Mr Tall ~ Designed by Jeanette Dawson
Instructions:
Main hat Using 4mm needles cast on 28 sts in turquoise
Rows 1-2: Knit
Rows 3-18: Starting with a knit row SS 16 rows
Row 19: (K2tog) rpt to end (14 sts)
Row 20: (P2tog) rpt to end (7 sts)
B & T
Hands – make 2 in turquoise, cast on 10 sts leaving a long tail of wool
Row 1: Cast off 5 sts, K to end (5sts)
Row 2: P to end, cast on 5 sts (10sts)
Row 3: Cast off 5 sts, K to end (5st)
Rows 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14: Same as row 2
Rows 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 same as row 3
Row 15: Cast off all sts leave a long tail of wool
Legs: Make 2
Cast on 4 sts in turquoise
K30 rows as an I-cord
Cast off
Shoes: Make 2
Cast on 6 sts in red
Starting with a K row SS 6 rows
Cast off
Making Up:
Head: Sew up row ends inside out then turn right side out. Add 2 black circles of felt for eyes and a black yarn smiley mouth.
Hands: To make up you will have 8 fingers fold in half right side out, and put 2 fingers together all the way along you will now have 4 fingers doubled. Over sew all up side and round the fingers and down other side. Sew on the sides of main hat.
Legs: Sew the legs to the main hat front middle.
Shoes: To make up sew row ends together leave an opening to put leg into. Sew to leg, then using black yarn thread through front of shoe to make a lace and do a bow. Take a look at pic for guidance.