Yarn: Dazzle 8 ply colours for boots pants, belt, shirt, skin and beard
Needles: 3 mm double pointed needles
BODY – Starting at boots
Cast on 20sts in colour for boots join in the round. Leave a long tail
Knit 5 rounds in boot colour.
Change to pants colour, knit 6 rounds, place a marker between stitches 10 and 11
Increase rounds
Rnd 1 k1, kfb, knit to two stitches before marker, kfb, k1, slip marker, k1, kfb, knit to two stitches before end of row, kfb, k1
Knit 3 rounds
Repeat above 4 rounds once more.
Work increase round 1 once more (32sts)
Knit one round
Stitch marker can now be removed
Change to belt colour, knit 3 rounds
Change to shirt colour knit 14 rounds
Decrease in shirt colour
Decrease round 1: (k6, k2tog) around (28sts)
Knit two rounds
Decrease round 2: (k5, k2tog) around (24sts)
Knit one round
Change to face colour, leaving a long end of shirt colour, 30cm.
Knit 9 rounds in face colour
Change to hat colour
Knit one round
Purl next round for brim of hat.
Knit 2 rounds
Dec Rnd one: (k2, k2tog) around (18sts)
Knit 4 rounds
Dec Rnd two: (k1, k2tog) around (12sts)
Knit 4 rounds
Dec round three: (k2tog) around (6sts)
Knit 3 rounds
Dec round four (k2tog) around (3 sts)
Break yarn and thread yarn back through live stitches gather and secure.
Beard
Cast on 9 work in rows
Knit two rows
Decrease row – p2tog knit to last 2 sts, k2tog (7sts)
Knit two rows
Repeat last 3 rows twice more, 3 sts remain
Knit 1 row
Stuff hat and head
To finish K3tog and secure end.
Assembly
Gather neck and secure
Stuff body and legs
Sew feet closed
Stitch legs
Stitch arms
Stitch belt buckle
Sew beard to face.
Embroider eyes
