Kids will love exploring the solar system with Neil Yarnstrong
and his alien pals. The playmat folds into a drawstring bag
making it portable and easy to tidy up!

MATERIALS
● Paintbox Yarns Cotton DK,
100% cotton,
50g/125m/137yds
Yarn A: Pure Black 402 x 6 balls
Yarn B: Buttercup Yellow 423
x 1 ball
Yarn C: Pillar Red 415 x 1 ball
Yarn D: Blood Orange 420
x 1 ball
Yarn E: Pansy Purple 448
x 1 ball
Yarn F: Marine Blue 434
x 1 ball
Yarn G: Grass Green 430
x 1 ball
Yarn H: Stormy Grey 405
x 1 ball
Yarn I: Paper White 401
x 1 ball
● 2.5mm & 3.5mm hooks
● Toy stuffing
● Stitch markers

YARN ALTERNATIVES
You can use any DK weight
cotton to achieve a similar effect.

TENSION
Work 17tr and 8 rows to measure
10 x 10cm/4 x 4in using 3.5mm
hook, or size required to
obtain tension.
Work 12dc and 11 rows to
measure 5 x 5cm/2 x 2in using
2.5mm hook, or size required to
obtain tension.

MEASUREMENTS
Diameter of playmat:
79cm/31in.
Neil Yarnstrong:
11.5cm/4¼in tall.
Squishy the Green Alien:
11.5cm/4¼in tall.
Mekh the Orange Alien:
7.5cm/3in tall.