Little Garden Friends by Sachiyo Ishii

Little Garden Friends

Knitting
January 2024
DK (11 wpi) ?
26 stitches and 34 rows = 4 inches
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
6-10cm
English
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All parts are knitted flat and sewn up at the end. No circular knitting is required.
Finished size: Bugs; 9-10cm, bird; 6cm, chicks; 2.5mm, frog, 6cm
The bodies and heads of the bugs are knitted as a single piece, while all other parts are sewn onto the body. The bird’s feet are made of wire wrapped with yarn. Feel free to omit them if desired.
Mushroom-shaped eye beads are sewn to the heads. Alternatively, make French knots using black yarn.
13 pages with some assembly photos.

Yarn
DK (8-ply) Sirdar Snuggly
Small amounts, up to 10g each
·A Choo Choo Train 417 - smoky blue
·B Sorbet 509 - yellow
·C Pea Shoot 512 - yellow-green
·D Pastel Blue 321
·E Lemon 252 - soft yellow
·F White 251
·G Tawny 513 - red brown
·H Ketchup 505 -red
·J Rosy 527
·K Bramble - dark brown

About the yarn
DK weight, 55% Nylon, 45 % Acrylic

Tools & Supplies
• 3mm knitting needles
• Chenille needle
• 4mm mushroom-shaped amigurumi eye beads
• 3mm black beads
• Cotton thread
• All-purpose sewing needle
• 0.9mm wire
• Pliers
• Toy stuffing
• Scissors