A festive mouse on a scooter? Only in LGC...
This woodland wonder designed by SACHIYO ISHII is making a pit stop in a town near you ready to deliver his stash of presents! Little hands will love packing the trailer with the teeny tiny removable gifts and ensuring our little motor mouse zooms along at lightning-fast speeds! As you may have guessed, the scooter’s engines are fuelled by imagination, laughter, and a dash of knitty magic...
TRAILER
body
Using 3.5mm needles and Party Pink cast on 18 sts
Row 1 (WS): p
Row 2: kfb, k6, (kfb) three times, k6, (kfb) twice. 24 sts
Row 3: p
Row 4: k1, kfb, k6, (kfb, k1) three times, k6, (kfb, k1) twice. 30 sts
Row 5: p
Row 6 (edge): p
Rows 7-10: beg with a p row work in st st
Rows 11-12: k Cast off kwise
wheels
Make five (two for trailer, three for scooter) Using 3.5mm needles and Sparkly Purple cast on ten sts
Row 1 (WS): (pfb) to end. 20 sts Change to Jolly Green
Rows 2-9: beg with a k row work in st st Change to Sparkly Purple
Row 10: k
Row 11: p2tog, (p1, p2tog) to end. 13 sts Cut yarn leaving a tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten off
GIFTS
boxed gift
Using 3.5mm needles and Bright Orange cast on 18 sts
Row 1 (WS): (p1, k1) to end
Row 2: k
Rows 3-6: rep Rows 1-2 twice more
Row 7: as Row 1
Row 8: cast off six sts (one st on RH needle), p6 for edge, cast off to end. Seven sts With WS facing, rejoin yarn to rem sts
Rows 9-15: beg with a p row work in st st
Row 16 (edge): p
Rows 17-31: beg with a p row work in st st Cast off
bag
Using 3.5mm needles and Merry Red cast on 18 sts
Rows 1-12: beg with a p (WS) row work in st st Cast off
to make up
Copy Trailer Base template (p38) onto card and cut out. Make cuts 1cm into edge all around Base, fold up and tape tog to hold shape. Sew Body seam as far as bottom edge, insert template, join side seam. Using 3.5mm crochet hook and Sparkly Purple, make 20ch, attach this chain to Trailer Body. With fastened-off yarn end of Wheel, st tog ends, and with Jolly Green, sew rest of seam and stuff. With cast-on yarn end, work a gathering thread along cast-on edge and draw tightly. With Sparkly Purple, pierce Wheel centre from one side to the other, and pull thread to shape. Take two Wheels and attach to opposite sides of Trailer, leaving three for Scooter. For Boxed Gift, seam sides tog to make a cube and stuff. With Sparkly Purple, embroider line of chain st across box. To make a bow, make two backstitches with Sparkly Purple, leaving loops every other st. Leave two yarn ends. For Bag, seam and stuff. With Jolly Green, work a gathering thread at 5mm fr
