Knitted Blue Elf And Baby Elf

Freestyle knitting.

Posted by Stacy H.

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I wanted to have a go at making up a knitting pattern, here's the result. The pattern is for the baby elf only, the large elf is still to come.

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You Will Need (2 things)

  • A small amount of Yarn in two colours
  • Knitting Needles 4mm

Steps (1 step, 120 minutes)

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    Baby Elf

    Materials: A small amount of DK blue yarn (MC) and a small amount of DK purple(A). Or whatever colours you want to use.
    1 pair of 4mm needles. A small amount of stuffing.

    Body and Head
    Body and head are knitted in one go.
    Starting with MC cast on 10 sts.
    Row 1: Inc in each st k wise (20)
    Nb: The next 24 rows are done in Irish moss stitch.
    Row 2: K1, P1 repeat till end
    Row 3: K1, P1 repeat till end
    Row 4: P1, K1 repeat till end
    Row 5: P1, K1 repeat till end
    Rows 6-25: Repeat the pattern

    Head
    Rows 26-33: starting with a knit row work these rows in st st.
    Row 34: Change to colour A st st for 4 rows.
    Row 38: Change to MC st st 4 rows.
    Row 42: K2tog all along the row (10 sts)
    Do not cast off instead break off yarn and thread it through the remaining sts.

    Legs- make 2
    Cast on 8 sts in MC
    Both the legs and arms are knitted in moss stitch. (1st row K1, P1, to end, 2nd row P1, K1 to end) Or you could do them in st st.

    Row 1: K1, P1 to end
    Row 2: P1, K1 to end
    Repeat these 2 rows 2 more times.
    Change to colour A
    Row 7: K1, P1 to end
    Row 8: P1, K1 to end
    Repeat these 2 rows
    Row 11: K2tog 4 times (4sts)
    Break off yarn and thread through remaining stitches.

    Arms make 2

    Cast on 8 in MC

    Row 1: K1, P1 to end
    Row 2: P1, K1 to end
    Repeat 2 rows till row 5
    Change to colour A
    Row 6-8 continue moss stitch pattern
    Row 9: K2tog 4 times (4 sts)
    Break off yarn and thread through remaining stitches.

    Ears make 2
    Cast on 2 in MC
    Row 1: Inc in each st (4 sts)
    Row 2: Purl
    Row 3: Increase in 1st and last st (6 sts)
    Row 4: Purl
    Row 5: K2tog at each end (4 sts)
    Row 6: Purl
    Row 7: K2tog twice (2 sts)
    Cast off

    To make up
    Fold body in half right sides together, sew sides together. Turn the right way and pull up cast off edge so all the sts are gathered and the hole is closed, fasten. Stuff the body but not too firmly. Sew a running st around the cast on edge and pull up to gather edge until hole is closed, fasten. For neck with doubled over thread, sew a running stitch along the point where the pattern changes from Irish moss st to st st. and pull up fairly tightly, fasten. For arms and legs pull up cast off edges to gather them and sew down sides, stuff lightly and sew arms on each side and the legs to the bottom at the front just above the gathered st in the middle. Fold ears in half, wrong sides together and sew from cast on side to where the pattern starts decreasing. Sew onto sides of the head just under the stripe. Embroider the eyes and mouth under the stripe.