Let’s go rudolph!

Knit a FESTIVE HEIRLOOM

YOU WILL NEED

■ Sirdar Hayfield Bonus DK (100% acrylic, 100g/280m) 1 ball of each (some colours only require oddments of yarn) Yarn A Ladybird (0698) Yarn B Biscuit (0963) Yarn C White (0961) Yarn D Emerald (0916) Yarn E Royal (0979) Yarn F Walnut (0927) Yarn G Sunflower (0978) Yarn H Oatmeal (0964)

■ A pair of 3.5mm needles

■ A pair of 3.5mm double-pointed

needles (DPNs)

■ Toy filling, 200g bag

■ A stitch holder

■ For Santa’s eyes, two 3mm black beads and small circles of white felt fabric for backing, sewing needle and black thread

■ For Santa’s mouth, 30cm of black embroidery thread

■ For each reindeer’s eyes, two 5mm black beads

■ Three 10mm pet collar/craft bells for the reindeers

■ For the sleigh, six 10mm yellow star shaped buttons

■ For the tree/Rudolph’s nose, ten 7mm red pompoms

■ For the reindeers’ noses, five 7mm black pompoms

■ For the hats, two 2cm white pompoms

■ For the sack and tree, 1 metre of red/white twisted twine

■ Clear nylon fishing line, 2 metres

■ A doll making sewing needle

TENSION

23 sts and 29 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over st st using 3.5mm needles

MEASUREMENTS

Sleigh 9cm wide x 8cm tall (3½x3¼in) Tree 8cm tall (3¼in) Reindeer 9.5cm wide x 10cm tall (3¾x4in)

ABBREVIATIONS

For a full list see page 87

SANTA BUNTING

Notes Unless otherwise specified, use the longtail cast-on for all pieces and use mattress stitch (p86) to sew seams. Work most pieces flat on single-pointed needles, not in the round. The DPNs are used to knit i-cord pieces for the reindeers’ legs. The reindeer body uses short rows for shaping, and the wraps and turns prevent holes forming at the ends of the short rows. Pick up the wraps as you encounter them later. Sl1 is always worked purl-wise with yarn on the WS. A doll-making needle is a long sewing needle and is used to thread the characters onto fishing line for hanging the decoration.

SLEIGH CARGO BED (MAKE 2)

This is the body of the sleigh that holds Santa and his sack.

Cast on 26 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn E. Start at the bottom edge.

Row 1 (WS) Purl.

Row 2 K1, (K1, kfb, kfb, K6, kfb, kfb, K1) twice, K1. [34 sts] Row 3 Purl.