Thursday, July 3, 2008


The Fox Pattern:
Needles: US#6 and US#2
MC = Red
OC = White




Head:
Starting with US#6 and MC
CO 6 stiches and join in the round
(K1 M1 K2) 2x
K 1 Row
(K1 M1 K1) 4x
K1 Row
Repeat last two rows until you have 38 stitches
K 10 Rows
K[16] K2tog K2 K2tog K[16]
K 1 Row
Repeat last two rows decreasing numbers in [ ] by 1
each Row until you have 26 stitches
K 1 Row
K11 M1 K4 M1 K11
K 4 Rows
(K1 K2tog K8 K2tog K1) 2x
K 1 Row
(K1 K2tog K6 K2tog K1) 2x
K 1 Row
K5 (K2tog) 2x K2 (K2tog) 2x K5
K 1 Row
K3 (K2tog) 2x K2 (K2tog) 2x K3
K 2 Rows
(K2 M1 K3 M1 K1) 2x
(K2 M1 K5 M1 K1) 2x
K 4 Rows
(K2tog) 2x K12 (K2tog) 2x
(K2tog) 2x K8 (K2tog) 2x
K 1 Row
Stuff the body with cotton
Break off MC and join in OC
K2 Rows
(K1 K2tog K2tog K) x2
Break off OC
Using a darning needle, run remaining thread thru loops and tie off

Front Legs:
Starting with US#2 and OC
CO 6 stiches and join in the round
K 7 Rows
Break off OC and join in MC
K 2 Rows
(K1 M1 K1) 3x
K 10 Rows
(K1 M1 K1 M1 K1) 3x ***
K 12 Rows
BO and stuff the legs with cotton (these will need to be firm)

Back Legs:
Knit like Front Legs to ***
K 3 Rows
(K2 M1 K2 M1 K1) 3x
K 10 Rows
BO and stuff the legs with cotton (these will need to be firm)

Tail:
Starting with US#2 and MC
CO 9 stitches and join in the round
K 3 Rows
(K2 M1 K1) 3x
K 2 Rows
(K2 M1 K2 M1) 3x
K 13 Rows
(K3 M1 K3 M1) 3x
K 3 Rows
Break off MC and join in OC
K 3 Rows
(K1 K2tog K1) 6x
K 1 Row
(K1 K2 tog) 6x
K 1 Row
(K2tog) 6x
K1 Row
BO and stuff with cotton.

Ears:
Starting with US#2 and MC
CO 7 stitches
Starting with a Knit Row in Stockinette, K 5 Rows
P2tog P3 P2tog
K 1 Row
P2tog P1 P2tog
K1 row
P3tog
Break off MC
Using a darning needle, run remaining thread thru loops and tie off

With US#2 and OC
CO 5 stitches
Starting with a Knit Row in Stockinette, K 4 Rows
K2tog K1 K2tog
P 1 Row
K3tog
Break off OC
Using a darning needle, run remaining thread thru loops and tie off

Place WS together and sew along outer edge in MC

To Finish:
Sew the legs, tail and ears where you think they should be using MC

Using Black yarn make the eyes, nose, and mouth.


I used Black yarn to make the
Pads and Claws for the feet.






Also I used OC and stitched over
the existing stitches on the chest
to give the fox some chest hair.

1 comment:

DW2 said...

Totally added your blog to my page. See you next Tuesday, hopefully with the Lion!