blogginNagoya: February 2013

I designed this (and another) doggy strap after receiving requests from friends after they saw the panda strap- the person I gave it to noted it looked more like Snoopy, and hubs commented that this one looks more like a Chihuahua, and I think it looks like a fox! ha ha

The pattern is similar to the panda strap pattern - knitted in the round project, and incorporates short rows - but I sew the ears, nose and eyes onto head after the head is completed.

The yarn I used is Daiso’s acrylic yarn in white, camel, black and blue. Approximately 10 m of white and 18 m of camel colour yarn is required.

Materials

Needles: two sets of 3.3 mm DPNs, a pair of 2.5 mm knitting needles.

Yarn: 45 g (77m) of Daiso Acrylic medium thick yarn (100% acrylic) each colour;

Colour A: White (Dye lot: 12 AG);

Colour B: Camel (Dye lot: 12 J);

Colour C: Black (Dye lot: 11 AN). (require just about 20 cms for the mouth and nose)

Colour D: Blue (Dye lot: 12 L). (require just about 10 cms for the right eye)

Colour E: Brown (Dye lot: 11 D-7). (there is no acrylic yarn for this colour, so I used wool 100%) (require just about 10 cms for the left eye)

Stuffing: Polyester 100%.

Measurement

Finished measurements: approximately 5.5 x 5.0 cm after stuffed (not including tip of ears).

Instructions (Head)

With Colour A, co 6, divide sts evenly over 3; join-in-the-round, and be careful not to twist stitches.

Round (Rnd) 1: k around.

Rnd 2: k, kfb, k2, kfb, k.

Rnd 3: k, kfb, k, k2, k, kfb, k.

Rnd 4: k3, kfb, k2, kfb, k3.

Rnd 5: k, kfb, k8, kfb, k.

Rnd 6: k, kfb, k10, kfb, k.

Rnd 7: with Colour B, k; (change back to Colour A) (kfb)2, k10, (kfb)2; (change back to Colour B) k.

Place a marker at the beginning of the round, and maintain for subsequent rounds.

Rnd 8: with Colour B, k2; (change back to Colour A) k3,kfb, k8, kfb, k3; (change back to Colour B) k2.

At this stage, you may want to divide sts on needles 1 and 3 into two needles each; total needles with sts:5

Short Row (SR) 1: (begin from first st of round)

with Colour B, k, kfb;

with Colour A, k, kfb, k;

with Colour B, kfb;

with Colour A, k2, wrap & turn next st (W&T).

with Colour A, p2;

with Colour B, p, pfb;

with Colour A, p4;

with Colour B, p3.

(continue with last st of round)

with Colour B, p, pfb;

with Colour A, p, pfb, p;

with Colour B, pfb;

with Colour A, p2, W&T.

with Colour A, k2;

with Colour B, k, kfb;

with Colour A, k4;

with Colour B, k3;

SR 2: (begin from first st of round)

with Colour B, k, kfb, k6, kfb, k;

with Colour A, kfb, W&T.

with Colour A, p2;

with Colour B, p4, pfb, p7.

(continue with last st of round)

with Colour B, p, pfb, p6, pfb, p;

with Colour A, pfb, W&T.

with Colour A, k2;

with Colour B, k4, kfb, k7.

SR 3: (begin from first st of round), with Colour B,

k, k2tog, k2, kfb, k, kfb, k, kfb, k4, W&T.

p16.