Kara and koa the kangaroos

Find the joy in creating gorgeous little animals from yarn. Here is a fun and easy project from a brand new book, Cute Knitted Animals , by Sue Stratford

YOU WILL NEED ■ Any DK yarn in white and brown ■ A 2.5mm (US B/1 or C/2) hook ■ A stitch marker ■ Toy stuffing ■ 2 safety eyes, 8mm ■ Safety nose, 15mm ■ Black stranded cotton TENSION Tension is not c

BODY Start at neck. Cast on 12 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) Knit. Row 2 (Pfb, P1) 6 times. [18 sts]Row 3 (Kfb, K1) 9 times. [27 sts]Row 4 Purl. Row 5 (Kfb, K2) 9 times. [36 sts]Rows

FRONT Starting with the body section cast on 22 sts using 3.25mmneedles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) Knit into the back of all the sts. Row 2 (WS) Kfb, purl to last st, kfb. [2 sts inc’d]Row 3 Change to Yar

YOU WILL NEED ■ Yarnsmiths Create DK (100% acrylic, 100g/290m) 1 ball of each: Black (3000) Pale Lilac (3340) White (3040) Clover (3215) Bright Orange (3130) Silver (3030) ■ A 4.5mm (US 7) hook ■ A cu

Notes Unless otherwise specified, use a longtail cast on for all pieces. Use yarn tails and mattress stitch for seaming. All the animals use the same pattern for Body, Arms and Legs. For Mouse use Yar