches. At this point tomay want to add the safety eyes (or embroider some eyes on with thread or yarnfor babies or very small children) and use scraps black yarn to embroider on

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some nostrils. Use the long yarn tail to mattress stitch the row ends together,stopping halfway to stuff and then along to the cast on stitches. Pull the yran tailthrough the cast on stitches to give a drawstring effect, tie off and weave in anyloose ends.

Ears (make 2)Co41. knit2. knit3. knit4. k2tog twice (2sts)

Cut yarn leaving a long tail,draw tail through remaining stitches. Use theremaining yarn tail to attach the ears to the head.

BodyCO 6 sts1. purl2. kfb every sts (12sts)3. purl4. *k1, kfb* along (18sts)5. purl6. *k2,kfb* along (24sts)7. purl8. Knit9. purl10. Knit11. Purl

12. *K2tog, k2* along (18sts)13. Purl14. *K2tog, k1* along (12sts)15. Purl16. *k2tog* along (6sts)17. Purl18. BO (leaving a long yarn tail)

Use the long yarn tail to mattress stitch the row ends together, stopping halfwayto stuff and then along to the cast on stitches. Pull the yarn tail through the caston stitches to give a drawstring effect, tie off and weave in any loose ends.

Legs (make 4)CO 3st1. Knit2. kfb every st (6sts)3. knit4. kfb every st (12sts)5. knit

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6. knit7. knit8. *k2tog * along row(6sts)9. Knit10. *k2tog * along row(3sts)

11. Knit

Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Draw tail through remaining stitches and pull tightlyand secure.Use tail to mattress stitch row ends closed (please note i didnt fill thelegs with stuffing but you can if you wanted to, just remember to stop halfway tostuff). Continue until you reach the cast on stitches, leave a long yarn tail to sewthe legs to the body.

FinishingAttach the head to the BO stiches of the body (I attached the head roughlyhalfway down)Attaches the legs to the body and the ears to the head.To make a tail,cut a small piece if yarn and tie a knot at the end. Using theopposite end from the knot, attach the thread to the hippo's bottom.