CHRISTMAS TEDDY BODY

Cast on 27 sts with 4mm needles and Yarn A.

Set-up row (WS) Purl.

Row 1 K6, (kfb) 15 times, K6. [42 sts]

Row 2 Purl.

Row 3 K2, (K2, M1, K2) 4 times, K2, M1, K3, M1, K2, (K2, M1, K2) 4 times, K1. [52 sts]

Rows 4 to 12 Starting with a WS purl row work in st st.

Row 13 K12, (M1, K1) 5 times, K18, (K1, M1) 5 times, K12. [62 sts] Row 14 Purl.

Rows 15 to 20 Starting with a RS knit row work in st st. Row 21 K25, M1, K12, M1, K25. [64 sts]

Rows 22 to 24 Starting with a WS purl row work in st st. Row 25 K8, M1, K15, M1, K7, M1, K5, M1, K6, M1, K15, M1, K8. [70 sts]

Rows 26 to 28 Starting with a WS purl row work in st st. Row 29 K14, (M1, K14) 4 times. [74 sts] Rows 30 to 52 Starting with a WS purl row work in st st. Row 53 K20, (k2tog) 4 times, K18, (k2tog) 4 times, K20. [66 sts]

Row 54 Purl.

Row 55 *K4, k2tog; rep from * to end. [55 sts]

Row 56 P16, turn.

Row 57 Sl 1 purlwise, knit to end.

Row 58 P15, p2tog, purl to end. [54 sts]

Row 59 K16, turn.

Row 60 Sl 1 purlwise, purl to end.

Row 61 K15, k2tog, knit to end. [53 sts]

Rows 62 and 63 Rep Rows 56 and 57.

Row 64 P1 5, (p2tog) twice, purl to end. [51 sts]

Rows 65 and 66 Rep Rows 59 and 60.

Row 67 K7, k2tog, K6, (k2tog) twice, K7, k2tog, K14, k2tog, K7. [46 sts]

Row 68 Purl.

Row 69 *K2tog; rep from * to end. [23 sts] Row 70 Purl.

Row 71 K1, *k2tog; rep from * to end. [12 sts]

Working up from gathered base and using mattress stitch (see page 94), join side edges of Body, leaving cast-on edge open (the