Free Knitting Pattern: Fun Fur - Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick® William the Hedgehog

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William the Hedgehog
Lion BrandŽ Fun Fur - Wool-Ease^® Thick & Quick^®
Pattern Number: 50855

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate
SIZE: One Size
10 1/4 inches [26.5 cm] long

CORRECTIONS: None

MATERIALS

320-126 Fun Fur Yarn: Chocolate Intense, rich chocolate brown.
Quantity needed: 1 Skeins
Estimated Price: $ 4.29
Note: (A)

320-205 Fun Fur Yarn: Sandstone Soft gray, brown, and white.
Quantity needed: 1 Skeins
Estimated Price: $ 4.29
Note: (B)

640-402 Wool-Ease Thick & Quick Yarn: Wheat Cream with natural black fibers
Quantity needed: 1 Skeins
Estimated Price: $ 6.99
Note: (C)

Lion Brand Knitting Needles Size 11 [8 mm]
Quantity needed: 1
Estimated Price: $ 5.95

Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6)
Quantity needed: 1
Estimated Price: $ 3.59

Additional Materials
Fiberfill stuffingScraps of leather or felt for feetScraps of brown and blue embroidery thread for the eyes and noseSewing needle and thread for attaching the feet
GAUGE:
10 sts + 12 rows = 4" [10 cm] in St st (k on right side, p on wrong side) with 2 strands of A, 1 strand of B, and 1 strand of C held tog. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you less stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Exact gauges is not imporant to this project.

STITCH EXPLANATION:
Inc 1 (increase 1 st) Knit into front and back of st.

NOTES:
Hedgehog is knit using 4 strands of yarn held together

INSTRUCTIONS

HEDGEHOG Beginning at rear end of hedgehog, and leaving a long tail of each yarn,cast on 20 sts using 2 strands of A, 1 strand of B, and 1 strand of C held tog. Row 1 Inc 1, k 18, inc 1 - 22 sts. Row 2 K 1, inc 1, k 18, inc 1, k 1 - 24 sts. Row 3 K 1, inc 1, k 20, inc 1, k 1 - 26 sts. Row 4 Drop 2 strands of A. K 5 with B and C only; pick up 2strands of A and, working with 4 strands (2 of A, 1 strand each of B and C) heldtog, k 16, drop 2 strands of A and, with B and C only, k 5. Row 5 P 5 with B and C only, pick up 2 strands of A and k 16 with 2 strandsof A and 1 strand each of B and C held tog, drop 2 strands of A, p 5 with B andC. Rows 6, 8 and 10 Rep Row 4. Rows 7, 9 and 11 Rep Row 5. Row 12 K 6 with B and C only, pick up 2 strands of A and k 14 with 2strands of A and 1 strand each of B and C held tog, drop 2 strands of A and,with B and C, k 6. Rows 13, 15, 17 and 19 P 7 with B and C held tog, pick up 2 strands of Aand k 12 with 2 strands of A and 1 strand each of B and C held tog, drop 2strands of A and, with B and C, p 7. Rows 14, 16 and 18 K 7 with B and C held tog, pick up 2 strands of A andk 12 with 2 strands of A and 1 strand each of B and C held tog, drop 2 strandsof A and, with B and C, k 7. Row 20 With B and C held tog, k2tog, k 5, pick up 2 strands of A and,working with 4 strands held tog, k2tog, k 8, k2tog, drop 2 strands of A and,with B and C, k 5, k2tog - 22 sts. Row 21 With B and C held tog, p 6, pick up 2 strands of A and, workingwith 4 strands held tog, k 10, drop 2 strands of A and, with B and C, p 6. Row 22 With B and C held tog, k2tog, k 4, pick up 2 strands of A and,working with 4 strands held tog, k2tog, k 6, k2tog, drop 2 strands of A and,with B and C, k 4, k2tog - 18 sts. Row 23 With B and C held tog, p 5, pick up 2 strands of A and, workingwith 4 strands held tog, k 8, drop 2 strands of A and, with B and C, p 5. Row 24 With B and C held tog, k2tog, k 3, pick up 2 strands of A and,working with 4 strands held tog, k2tog, k 4, k2tog, drop 2 strands of A and,with B and C, k 3, k2tog - 14 sts. Row 25 Cut both strands of A. Working with only B and C, purl. Row 26 K2tog, k 10, k2tog - 12 sts. Row 27 Cut strand of B. Working with C only, purl. Row 28 K2tog, k 8, k2tog - 10 sts. Row 29 Purl. Row 30 K2tog, k 6, k2tog - 8 sts. Row 31 Purl. Row 32 K2tog 4 times - 4 sts. Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. FINISHING Thread tail into large-eyed blunt needle, thread through remaining sts andgather tightly tog. Fasten off. Rep on cast on end of the Hedgehog. Sew seam,leaving an opening for stuffing. Stuff with fiberfill and sew opening closed.Weave in ends. Following photo, use brown embroidery thread to embroider noseand blue embroidery thread to embroider eyes. Using pattern, cut 4 feet from brown leather or felt. Cut slit where marked.Sew feet through slit to underside of the Hedgehog.

ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
inc = increas(e)(s)(ing)
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 together
p = purl
rep = repeat(s)(ing)
st(s) = stitch(es)
tog = together

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