Forest friend

MATERIALS ■ Felt sheets: 20x15cm,cream; 12x3cm, forestgreen; 6x6cm mustard;4x6cm, brown; 4x4cm,dark brown; 6x6cm, darkpink; 16x15cm, tan ■ Stranded cotton: 1 skeineach of cream, brown,dark brown, fore

■ Yarnsmiths Cotton DK (100% cotton, 50g/106m) 1 ball of each: Black (3000) Just Purple (3324) White (3040) Carrot (3126) ■ A 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook ■ A stitch marker ■ Toy stuffing ■ 24 safety eyes

MATERIALS ■ Apricot felt, 20 x 30cm (77/8 x 117/8”) ■ Small square of cream felt ■ Scrap felt in different colours for the acorns, leaves and cape ■ Soft toy filling ■ Erasable fabric marker ■ Fabric

Notes You’ll need half a ball (or less) of each colour and very small amounts of Yarns E, F and G, making this a top stashbuster project. SCARECROW HEAD AND BODY Starting at the head cast on 7 sts usi

Note: Figures in square brackets [ ] are worked the number of times stated. Ears (make 2) – With 3.5 mm hook and A, make a magic ring. 1st rnd – 1 ch, 6 dc into the centre of the ring. 2nd rnd – 2 dc

YOU WILL NEED: Scarecrow: Small amounts of DK yarn in Off-White/ Beige A, Light Brown B, Yellow D and Brown E; small amounts of 4-ply yarn in Red Brown C, Green F, Pink G and Dark Brown H; 2.75 mm (No