GONE Sial lIING This pair of furry fishermen are otterly adorable and make the perfect playmates for wildlife fans. By Amanda BerrySS Foryarn stockists contact ald Deramores IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS wirdetamores.com TENSION ‘YOU WILL NEED 22 sts and 28 rows to measure CHayfilsBorus OK (100% erjhe, 10xem (Ludin)over st stusing 100g/280m). 1 ball of each: ‘3.Smmneedies: Yarn A Walnut (0927) Yarn B Sancstorm (0920) MEASUREMENTS ‘Yarn C White (0961) 2lem (8Min) tall ‘Yarn D Black (0965) YarnELightGrey Mix(08i4) ABBREVIATIONS nFGrghtLemon (OBIS) ‘For afl seepage 95 1G Tuquose (0988) TApai ot3 Smmneedies ABOUT THIS YARN TTeytiteg 2003 Meahouaet Apair of toy safety eves per eel Otte Jonmdamoter imesenie geo! TINylon hed or whiskers ater nbrigtand CEarhcoshoverer thing ROR ‘rod trimmed to @ L2emiength Gp amvatrtei ove thes OTTERS Note Use long'tal east onter all pieces unless otherwise sated. Pattern makes one Otter, Due tothe tshing rod and whiskers this toy may not be suitable for cnldrenunder the age of three, HEAD Cast on 9 sts using 3.5mm needies and Yarn A, Row 1 and all fll WS rows Purl Row 2(RS) KI, (k"b) 8 times. (17 sts] Row 4 Ki, (fb, Kl) 8timos. [25 sts) Row 6 Ki, (x, K2) 8 times. (33 sts} Row 8 KA, (fb, K3) 8 times. 41 sts] Rows 9 to 19 Beg on a WS purl row, workin st st. Row 2018, (ssh, K2) 3 times, KI, (2, k2tog) 3 times, KB, [35 sts] Row 228, (55k. I) 3times. KI (KI, K2t0g) 3 times. KB, [29 sts] Row 23° Cast off SNOUT Cast on 23 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn. Rows 1 to 7 3eg on a WS purl row, work in st st Row 8 U2, K2tog) ? times, Kl. (22 39], Row 9 Pur Row 10 (KI, k2t0g) 7 times, K1.(25 sts] Row 11 Purl Row 12 (K2tog) times. K1.(8 sts} Break yarn and thread tnrougn rem sts. Pull tightto fasten. EARS (MAKE 2) Caxton l sts using 3. Sm needles and YernA Row (WS) Pot Row 2 (RS) (K2t0g) 5 times. [6 ts) Breakyam and thread trough rem ts. Pull ightto fasten NOSE Cast on 7 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn D. Row 1 Knit. Row 21, («2tog, Ki) 2times. [5 sts) OTTERTOYS * Row 3Knit, Row 4c, (Ktog) 2 times. (3 sts] Row 5, Cast ott. BODY Cast on 9sts using 3.5mmneedles and Yarn A, Row Land all foll WS rows Pur Row 2 (RS) Kl. (kfo) 8times. [17 sts) Row 41. (tb, 1) times. (25 sts) Row 6 K1,(kib, K2)8 times. [33s] Row BK1,(k(b, K3) 8 thes. [41 sts) Row 10K, (ki, K9) A times. (45 sts) Rows 1L ta 26 Began a WS purlrowr work in st st Note Both Otters foliow the same Body pattern, so forthe yellow Otter, substtute Yarn Gwith Yarn F inthe following instructions: Break Yarn A and oin Yarn 6. Rows 27 to 30 Beg on WS purl row, workinst st. Break Yarn G and join Yarn. Rows 21 to 33 Deg on @ WS pur row, workin att. Row 34 K5, sk, 49, k2t0g, K9, Sk, K9, K2t08, KB. [41ts} Break Yarn C and join Yarn G, Rows 35 to 38 Beg on a WS purl row, workinst st Break Yarn G and join Yarn. Rows 39 to 41 Beg ona WS purl row. work inst st Row 42 K5, ssk, 47, k2tog. K9, sk, K7, tog, KB. [37 sts] Break Yarn C and join Yarn G, Rows 43 to 46 Beg on 2 WS purl row, work inst st: Break Yarn G and jin Yarn. Rows 47 to 49 Beg ona WS purl row. workinst st Row 50 K¢, 534,47, K2tO8, KZ 84, K7,K2t0g. KA, [33sts] Break Yarn ¢ andjoin Yarn 6. Row 51 Pur, Row 52K. (k2tog, K2)8 times. [25 sts} Row 53 Purl, Row 54 KI, (k2tog. Ki) times. (17 sts} Subscribe at vwm.theyernloop.comvsimply-knitting 61OTTER TOYS Sen thefishbetnenn| ‘he pawsonce te feria oer ein wpanestufed 62 Subserbeat wwitheyamloop.com/simply-knitting Row 55 Knit Cast off Cast on 17 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A. Rows 1 to 13 Beg on a WS puri row, workin st st. Row 14 (K2t0g) 8 times, KI. (9 sts] Breakyarn and threac through rem sts. Pull tight o fasten. Note Both Otters foliow thesame Arms pattern, so for the yellow ‘Otter, substitute Yarn G with Yarn Fin the folowing instructions, Cast on i sts using 3.5mm needies and Yarn. Rows 1 to 4 Beg on WS purl row, workin st st. Break Yarn G and join Yara C, Rows 5 to 8 Beg on a VS purl row. work in sts Break Yarn anaijoin Yara. Rows 9 t0 12 Beg on a WS purl row, work in st st Break Yarn andijoin Yarn C. Rows 13 to 16 Bes on aWS purlrow, work in st st Break Yarn C end join Yarn, Rows 17 to 20 eg on a WS pur row. workin sts Break Yarn G endijoin Yarn A. Rows 21 