Use a rainbow of colour to knit a cuddly caterpillar. This big toy also doubles up as a handy draught excluder.

Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, the caterpillar is knitted in acrylic aran yarns on single pointed needles (not in the round). A combination of knits and purls gives the ribbed texture to the caterpillar’s body.

NEEDLES
A pair of 4mm straight single pointed knitting needles (US 6)

RECOMMENDED YARN
Paintbox Yarns Simply Aran; aran/worsted weight; 100% acrylic; one 100g/184m skein in each colour

NOTIONS
A darning or tapestry needle for seaming
Toy filling
Buttons for eyes

SIZES
One size only - 50cm long.

TECHNIQUES
For confident beginners and above, other techniques used include casting on and off, knits, purls, work a kfb increase and k2tog decrease, knit stripes, and seaming to finish.

PATTERN INFO
This knitting pattern is a pdf download, 4 pages, and written in English.

Patterns for personal use only; not for resale
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