POLAR BEAR SET HAT
EAR FLAPS (MAKE 2)
Begin at base.
Cast on 7 sts using 5mm needles and Yarn C. Row 1 (RS) Knit.
Row 2 Knit.
Row 3 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [9 sts] Rows 4 to 6 Knit.
Row 7 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [11 sts] Rows 8 to 10 Knit.
Row 11 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [13 sts] Rows 12 to 14 Knit.
Row 15 Kfb, K3, k2tog tbl, K1, k2tog, K3, kfb. Row 16 Knit.
Row 17 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [15 sts] Row 18 Knit.
Cut yarn and put sts on a st holder.
Make second ear flap in the same way, but do not cut yarn.
Continuing with live sts, cast on 8 sts. [23 sts]
Row 19 Knit to end, cast on 24 sts, knit across 15 sts of first ear
flap, cast on 8 sts. [70 sts]
Rows 20 to 34 Knit.
Change to Yarn A and 4mm needles.
Row 35 *K1, kfb; rep from * to end of row. [105 sts] Rows 36 to 52 Beg on a purl row, cont in st st.
SHAPE CROWN
Row 53 *K5, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [90 sts] Rows 54 to 60 Beg on a purl row, cont in st st. Row 61 *K4, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [75 sts] Rows 62 to 66 Beg on a purl row, cont in st st. Row 67 *K3, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [60 sts] Row 68 to 70 Beg on a purl row, cont in st st. Row 71 *K2, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [45 sts] Row 72 Purl.
Row 73 *K1, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [30 sts] Row 74 Purl.
Row 75 K2tog 15 times. [15 sts]
Cut yarn and thread through sts.
With RS facing, sew seam, then turn right side out.
OUTER EARS (MAKE 2)
Cast on 16 sts using 3.75mm needles and Yarn A. Rows 1 to 4 Beg on a RS knit row, work in st st. Row 5 *K2, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [12 sts] Rows 6 to 8 Beg on a purl row, cont in st st. Row 9 *K1, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [8 sts] Row 10 Purl.
Row 11 K2tog 4 times. [4 sts] Cast off purlwise.
INNER EARS (MAKE 2)
Cast on 12 sts using 3.75mm needles and Yarn B. Rows 1 to 4 Beg on a RS knit row, work in st st. Row 5 *K2, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [9 sts] Row 6 Purl.
Row 7 *K1, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [6 sts]
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Row 8 Purl.
Row 9 K2tog 3 times. [3 sts]
Cast off purlwise.
MAKING UP
Place an inner ear to an outer ear, with RS facing. Hold the bases tog and sew the 2 pieces around the curved part of the ear. 2 Turn RS out and flatten with your fingers so that there is a white rim around the denim blue inner ear. Sew across base.
3 Pin ears in position on hat at sides, leaving about 10cm between them, curving slightly as you go.
4 Cut two ovals for eyes in black felt about 1.5cm long by 1cm wide and pin on head starting about 12 rows up from Yarn C brim, with about 15 sts between them. Ensure that seam at back of hat is in the centre. Cut two 0.5mm circles in white felt as eye highlights and sew in place at top right of each eye.
5 Using black felt cut a 2.5x2cm triangle for a nose and place in centre of face, with tip of triangle directly above brim. Sew eyes and nose in place securely using black thread and a fine needle. Sew ears in position across the back of ear and across the front. Weave in ends and block gently to measurements, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.
MITTENS (MAKE 2)
MITTEN BODY Cast on 30 sts using 4mm needles and Yarn C. Rows 1 to 6 Knit.
Change to Yarn A and 3.75mm needles.
Row 7 *K2, kfb; rep from * to end of row. [40 sts] Rows 8 to 32 Beg on a purl row, cont in st st. Row 33 *K6, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [35 sts] Rows 34 to 36 Beg with a purl row, cont in st st. Row 37 *K5, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [30 sts] Row 38 to 40 Beg with a purl row, cont in st st. Row 41 *K4, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [25 sts] Row 42 Purl.
Row 43 *K3, k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [20 sts] Row 44 P2tog 10 times. [10 sts] Cast off.
THUMB
Begin at the tip of the thumb.
Cast on 5 sts using 3.75mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 Kfb 5 times. [10 sts]
Row 2 Purl.
Row 3 *K1, kfb; rep from * to end of row. [15 sts] Rows 4 to 10 Beg with a purl row, work in st st.
SHAPE THUMB
Row 11 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [13 sts] Row 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 Purl.
Row 13 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [11 sts] Row 15 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [9 sts] Row 17 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [7 sts]
Row 19 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [5 sts] Row 21 K2tog, knit to last 2 sts, k2tog. [3 sts] Row 22 Purl.
Row 23 Sl1, k2tog, psso. [1 st]
Cut yarn and thread through st.
MAKING UP
Gather round thumb cast-on sts and pull up tightly. Sew seam to thumb shaping. With right sides facing, fold mitten in half and sew the Yarn C cuff seam. Change to Yarn A and sew seam for 1.5cm. Gather round cast-off sts of mittens and pull up tightly. Sew seam for about 6cm. Place thumb seam to mitten seam and, starting at the base, sew thumb to mitten. Sew rem seam of mitten. EARS (MAKE 2 FOR EACH MITTEN) Cast on 6 sts using 3.75mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) Knit.
Row 2 Purl.
Row 3 K2tog, k2, k2tog. [4 sts]
Row 4 P2tog twice. [2 sts]
Row 5 Kfb twice. [4 sts]
Row 6 Purl.
Row 7 Kfb, knit to last st, kfb. [6 sts]
Row 8 Purl. Cast off.
MAKING UP
1 With RS facing, fold ears in half and sew across side seams. Turn right side out and sew across base.
2 Pin to sides of mittens, leaving about 3.5cm between them. Sew in position securely.
3 Cut 2 ovals 1x0.7cm in black felt and sew to front of mitten, starting about 7cm up from cuff and leaving 7 sts between them. 4 Cut a length of white embroidery thread and separate the strands. Use 2 strands tog to work one tiny lazy daisy stitch at the top right of each oval for a highlight.
5 Cut a 30cm length of black embroidery thread and separate the strands so that you have 3 strands tog. Work a small triangular nose in centre of face, 2 sts across at the top, starting at base of eyes and working downward.
6 Sew a 0.5cm straight line below the nose then work a slight curve either side of this for mouth.
7 Weave in ends and block gently to measurements, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.