Oreo the Zebra

Knitted zebra in garter stitch and stripes in DROPS Merino Extra Fine.

DROPS Children 37-19
DROPS design: Pattern me-073-bn
Yarn group B
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SIZE:
Approx. 21 cm long and approx. 17 cm at the widest.

MATERIALS:
DROPS MERINO EXTRA FINE from Garnstudio (belongs to yarn group B)
50 g colour 03, dark grey
50 g colour 01, off white
50 g colour 02, black

KNITTING TENSION:
23 stitches in width and 48 rows vertically in garter stitch = 10 x 10 cm.

NEEDLES:
DROPS CIRCULAR NEEDLE SIZE 3 mm: Length 60 or 80 cm.
Needle size is only a suggestion! If you have too many stitches on 10 cm switch to a larger needle size. If you have too few stitches on 10 cm switch to a smaller needle size.

ACCESSORIES:
Some cotton wool for filling

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EXPLANATION FOR THE PATTERN:

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GARTER STITCH (back and forth):
1 ridge = knit 2 rows.

STRIPES:
Work 1 ridge with dark grey.
Work 1 ridge with off white.
Repeat these 2 ridges until finished measurements.

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START THE PIECE HERE:

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ZEBRA - SHORT OVERVIEW OF THE PIECE:
Work piece back and forth on circular needle. Work the zebra in 1 part. Work upper part of zebra from the head to the back side and then work the under part of zebra from the back side and to the head.
Sew together along each side and on the underside of head.

HEAD:
Cast on 12 stitches on circular needle size 3 mm with black.
Knit 1 row. On next row increase stitches as follows:
* Knit 1, 1 yarn over *, work from *-* until 1 stitch remains, finish with knit 1 = 23 stitches. Knit yarn overs twisted on next row to avoid holes!
Work back and forth in GARTER STITCH - read explanation above.
When 3 ridges have been worked, continue in STRIPES - read explanation above. REMEMBER THE KNITTING TENSION!

FRONT LEGS (over):
When piece measures 5 cm, cast on 21 stitches at the end of the next 2 rows for front legs (i.e. in each side of piece) = 65 stitches.
Work 1 ridge.
On next row increase stitches as follows:
Knit 14, * knit 1, 1 yarn over *, work from *-* 5 times in total, knit 27, * knit 1, 1 yarn over *, work from *-* 5 times in total and finish with knit 14 = 75 stitches.
Knit yarn overs twisted on next row to avoid holes!

EARS:
When 2 ridges have been worked from where stitches for front legs were cast on, cast on stitches for ears as follows:
Knit 35, cast on 8 stitches for ear, knit 5, cast on 8 stitches for ear and knit the last 35 = 91 stitches.
Knit 1 row from wrong side.
On next row from right side, cast off stitches for ear as follows: Knit 35, cast off 8 stitches, knit 5, cast off 8 stitches and knit the last 35 = 75 stitches.
Work back and forth over these stitches until piece measures 4 cm from where stitches were cast on for legs.
On next row from right side, cast off stitches for head and hind legs as follows:
Cast off the first 14 stitches for front legs, knit 10, cast off the next 27 stitches for head, knit the last 24 stitches = 34 stitches.
On next row from wrong side cast off the first 14 stitches for front legs, knit 10, cast on 1 new stitch (in the middle of back), knit the last 10 = 21 stitches.

BACK:
Work back and forth in garter stitch and stripes until piece measures 8 cm from where stitches were cast off for front legs.

HIND LEGS:
At the end of the next 2 rows cast on 14 new stitches for hind legs (i.e. in each side of piece) = 49 stitches.
Work back and forth in garter stitch until piece measures 4 cm from where stitches were cast on for hind legs.
On next row from right side decrease stitches as follows:
Knit 14, * knit 2 together *, work from *-* 10 times in total (= 10 stitches decreased), and finish with knit 15 = 39 stitches.
Continue back and forth in garter stitch until piece measures 7½ cm from where stitches were cast on for hind legs, adjust so that next stripes is worked with same colour as stitches cast on for hind legs.
At the beginning of the next 2 rows cast off 13 stitches for hind legs (i.e. in each side of piece) = 13 stitches remain for stomach.

STOMACH:
Continue back and forth in garter stitch until piece measures 8 cm from where stitches were cast off for hind legs, adjust to work same number of stripes worked on back (i.e. from where stitches were cast off for hind legs and cast on for hind legs on the back), and that next stripes is worked in same colour as stitches cast off for front legs.

FRONT LEGS (under):
At the end of the next 2 rows cast on 13 stitches = 39 stitches. Continue back and forth in garter stitch until piece measures 3½ cm from where stitches were cast on for front legs (under) Cast off by knitting.

ASSEMBLY:
Fold zebra double and sew together in the side, in outer loops of edge stitch/row. Fill the zebra with cotton wool and sew together behind in the back of neck in outer loops of edge row.
Embroider eyes with black.

MANE:
Fasten mane mid on top of head in the neck.
Fasten loops in a row along seam at the back of neck follows:
Cut length of dark grey/off white of approx. 14 cm. Place them double, thread loop through 1 stitch. Then pull strands through loop and tighten.
Fasten approx. 18 loops up along the seam and down the forehead of zebra, alternately dark grey and off white. Approx. 1 loop in every stitch.
Then cut the tips so that they are the same length.

TAIL:
Cast on 20 stitches on circular needle size 3 mm with dark grey. Cast off with off white.
Fasten tail on zebra. Cut 3 strands off white and 3 strands dark grey of approx. 14 cm, place the double, thread loop through tip of tail. Then pull strands through loop and tighten.
Then cut the tips so that they are the same length.

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