Pip The Penguin

Meet Pip The Penguin!

Pip is an excellent swimmer and he is spending a lot of time in the water trying to catch some fish for dinner. When he’s in a hurry he prefers to glide on the snow with his belly rather than walking, because it’s faster that way.


Pattern Information

Materials
Yarn: Sport weight (50gr/130m) yarn in black, white and yellow.
For my sample I use Scheepjes Stone Washed in the colorways: Black Onyx (803), Moon Stone (801) and Beryl (833).
Needles: 2.5 mm double pointed needles.
Notions: Fiberfill for stuffing, 6 mm safety eyes, pins, tapestry needle, stitch marker and scissors.

Gauge
22 stitches and 40 rounds to 10 cm (4 in) in Stockinette St in the round.

Gauge is not important for this project. However, changes might affect the finished measurements.

Finished Measurements
Approx. 8 cm (3.15 in) tall.

Difficulty
Easy to Intermediate. Basic knit in the round skills required.

Abbreviations
k: knit
kfb: knit into the front and back (increase)
k2tog: knit 2 together (decrease)
rnds: rounds
st(sts): stitch (stitches)
[…]: repeat enclosed instructions the amount of times indicated
(…): total number of sts of the round and/or additional information

PDF Version Of The Pattern

You can purchase the printable PDF version of the pattern in the links below:

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