to 29 Bog 0n a /S puri row. work in st st Row 30 (K2t0g) 7 times. [7 sts} Breakyarn and thread through rem sts. Pull tight o fasten. TAIL Gast on 17 sts.using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A. Rows 1 to 31 Beg 078 WS purl row. work inst st Row 32 47, k2ton, KB. (16 sts] Rows 33 to 39 Beg on 3 WS purl row, workinstst Row 40 (K2i0g) 8 times. [8 sts] Breakyarn and thread through rem sts. Pull tight to festen. SH BODY Cast on 19 sts using 3.Smm needles and Yarn E Row 1 and al foll WS rows Pur Row 2(KA1, tog, Ka, ssk) 2 tires, KL (15 sts] Row 4 (KI, k2tog, K2.ssk) 2 times, Kl (11 sts) Row 6 (KI. k2tog, si) 2times. KI. [7 st3} Row 8K. (tb) 5times, KL. (12 sts} Row 10 Ki, (kro, KI) times, KL [17 sts} Rows 11 to 19 Beg ona WS purl ows, workinst st Row 201, 2tog, Kl) Stimes, KL [12 ts] Row 22 (K2tog) 6 times. [6 sts) Breakyarn and threac through rem sts. Pul tight o fasten. Cast on 6 sts using 3.5mm needles and YarnE. Row 1 Knit Row 2K. (k2tog) 2times, KI. (4sts} Row 3K, Row 4 (K2t0g)2times. [2 sts) Breakyarn and thread through rem sts. Pul tight fasten. OTTER Note The cast-off stsofthe Body are theneckiine. Sew the side edges of Body tozether (this seamruns downthe Ccentrebackof tre Body) and gather the cast-on sts togetheratthe bottom. Stuffthe Body through the neckopening. 2Sewtthe cast-on ecge ofthe Snout tothe cast-off edge of the Head, insert the toy safety eyes on theHead (see photos as aguide), adding whiskers, cut lengths of nylon thread and knot each length onto the Snout on the WS, pokethe ends of the thread through the Snout so that they are on the RS and trim to eaten, 3 Sew the side edges of the Snout anc Head together, stuffing as, {you sew (this seam runs down the centre underside). and gather the castionsts together atthe back ofthe Head tofirish, ‘4 Sew the black Nose onto the top of the Snout (the cast-on edge of the Nose is atthe top). 5 Sew tne sice edges of each Ear onto the side of treHead with the WS facing te front 66 Sew tne undersice of the Head onto theneckline of the Body. 7 For each Arm, sow the side edges together (this seam runs down the undersid@ of the Arm), acd stuffing, but only lightly stuff the tops ofthe Arm and sew the cast-on edge ofeach Arm orto the top, side ofthe Body. BFor each Foot, sew the side edges together (this seam runs down the side of the Foot). adc stutfing and sew the caston edge onto the bottom tront of the Body. ‘9 Sew the side edges ofthe Tal together (this seam runs down the side ofthe Tall), acd stung and sew the caston edge onto the ‘bottom back ofthe Body. 20 To edd ahem to the sweater, using Yarn F/G, embroider in chain stiten around the Body over the First sweater row. and rep with the ‘Armsfor eutts FISH AND FISHING ROD 1 For the Body, saw the side edges together (this seam runs down, the underside of the Fish). Add stuffing and oversew the cast-on edge closed atthe endothe Tail Using Yarn E, sewa long stitch over the centre end ofthe Tall pulling tne yarn taut to make indentations to detine the Tailfing Tie the yarn around the base ofthe Tal knot firmly and bury the ends of the yarn inside the Fish, 3 Using Yarn D, embroider @ French knot for an eye on each side of the Fish. 4 Sew the side edge of each finanto the side ofthe Fish’s Body. 5 Youcan either sew the Fish onto the Otter'shancs, or maie.a {ishing rod. For the rod, cut length of Yarn C and sow one end onto the mouth of the Fish. Tie the other endo! the white yarn around fone enc of a 12cm length of a bamboo skewer, and giue the yarn in position, Sew the hands of the Otter together around the other ead orthe roa, @ NEXT MONTH (ur Favourite long-legged animal graces the pages of Simply Knitting nxt issue in the form of Amani Berry's cute giaffl lsu 182s on sale Thur 24 January from WHSmith an all good supermarkets. SAVE 10% ON AN OTTER YARN PACK Fedup of hunting down a those yarn ball colours to kit that favourite toy? Then youre luk! Daramores are offering a yarn packed with allthe yor you needto kit Amanda Bery'scute otters. Witha few clicks and for ust £1254 Caving 1085 of the RP) Your tbasured package Could be winging its wey to You! For delais and toerder sitwueramores.com/ collections simpy kitting Deraweves OTTERTOYS * Subscribe at wwms.theyernlcop comvsimply-knitting 63