Santa Door Stop
HAT: With Red, ch 40, join to form a ring being careful not to twist ch.1st ROUND: 1 sc in each st of ch.NEXT 3 ROUNDS: 1 sc in each sc.5th ROUND: Dec 5 sts evenly spaced.6th and 7th ROUNDS: 1 sc in each st. Repeat last 3 rounds 4 times.20th ROUND: Dec 3 sts evenly spaced.NEXT 2 ROUNDS: Work even in sc. Repeat last 3 rounds twice.NEXT ROUND: Dec 2 sts, cut yarn.TRIM: Cut 160—4 inch strands of White. Take 2 strands; fold in half, pull folded end through st, pull ends through loop, repeat in every st of 2nd and 3rd rounds of hat. Open each strand and brush.
CUFFS: Cut 48—4 inch strands of White and complete same as hat trim.
WHISKERS: Wind White 60 times over a 3 inch cardboard. Sew strands tog at one end; remove from cardboard, cut other end. Open each strand and brush.
MUSTACHE: Wind White 12 times over a 3 inch cardboard and complete same as whiskers.
EYEBROWS: (MAKE 2): Wind White 6 times over a 1 inch cardboard and complete same as whiskers.
HAIR: Wind White 60 times over a 5 inch cardboard. Sew strands tog at one end, remove from cardboard and cut other end. Open each strand and brush.
POMPONS: (MAKE 2): Wind White 40 times over a 2½ inch cardboard. Remove from cardboard, tie in center; cut both ends and trim.
FINISHING: Sew head, arms and feet to body. Sew belt, pompons, whiskers, hair, mustache and eyebrows in position as illustrated. Sew hat to top of head. Cut eyes from Black felt and mouth from Red felt. Glue in position.
ILLUSTRATION ON [PAGE 21]
UPPER SECTION: Cast on 22 sts.1st ROW: K 2 tog, K across row inc 1 st in last st.2nd ROW: K across row. Repeat 1st 2 rows until section measures 9 inches from beg. Bind off.LOWER SECTION: Cast on 6 sts.1st ROW: K across row.2nd ROW: Inc 1 st in each st (12 sts).3rd ROW: K across row.4th ROW: K 1, inc in next st, repeat from beg across row.5th and 6th ROWS: Repeat 3rd and 4th rows (27 sts).7th ROW: K across row.8th ROW: K 2, inc in next st, repeat from beg across row (36 sts). Bind off.
FINISHING: Sew last row of upper section to cast on sts tog. Sew seam of lower section. Then sew last row of lower section to one end of upper section.
TRIM: With Wheat work a row of sc around top working 1 sc in every other row, join in 1st sc, cut yarn.2nd ROUND: Attach Dk. Green work 1 sc in each sc, join in 1st sc, cut yarn.
FLOWERS: Ch 4, dc in 1st st of ch, sl st in same space, * ch 3, 1 dc, sl st in same space, repeat from * 3 times, cut yarn. Make 1 of each color.
LEAVES: (MAKE 2): With Dk. Green ch 4, leaving last loop of each st on hook 2 trc in 1st st of ch, yarn over hook and pull through all loops at one time, cut yarn leaving a length for sewing. Arrange flowers and leaves on holder as illustrated. Sew in position.
Knitted Shawl
NOTE: When changing colors leave a 6 inch length for sewing.
MOTIF:MAKE 8: With Lilac cast on 3 sts. Inc 1 st at beg of all rows; work 6 rows in garter st (K each row), drop Lilac, with Lavender work 6 rows in stockinette st (K 1 row, P 1 row), drop Lavender; with Jade work 4 rows in garter st; then with Peacock work 6 rows in stockinette st; with Black work 4 rows in garter st; with Lavender work 6 rows in stockinette st; with Lilac work 8 rows in garter st; with Peacock work 4 rows stockinette st (47 sts). Then dec 1 st at beg of all rows work as follows: 4 rows stockinette st Peacock; 4 rows garter st Jade; 6 rows stockinette st Lavender; 2 rows garter st Lilac; 2 rows garter st Black; 2 rows garter st Jade; 6 rows stockinette st Lilac; 4 rows garter st Peacock; 6 rows stockinette st Black; 8 rows garter st Black. K remaining 3 sts tog.
FINISHING: Pin and block motifs to 12 x 12 inches. Sew 4 motifs tog matching colors having Black corners to center. Sew other 4 motifs in same manner; Sew both sections together.
EDGE: Attach Black in any corner, work a row of sl sts all around keeping work flat.NEXT 6 ROUNDS: Without joining rounds and working in back loop of sts only, * 3 sc in corner st, 1 sc in each st to next corner, repeat from * all around, sl st in last 2 sts of last round to even round, cut yarn.
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