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Schaefer YarnInterlaken, New York www.schaeferyarn.com
#351 LolaCurlythePig
byRebeccaHatcherMaterialsSchaeferYarnLola(100%merinowoolSUPERWASH,280yards[256m]/4oz[113g]),1skein
1yardcontrastingcoloryarnforeyesandnoseUSsize4[3.5mm]straightorcircularndl
(cordlengthdoesnotmatter)Tapestryndl4stmarkersStufng (approx. 4
oz[113g])
FinishedsizeApprox. 12 long & 6 tall.
Gauge20 sts / 28 rows = 4 instst
Note that exact
gaugeisnotcrucial.However,fabricshouldbedenseenough that stufng
willnotshow.
Abbreviationsssk-sl2stsknitwiseoneatatime,thenkthemtogthroughthebackloops
Body
CO34stsasfollows:CO3,pm,CO13,pm,CO3,pm,CO13,pm,CO2.Notethatalthoughstsarenotarrangedsymmetricallybetweenthe
4 markers, the nalpiecewillbesymmetrical.
Row1:*Kto1stbeforemarker,m1,k1,slm,m1;repeatfrom*forrem
3markers,thenktoend(8stsincreased).
Row2and4:K1,ptolastst,k1.
Row3:Kacross.
Repthese4rows8timesmore.Therewillbe106sts,arrangedasfollows:12sts,marker,31sts,marker,21sts,marker,31sts,marker,11sts.
Leavingmarkersinplace,k the rst and last st
ofallWSrowsforaselvageedge,workinststwithoutfurthershaping
for 3 from last increaserow.EndwithaWSrow.
Row1:*Kto3stsbeforemarker,ssk,k1,slm,k2tog;repfrom*
forrem3markers,thenktoend(8stsdecreased).
Row2and4:K1,ptolastst,k1.
Row3:Kacross.Repthese4rows5timesmore;58sts.
Row1:*Kto3stsbeforemarker,ssk,k1,slm,k2tog;repfrom*
forrem3markers,thenktoend(8stsdecreased).
Row2and4:K1,ptolastst,k1.
Row 3: K to rst marker,
*slm,k2tog,kto3stsbeforesecondmarker,ssk,k1,slm,ktothirdmarker,thenrepfrom*andktoend;4stsdecreased(2betweenthe
rst and secondmarkers,and2betweenthethirdandfourthmarkers).
Repthese4rowstwicemore(22sts),thenwork
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ABBREVIATIONS:AH armhole
beg begin(ning)
BH buttonholeBO bindoff
cn cableneedle
CO caston
dec decrease
est established
inc increase
k knitk1b k1inbackofst
meas measures
ndl(s) needle(s)
p purl
pm placemarker
rem remainingrep repeat
revstst reversestst
rnd round
RS rightside
sl slipst
st(s) stitch(es)stst stockinettest
tog together
WS wrongsideyo yarnover
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rows3and4again(18sts).
NoseWork2rowseven,endingonWS.Rows1and2:KallstsRow3:K1,k2tog8times,k;10sts.Row4:K1,ptolastst,k1.
Cutyarn,leaving1yardtail.Usingtapestryndl,threadthroughlivestsandpull
tight.Usetailtosewselvageedgestogether,alongundersideofpig.Leaveasmallopening
to stuff body. Stuff rmly, then sew opening closed.
Legs(make4thesame)CO 24. Knitting the rst and last st of every
row to form a selvage, work 9 rows instst,endingonaWSrow.
Row1(RS):K1,k2tog11times,k1;13sts.Row2:K1,p2tog6times;7sts.
Cut yarn, leaving 18 tail. Using tapestry ndl, thread through
live sts and pull
tight.Usetailtosewselvageedgestogether,leavingCOedgeopen.
When all 4 legs are complete, stuff rmly, and sew to underside
of pig, arrangingthemsymmetricallyoneithersideofseam.
Ears(make2thesame)CO27.Row1:K13,p1,pm,k13.Row2:K1,ptomarker,slm,k1,pto1stfromend,k1.Repthese2rows3times.
Row 1, 5, 7, 9, 11: K1, *ssk, k to 3 sts before marker, k2tog,
p1; rep from * (4 stsdecreasedoneachrow).
Row2,4,6,8,10,12:K1,ptomarker,k1,pto1stfromend,k1.Row3:Kto1stbeforemarker,p1,ktoend.
Row13:K1,k2tog,p1,removemarker,k2tog,K1;5sts.
Cut yarn, leaving 18 tail. Using tapestry ndl, thread through
live sts and pull
tight.Usetailtosewselvageedgestogether,leavingCOedgeopen.
Tomakeearsbendforward:withRSout,foldopenendofeardownaroundthetip(earwillresembleawide-brimmedwitchshat,withtheWSfacingoutonthebrimandRSfacingoutonthetip).Usingmainyarnandtapestryndl,sewthroughthefoldatthecenterofonesideoftheear.Knotyarn,andunfoldtheear.Earwillbendtowardsthestitchedside.
Positionearsonnoseendofpig,centeringearsondecreaselinemadebynoseshaping.Donotstuff.Carefullywhipstitchearstobody,usingyarntailsifpossible.
TailCO 20. K 1 row. On next row, k into the front and back of
each st; 40 sts. BO all
stsandbreakyarn,leavinga18inchtail.SewtailtoCOendofbody,atbaseofback.
Usingcontrastingyarn,embroidereyesandnoseasshowninpicture.
