Sleepy dog
Designed by
Sachiyo Ishii
Finished Size
18cm
Tools
Materials
• [A] 25g sandy brown DK
• [B] 10g brown DK
• [C] A small amount of dark brown DK
• Toy stuffing
Yarn used
• Deramores Studio DK in [A] Latte 70060, [B] Gingerbread 70022, [C] Amethyst 70047
• DK (8-ply) weight, 100g per 250m, 100%Anti-Piling Acrylic
Tension
24 sts and 32 rows for a 10 x 10 cm tension square (not essential).
Practical tips
• Leave long ends at the beginning and end for sewing.
• Sew seam with RS facing, using mattress stitch.
Abbreviations
RS: right side
WS: wrong side
St st: stocking stitch
St(s): stitch(es)
K: knit
P: purl
Kfb: k one through the front then through the back (same stitch)
K2tog: knit two together
P2tog: purl two together
Knitting instructions
Making
Head (started from front and finished at the back of head)
With yarn A, cast on 10 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2: [Kfb] 10 times. 20 sts
Row 3 and every WS row: Purl.
Row 4: [K1, kfb] 10 times. 30 sts
Row 6: [K2, kfb] 10 times. 40 sts
Rows 7-21: Starting with a p row, work 15 rows in St st.
Row 22: [K2, k2tog] 10 times. 30 sts
Row 24: [K1, k2tog] 10 times. 20 sts
Row 26: [K2tog] 10 times. 10 sts
Break yarn, thread through sts, pull tightly and fasten off.
Muzzle
With yarn A, cast on 40 sts.
Rows 1-11: Starting with a p (WS) row, work 11 rows in St st.
Row 12: [K2, k2tog] 10 times. 30 sts
Row 13: Purl.
Row 14: [K1, k2tog] 10 times. 20 sts
Row 15: Purl.
Row 16: [K2tog] 10 times. 10 sts
Break yarn, thread through sts, pull tightly and fasten off.
Body
With yarn A, cast on 10 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2: [Kfb] 10 times. 20 sts
Row 3 and every WS row: Purl.
Row 4: [K1, kfb] 10 times. 30 sts
Row 6: [K2, kfb] 10 times. 40 sts
Row 8: [K3, kfb] 10 times. 50 sts
Rows 9-25: Starting with a p row, work 17 rows in St st.
Row 26: [K3, k2tog] 10 times. 40 sts
Rows 27-31: Starting with a p row, work 5 rows in St st.
Row 32: [K2, k2tog] 10 times. 30 sts
Rows 33-43: Starting with a p row, work 11 rows in St st.
KRow 44: [k1, k2tog] 10 times. 20 sts
Cast off.
Ears: make two
With yarn B, cast on 12 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2: [K1, kfb] 6 times. 18 sts
Row 3: Purl.
Row 4: [K2, kfb] 6 times. 24 sts
Rows 5-11: Starting with a p row, work 7 rows in St st.
Row 12: [K2, k2tog] 6 times. 18 sts
Rows 13-15: Starting with a p row, work 3 rows in St st.
Row 16: [K1, k2tog] 6 times. 12 sts
Row 17: Purl.
Cast off.
Front legs: make two
With yarn A, cast on 10 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2: [Kfb] 10 times. 20 sts
Rows 3-9: Starting with a p row, work 7 rows in St st.
Row 10: K6, [k2tog] 4 times, k6. 16 sts
Row 11: Purl.
Row 12: K6, [k2tog] twice, k6. 14 sts
Rows 13-17: Starting with a p row, work 5 rows in St st.
Cast off.
Back legs: make two
With yarn A, cast on 11 sts.
Row 1 (WS): Purl.
Row 2: [Kfb] 11 times. 22 sts
Rows 3-9: Starting with a p row, work 7 rows in St st.
Row 10: K7, [k2tog] 4 times, k7. 18 sts
Row 11: Purl.
Row 12: K7, [k2tog] twice, k7. 16 sts
Rows 13-17: Starting with a p row, work 5 rows in St st.
Cast off.
Tail
With yarn B, cast on 14 sts.
Rows 1-5: Starting with a p (WS) row, work 5 rows in St st.
Row 6: K2tog, k to last 2 sts, k2tog. 12 sts
Row 7: P2tog, p to last 2 sts, p2tog. 10 sts
Rows 8-9: Repeat rows 6-7. 6 sts
Row 10: K2tog, k2, k2tog. 4 sts
Row 11: [P2tog] twice. 2 sts
Break yarn, thread through sts, pull tightly and fasten off.
Nose
With yarn B, cast on 6 sts.
Row 1(WS): Purl.
Row 2: [Kfb] 6 times. 12 sts
Row 3: Purl.
Row 4: [K2tog] 6 times. 6 sts
Break yarn, thread through sts, pull tightly and fasten off.
To make up
With cast-on yarn end of body, work a gathering thread along cast-on edge and draw tightly. Sew seam to neck and stuff. Keep neck end open. Seam each leg and stuff. Attach cast-off edge of front leg to the neck opening of the body. Attach back legs. Seam, stuff tail and attach it to body. With fastened-off yarn end of head, sew seam half way. With cast-on yarn end, work a gathering thread along cast-on edge and draw tightly. Sew up head a little further, stuff, and close seam. With fastened-off yarn end, sew muzzle seam to cast-off edge. Insert stuffing to muzzle and sew muzzle to the front of head. Seam each ear without stuffing and attach ears to head. Seam and stuff nose. Attach nose to muzzle. With yarn D, embroider eyes and mouth. Add French knots to the muzzle. Sew head to body.
