Knitted Duck - designed by Alan Dart

TENSION
26 sts and 36 rows to 4in (10cm) square,
measured over stocking stitch worked with
DK on 3mm needles.

ABBREVIATIONS
beg = beginning; dec = decrease; inc =
increase (by working into front and back of
stitch); K = knit; P = purl; PSSO = pass
slipped stitch over; sl = slip; ss = stocking
stitch; st(s) = stitch(es); SKPO = slip one,
knit one, pass slipped stitch over; tog =
MEASUREMENTS together.
31 /4in (8cm) tall and 4in (10cm) long.

NOTE
MATERIALS Use 3mm needles throughout and cast on by
Of double knitting yarn: 8g in yellow, a 60in using the cable (two needle) method. This is
(150cm) length of orange and a 20in (50cm) especially important when knitting the small
length of black; pair of 3mm (no.11) knitting beak pieces. Also begin all pieces with a K
needles; 10g of washable toy stuffing. row, and always work ‘inc 1’ by knitting into

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the front and back of the stitch, otherwise sts].
the stitch count will not be correct. Ss 7 rows.
Shape front, 1st dec row: (K1, K 2
BODY make 1 piece tog, K1) to end [21 sts].
With yellow cast on 8 sts for tail edge and Ss 3 rows.
ss 2 rows. 2nd dec row: (K1, K 2 tog) to end [14
Cast on 4 sts at beg of next 4 rows [24 sts]. sts].
Inc 1 st at beg of next 4 rows [28 sts]. P 1 row.
Ss 2 rows. 3rd dec row: (K 2 tog) to end [7 sts].
Inc 1 st at beg of next 2 rows. Break yarn, leaving a long end. Thread
Repeat the last 4 rows once more [32 sts]. through sts on needle, draw up tightly and
Ss 10 rows. fasten off.
Shape front, 1st dec row: (K1, K 2
tog, K1) to end [24 sts].
Ss 3 rows.
2nd dec row: (K1, K 2 tog) to end [16
sts].
P 1 row.
3rd dec row: (K 2 tog) to end [8 sts].
Break yarn, leaving a long end. Thread
through sts on needle, draw up tightly and
fasten off.

HEAD make 1 piece

With yellow cast on 7 sts for back edge and
ss 2 rows.
Shape back, 1st inc row: Inc into every
st to end [14 sts].
P 1 row. BEAK make 2 pieces
2nd inc row: (Inc 1, K1) to end [21 sts]. With orange cast on 5 sts for base edge and
Ss 3 rows. ss 2 rows.
3rd inc row: (K1, inc 1, K1) to end [28 1st dec row: SKPO, K1, K 2 tog [3 sts].

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P 1 row.
2nd dec row: Sl 1, K 2 tog, PSSO, break
yarn and draw through st.

TO MAKE UP
Sew body and head seams by using mattress
stitch, working with right side of knitting
uppermost, as a one-stitch knitted seam
turning has been allowed on these pieces to
accommodate this method.
Starting at gathered front edge, join body
seam, stopping 1in (2.5cm) away from cast-
on tail edge. Stuff body firmly, join
Mark eye positions with pins, placing
remainder of body seam, then fold tail edge
between 1st and 2nd decrease rows at front
in half and sew across. The seam will run
of head and spacing 7 knitted stitches apart.
along underside of body.
Take a length of black yarn and carefully
Starting at gathered front edge, join head
draw out and discard a single strand.
seam, stopping 1in (2.5cm) away from cast-
Fastening off ends of yarn at gathered front
on back edge. Stuff head firmly, then join
edge, where they will eventually be hidden
remainder of seam. Work a gathering thread
by beak, use the remaining 2 strands of yarn
through every stitch along cast-on edge,
and a sharp needle to embroider a circle of 6
draw up tightly and fasten off.
very tiny chain stitches for each eye.
With head seam running along underside,
Place the beak pieces purl sides facing and
place head on top of body so that gathered
oversew together along side edges. Leaving
front edge of head is directly above gathered
unstuffed, position and sew beak to front of
front edge of body, then pin in position. Sew
head, working backstitch over every knitted
head securely in place, working a circle of
stitch along cast-on base edges.
stitching which is 6 knitted stitches wide,
then remove pins. Use your thumb to make
a dent in the stuffing on the underside of the ALAN DART hereby asserts and gives notice of his right
body so the duck will sit without falling under section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act of 1988 to be identified as the author of this pattern
over.

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