The Duck Family by Jean Greenhowe

The Duck Family

Knitting
January 1990
DK (11 wpi) ?
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US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
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English

An adorable family of ducks - a Mother with a bonnet, a Father with a brimmed hat, young ducklings with stocking caps and a baby duckling just peeking out of its shell.

From the pattern: Mother and father ducks measure 13cm 5in in height, excluding the hats. The ducklings are 9.5cm 3 1/4in high. Baby duckling measures 6cm 2 3/8in, including the egg shell pieces.

From the book notes: All the designs are easy to knit from oddments of yarn, using simple stitches and shaping, without complicated gussets or awkward pieces

Gauge: 3mm needles and single strand of yarn: 26sts = 10cm 4 in in width over st-st. 4mm needles and double strand of yarn: 20sts = 10cm 4 in in width over st-st.