Monday, August 4, 2014

Knitting! Woodland Beaver Kit Hat and Tail

 Life at the beaver lodge just got a whole lot cuter! Here is my latest edition to my woodland animals knitting patterns: the Beaver Kit! Who wouldn't love an adorable little baby beaver kit? This pattern is knit using extra chunky yarn, so it takes very little time to complete. This ensemble is modelled by my almost 3 month-old baby girl. It probably fits babies in the 0-3month range, maybe stretching into 4 or 5 months of age.

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 Woodland Beaver Baby Hat and Tail

Yarn:
Main colour (mc): Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Barley
Contrast Colour (cc): Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Chocolate

Needles:
8mm (dpn's if you want to work the hat in the round)

Gauge:
2stitches and 2 rows = 1 inch in Stockinette stitch

Measurement:
15" circumference for the hat, 16” waist circumference for the diaper cover (note: both these circumferences will stretch quite a bit)

Abbreviations:
cc-contrast colour
dpn's-double pointed needles
k-knit
k2tog-knit two together
k3tog-knit 3 stitches together
m-make 1 stitch
mc-main colour
p-purl
p2tog-purl two together
RS-rs
st-stitches
St st- stockinette stitch
WS-wrong side

 Hat
This hat is worked flat (instructions for working in the round in parentheses)
Cast on 30 st in Barley (light brown) on 8mm needles (Cast on dpn's and join in the round, placing a marker to mark the beginning of each row)
Work 2 rows of k1,p1 ribbing
Switch to St st and work until hat measures 4.5 inches from the beginning, ending on a WS row.
Decrease:
Row 1: *k4, k2tog,* 5 times
Row 2: p (k)
Row 3: *k3, k2tog,* 5 times
Row 4: p (k)
Row 5: *k2, k2tog* 5 times
Row 6: *p1, p2tog* 5 times (*k1, k2tog,* 5 times)
Row 7: *k2tog* 5 times
Cut off a tail of yarn and draw through the remaining st on the needles. Pull tight and fasten in a circle. Weave in ends. Sew up the side of the toque if knit flat.
 Ears
Cast on 6 st in Barley (light brown) on 8mm needles.
K one row
k3tog, k3tog
k2tog, cut off string and pull through loop on needle.
Make two ears and sew onto the sides of the hat, about 2” down from the centre. Sew the 1 st base of the ear down and then thread your yarn through each side of the 6st cast on edge and pull those corners down, securing them to the hat to make a slightly curved ear.
 Beaver Tail
Cast on 6st. Work in moss st (k1,p1, on RS, and knitting the purl stitches and purling the knitting stitches on the wrong side) When increasing and decreasing, the moss st pattern inevitably gets a bit messed up. Just continue the pattern as best as you can.
Work in this way until tail measures 3” long.
On the next row that begins with a p st: k1, m1, continue in moss st until 1 from end, m1, k1
Next row: moss st to end
Next row: k1, m1, continue in moss st until 1 from end, m1, k1
Continue in moss st for 4 more rows,
Next row: k1, ssk, continue in moss st until 3 from end, k2tog, k1
Next row: moss st to end
Next row: k1, ssk, continue in moss st until 3 from end, k2tog, k1
Next row: k1, ssk, continue in moss st until 3 from end, k2tog, k1
Bind off the remaining 4 st, weave in end.



 Diaper Cover
Cast on 30st in Barley (light brown) on 8mm needles
First row: k1, k2tog, yo, k until 3 from end, yo, k2tog, k1
Knit two rows in garter st.
Next row: Bind off 8 st, k to end
Next row: Bind off 8 st, knit to end (14 st)
Work in garter st until it measures 4.5” from the beginning.
Next row: k1, ssk, k until 3 from end, k2tog, k1 (12st)
Next row: k
Next row: k1, ssk, k until 3 from end, k2tog, k1 (10st)
Continue in garter st until diaper cover measures 4.5” from beginning
Next row: k1, m1, k until 1 from end, m1, k1 (12st)
Next row: k
Next row: k1, m1, k until 1 from end, m1, k1 (14st)
Knit until diaper cover measures 11” from beginning.
Switch to Chocolate (dark brown) if desired.
Work until diaper cover measures 12” from beginning. Bind off all stitches.
On RS of cover, sew on two buttons on the front dark band, 0.5” in from each side and 0.5” down from the top.
Sew beaver tail on the centre of the back of the diaper cover, about 1” down from the top.

Thank you! I hope you enjoy this pattern! Please let me know of any errors you find and I will try to fix them. Also feel free to ask me any questions by leaving a comment below. Also check out my other knitting patterns under the tab at the top of the page.

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