Baby Fox

Knitted hat and mittens for babies with fox-pattern in DROPS Alpaca. Sizes Premature – 4 years.

DROPS Baby 36-1
DROPS Design: Pattern no z-103-by
Yarn group A
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WHOLE SET:

SIZES: 1/3 - 6/9 months
Fits head size: approx. 40/42 - 42/44 cm

MATERIALS:
DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
50-50 g colour 2925, rust
50-50 g colour 9020, light pearl grey
A left over of 506, dark grey

HAT:

SIZES: (<0) 0/1 - 1/3 - 6/9 - 12/18 months (2 - 3/4) years
Fits head size: approx. (28/32) 34/38 - 40/42 - 42/44 - 44/46 (48/50 - 50/52) cm

MATERIALS:
DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
(50) 50-50-50-50 (50-50) g colour 2925, rust
(50) 50-50-50-50 (50-50) g colour 9020, light pearl grey
A left over of 506, dark grey

KNITTING TENSION:
24 stitches in width and 32 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 MM: Length 40 cm, 60 cm or 80 cm for stocking stitch.
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 2.5 MM: Length 40 cm, 60 cm or 80 cm for rib.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

MITTENS:

SIZES: 1/3 - 6/9 months

MATERIALS:
DROPS ALPACA from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group A)
50-50 g colour 2925, rust
50-50 g colour 9020, light pearl grey
A left over of 506, dark grey

KNITTING TENSION:
26 stitches in width and 34 rows in height with stocking stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 2.5 MM.
Needle size is only a guide. If you get too many stitches on 10 cm, change to a larger needle size. If you get too few stitches on 10 cm, change to a smaller needle size.

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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE PATTERN:

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RIDGE/GARTER STITCH (worked back and forth):
Knit all rows.
1 ridge in height = Knit 2 rows.

PATTERN: 
Hat: See diagram A.1 – choose diagram for your size.
Mittens: See diagram A.2 – choose diagram for your size.
The diagrams are worked in stocking stitch.
NOTE: To avoid holes when changing colour, twist the 2 strands together.
The thick square around the stitches marks where you work duplicate stitches for the fox’s nose.
The diagram shows all rows in the pattern from the right side.

DECREASE TIP (for hat):
Decrease evenly spaced from the wrong side by purling 2 together (= 1 stitch decreased).

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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HAT – SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle in 2 sections which are sewn together to finish. Section 1 is worked with fox-pattern and section 2 is worked with one colour.

SECTION 1 (with fox-pattern):
Cast on (40) 44-48-52-52 (56-60) stitches (including 1 edge stitch on each side) with circular needle size 2.5 mm and rust.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Then work as follows from the right side:
Work 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – read description above, * knit 2, purl 2 *, work from *-* until there are 3 stitches left, knit 2 and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
When the rib measures (2) 2-2-2-3 (3-3) cm, change to circular needle size 3 mm. Purl 1 row from the wrong side and decrease (3) 1-0-2-0 (0-2) stitches evenly spaced – read DECREASE TIP = (37) 43-48-50-52 (56-58) stitches. Then work pattern as follows:
1 edge stitch in garter stitch (edge stitch worked in same colour as the first stitch in A.1), A.1 (= (35) 41-46-48-50 (54-56) stitches) and finish with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch (edge stitch worked in same colour as the last stitch in A.1).
When working with 2 colours, work the first part with light pearl grey using the strand from the outside of the ball, the part with rust using the strand from the outside of the ball and the second part with light pearl grey using the strand from the inside of the ball (i.e. you are using 3 strands, 2 strands light pearl grey and 1 strand rust on the same row).
Continue this pattern. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
When all stitches have been worked with rust (the piece measures approx. (10) 11-12-13-15 (15-16) cm), continue with rust until the piece measures (16) 16-17-18-19 (20-21) cm. Cast off with knit from the right side.

SECTION 2 (one-coloured):
Cast on (40) 44-48-52-52 (56-60) stitches (including 1 edge stitch on each side) with circular needle size 2.5 mm and rust.
Purl 1 row from the wrong side. Then work as follows from the right side:
1 edge stitch in garter stitch, * purl 2, knit 2 *, work from *-* until there are 3 stitches left, purl 2 and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
When the rib measures (2) 2-2-2-3 (3-3) cm, change to circular needle size 3 mm. Purl 1 row from the wrong side and decrease (3) 1-0-2-0 (0-2) stitches evenly spaced = (37) 43-48-50-52 (56-58) stitches.
Work stocking stitch with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side, using rust until the piece measures (16) 16-17-18-19 (20-21) cm; adjust to match section 1.
Cast off with knit from the right side.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew the hat together inside the 1 edge stitch on each side. Sew the top of the hat neatly together. Sew a triangle in each corner at the top, sewing through both layers, from approx. 3 cm down the side to approx. 3 cm across the top of the hat (= fox-ears).
Sew the nose and eyes with duplicate stitches using dark grey – see markings in the diagram.

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MITTENS - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
The piece is worked back and forth with circular needle.

MITTEN:
Cast on 42-46 stitches (including 1 edge stitch on each side) with circular needle size 2.5 mm and rust. Purl 1 row from the wrong side then work rib (= knit 2, purl 2) starting from the right side and with 1 edge stitch in GARTER STITCH – read description above, on each side.
When the piece measures 4-4 cm, work stocking stitch with 1 edge stitch in garter stitch on each side until the piece measures 5-6½ cm.
REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!
Work 1 edge stitch in garter stitch, A.2 (= 40-44 stitches) and 1 edge stitch in garter stitch.
When working with 2 colours, work the first part with light pearl grey using the strand from the outside of the ball, the first part with rust using the strand from the outside of the ball, the second part with light pearl grey using the strand from the inside of the ball and the second part with rust using the strand from the inside of the ball (i.e. you are using 4 strands, 2 strands light pearl grey and 2 strands rust on the same row).

When A.2 has been worked 1 time in height there are 10 stitches left on the needle.
Cut the strand and pull it through the remaining stitches and fasten well. The mitten measures approx. 12-14 cm.

Work 1 more mitten in the same way.

ASSEMBLY:
Sew nose and eyes with duplicate stitches and dark grey – see markings in the diagram.
Sew the mitten together inside the 1 edge stitch.

Diagram explanations

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