These cute and squishy crackers have a secret pocket at the back and can be re-filled year after year. Make your crackers with a smiley face, or decorate them with ribbon bows or holly leaves for a more traditional look. Without the toy eyes, these crackers would make super Christmas presents for your pooch or kitty pals. In each cracker’s little slip pocket you can add a sweet treat, or use as a name card holder for place settings, or write your own funny motto to read at dinner.

This pattern features picots, with a picot hem for the frilled ends, and a picot cast off. Instructions are also included to make the cracker without a pocket. Designed by Amanda Berry @fluffandfuzz, the crackers are knit in acrylic DK yarns on single pointed needles (not in the round).

NEEDLES
A pair of 3.25mm single pointed knitting needles (US 3).

RECOMMENDED YARN
Stylecraft Special Double Knit; double knitting/light worsted weight; 100% acrylic; one 100g/295m skein in each shade.


NOTIONS
Tapestry needle, toy filling, and toy eyes.

SIZES
One size only - Each cracker is 27cm long.

TECHNIQUES
For confident beginners and above, other techniques used include casting on and off, knits, purls, stranded colour-work, increases and decreases, 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. Copyright © 2024 Amanda Berry; All rights reserved.