GIVE VAL PIERCE’S CHEEKY CHAP A HELPING HAND AND COMPLETE HIS ENSEMBLE
Lucky’s fab
Thank goodness you’re here! In the last issue it was just Lucky and his patched trousers, but now, he’ll be able to swagger about in his full pirate regalia. You can have a go at stranded colourwork or use Swiss darning to add your motifs. If you’re feeling crafty, you can also make his sword! Head over to letsknit.co.uk/bonus-patterns for the charts and template.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW...
MEASUREMENTS & SIZES
Pirate: 35cm tall
Trousers: 15cm wide x 15cm long
Sweater: 15cm wide (at chest) x 12cm long
Hat: 11cm tall x 17cm wide
Scarf: 39cm long
Boot: 6cm high
Sword (overall): 13cm long
KNIT KIT
Yarn: Stylecraft Special DK, shade (A) 1240 Soft Peach, (B) 1029 Copper, (C) 1821 Grass Green, (D) 1003 Aster, (E) 1019 Cloud Blue, 100g ball of each, DK, shades Red, Brown, Black, Royal Blue, White, Yellow, small amounts of each
Needles: 3.75mm
Safety toy stuffing Stitch markers Felt: brown, grey, oddments
Craft glue Stiff card Tapestry needle Note: this is everything you need for the pirate and all the accessories
TENSION SQUARE
■ 19 sts x 28 rows
■ 10cm x 10cm
■ Stocking stitch
■ 3.75mm needles
FOR ABBREVIATIONS SEE PAGE 97
ABOUT THE YARN
Stylecraft Special DK is a much-loved premium acrylic yarn that is often used for toys. It has one of the largest shade ranges, so you’ll always find the perfect one, be it for skin tones, accessories or fun makes. It is machine washable to boot and has an RRP of £2.55 per 100g (295m) ball. Visit stylecraft-yarns.co.uk for stockists.
A LOCAL YARN SHOP IS A GREAT PLACE TO BUY ALL YOUR KNITTY ESSENTIALS
FIND YOURS ON P92
Sweater
BACK AND FRONT
(alike)
NOTE: motif is added during making up using Swiss darning technique (see panel opposite)
Using 3.75mm needles and yarn D, cast on 29 sts
☐ K five rows Join in yarn E, and work in six-row stripe sequence: yarn E, yarn D, as folls:
☐ Beg with a k (RS) row, work 24 rows in st st Cont in yarn E only
☐ K five rows
☐ Cast off
SLEEVES
(make two) Using 3.75mm needles and yarn D, cast on 25 sts
☐ K five rows Join in yarn E, and work in six-row stripe sequence, yarn E, yarn D, as folls:
☐ Beg with a k (RS) row, work 12 rows in st st Cont in yarn E only
☐ K five rows
☐ Cast off
Hat
FRONT
Using 3.75mm needles and Black DK, cast on 35 sts
☐ K eight rows
☐ Beg with a k (RS) row and working in st st, cast off five sts at beg of next two rows. 25 sts
☐ Work two more rows in st st Commence working from Hat Chart, joining in White DK to work in stranded colourwork as folls:
☐ Row 1 (RS): k7, work Row 1 of Hat Chart over
next 11 sts, k7
☐ Row 2: p7, work Row 2 of Hat cha
