Mr Messy ~ Designed by Jeanette Dawson

Instructions:
Main hat Using 4mm needles cast on 22 sts in bright pink
Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11: Loopy st knit wise.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12: Loopy st purl wise.
Row 13: (K2tog in loopy st) rpt to end (11sts)
Row 14: (P2tog in loopy st) rpt to end (6sts)
B & T

How to do a loopy st knit wise.
Knit as normal but don’t pull st off left needle, bring the yarn forward between the needles and create a loop around your left thumb, now take the yarn to the back of the work between the needles and knit the st as normal. You will have created 2 sts so bring the first st over the second st on your right needle.

How to do a loopy st purl wise
Purl as normal but don’t pull the st off the left needle. Bring the yarn to the back of the work between the needles and create a loop round one of your left fingers, now take the yarn to the front of work between the needles and purl as normal. You will have created 2 sts so bring the first st over the second st on your right needle.

If you are finding it difficult to understand Loopy Stitch there are videos on YouTube.

Making Up:
Head: Sew row ends together inside out, Turn right side out. Add 2 black pompom eyes or felt eyes and a black yarn smiley mouth.