Find friendly Mr Foxington
Look who’s come in from the cold for a hot chocolate and a fun playdate! Meet Amanda Berry’s latest adorable design…
FOX TOY
Notes Use longtail cast-on for all pieces unless otherwise stated. You will be using the intarsia method to work the nose, so wind off a small amount of Yarn A before you begin knitting.
HEAD
Cast on 9 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 and all foll WS rows Purl.
Row 2 (Kfb) 8 times, K1. [17 sts]
Row 4 (K1, kfb) 8 times, K1. [25 sts]
Row 6 (K2, kfb) 8 times, K1. [33 sts]
Row 8 Knit.
Row 10 (K3, kfb) 8 times, K1. [41 sts]
Rows 11 to 21 Beg on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 22 K7, (k2tog, K3) 3 times, (ssk, K3) 3 times, K4. [35 sts]
WORK NOSE
Join in Yarn B and work nose using intarsia in Yarn A and Yarn B. Row 23 P8B, P19A, P8B.
Row 24 K10B, k2togA, K11A, sskA, K10B. [33 sts]
Row 25 P10B, P13A, P10B.
Row 26 K10B, k2togA, K9A, sskA, K10B. [31 sts]
Row 27 P10B, P11A, P10B.
Row 28 K10B, k2togA, K7A, sskA, K10B. [29 sts]
Row 29 P10B, P9A, P10B.
Row 30 K10B, k2togA, K5A, sskA, K10B. [27 sts]
Row 31 P10B, P7A, P10B.
Row 32 K10B, k2togA, K3A, sskA, K10B. [25 sts]
Row 33 P10B, P5A, P10B.
Row 34 K10B, k2togA, K1A, sskA, K10B. [23 sts]
Break Yarn A and work rem rows in Yarn B.
Row 35 Purl.
Row 36 (K1, k2tog) 7 times, K2. [16 sts]
Row 37 Purl.
Row 38 (K2tog) 8 times. [8 sts] B&T.
EARS (MAKE 2)
Cast on 23 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 and all foll WS rows Purl. Row 2 Knit. Row 4 K1, (ssk, K6, k2tog, K1) twice. [19 sts] Row 6 Knit.
Row 8 K1, (ssk, K4, k2tog, K1) twice. [15 sts] Row 10 K1, (ssk, K2, k2tog, K1) twice. [11 sts] Row 12 K1, (ssk, k2tog, K1) twice. [7 sts] Row 13 Purl. B&T.
BODY
Cast on 10 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 and all foll WS rows Purl.
Row 2 (Kfb) 9 times, K1. [19 sts]
Row 4 (K1, kfb) 9 times, K1. [28 sts]
Row 6 (K2, kfb) 9 times, K1. [37 sts]
Row 8 (K3, kfb) 9 times, K1. [46 sts]
Row 10 Knit.
Row 12 (K8, kfb) 5 times, K1. [51 sts]
Rows 13 to 27 Beg on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 28 K7, (k2tog, K4) 3 times, K1, (K4, ssk) 3 times, K7. [45 sts] Rows 29 to 33 Beg on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 34 K7, (k2tog, K3) 3 times, K1, (K3, ssk) 3 times, K7. [39 sts] Row 36 Knit.
Row 38 K7, (k2tog, K2) 3 times, K1, (K2, ssk) 3 times, K7. [33 sts] Row 40 Knit.
Row 42 K7, (k2tog, K1) 3 times, K1, (K1, ssk) 3 times, K7. [27 sts] Row 44 Knit.
Row 46 K1, k2tog, (k2tog, K1) 8 times. [18 sts]
Row 47 Purl.
Cast off.
ARMS (MAKE 2)
Cast on 14 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A.
Rows 1 to 37 Beg on a WS purl row, work in st st.
Row 38 K1, kfb, knit to the last 2 sts, kfb, K1. [2 sts inc’d] Row 39 Purl. Rows 40 to 43 Rep Rows 38 to 39 twice more. [20 sts] Rows 44 to 47 Beg on a RS knit row, work in st st. Row 48 K2, (k2tog, K1) 6 times. [14 sts]
Row 49 Purl.
Row 50 (K2tog) 7 times. [7 sts] B&T.
LEGS (MAKE 2)
Cast on 15 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A. Rows 1 to 41 Beg on a WS purl row work in st st. Row 42 K4, (kfb) 7 times, K4. [22 sts]
Row 43 Purl.
Row 44 K4, (K1, kfb) 7 times, K4. [29 sts]
Rows 45 to 51 Beg on a WS purl row, work in st st. Row 52 K2, (k2tog, K1) 9 times. [20 sts]
Row 53 Purl.
Row 54 (K2tog) 10 times. [10 sts] B&T.
TAIL
Cast on 13 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (WS) Purl.
Row 2 K1, (kfb, K1) 6 times. [19 sts]
Rows 3 to 12 Beg on a WS purl row, work in st st. Break off Yarn A and join in Yarn B.
Rows 13 to 15 Beg on a WS purl row, work in st st. Row 16 (K4, k2tog) 3 times, K1. [16 sts]
Row 17 and all foll WS rows Purl.
Row 18 (K3, k2tog) 3 times, K1. [13 sts]
Row 20 (K2, k2tog) 3 times, K1. [10 sts]
Row 22 (K1, k2tog) 3 times, K1. [7 sts] B&T.
CHEST PANEL
Cast on 6 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn B.
Row 1 Knit.
Row 2 K1, kfb, knit to the last 2 sts, kfb, K1. [2 sts inc’d] Rows 3 to 6 Rep Rows 1 to 2 twice more. [12 sts]
Rows 7 to 13 Knit.
Row 14 K1, k2tog, knit to the last 3 sts, k2tog, K1. [2 sts dec’d] Rows 15 to 17 Knit.
Row 18 Rep Row 14. [8 sts]
Rows 19 to 21 Knit.
Row 22 Rep Row 14. [6 sts]
Row 23 Knit.
Row 24 K1, (k2tog) twice, K1. [4 sts]
Row 25 Knit.
Row 26 (K2tog) twice. [2 sts] B&T.
SCARF
Cast on 10 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn C. Work in garter st until piece meas 47cm. Cast off.
MAKING UP
HEAD Insert toy safety eyes (see photo). Sew side edges tog, adding stuffing as you sew. Gather cast-on sts tog at back of Head. For the nose, embroider a triangle and a smiley mouth in black yarn. EARS Sew side edges together. Use Yarn B and Swiss darning to decorate the inner ear in a triangle, starting on Row 2. The triangle