New Kitten by Claire Garland

New Kitten

Knitting
July 2020
both are used in this pattern
yarn held together
Lace
+ DK
= DK (11 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 17 rows = 2 inches
in stocking stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
153 - 164 yards (140 - 150 m)
finished size approx.10 inches
English
This pattern is available for £4.00 GBP
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Hello…

This is my latest little kitten and dare I say, a new favourite of mine.

I don’t have real kittens (budgies!) but this is a good replacement - in other words the final knitted kitty is very, very similar to the real thing, but without the purr naturally!!

I doubled up with yarns - as I most often do, this time choosing Drops Sky with Kid-silk for the black and white ‘tuxedo’ kitten; and a new one for me - ‘Suri’ Alpaca with Kid-silk for the little marmalade - this was a gorgeous combination and I WILL be using it again as soon as I have enough funds!).

These little babies are knitted almost in one piece - bar the ears which are joined on at the end.

I’ve used toy eyes which I bought from suncatcher craft eyes
and a heavy weight un-carded stuffing which I bought from a site that sells bear-making tools & materials (you can get it on eBay too).

The BIG PLUS here though - is that I’ve added a link within the pattern for a making up video-guide - it’s quite long but you can duck in and dive out as and when you need to.

AND - another new thing for me - there’s a coloured-marker guide included which I wholly recommend you adhere too - you’ll find it a revelation!

Enjoy knitting this/ these, they are so fun to knit and to photograph afterwards - if that’s your thing (it is mine!- hence the 30+ pics)

And come see even more on my IG account @dotpebbles_knit

also do please join in with my oh-so friendly (my favourite online place) FB group #imadethisrabbit