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FREE Caterpillar Knitting Pattern
This little knitted caterpillar is quick and easy. Use any colours you like, in any order you like. Make it as long as you like too !
Made with oddments of white and green knitting yarn. Small amount of toy stuffing. 3mm single pointed needles were used. It is about 22cm long with 4 sections and a head when finished.
Abbreviations : k – knit. p – purl. st – stitch. tog-together. st-st – Stocking Stitch (k1row, p1row).
Body & Head – Make 1
Starting at the tail of the caterpillar, with your first colour, cast on 10 sts
** The repeat begins here for each section **
Purl 1 row
Next: increase into every stitch (20 sts)
Purl 1 row
Next: (k1, inc1) to end (30 sts)
Starting with a purl row, st-st 9 rows
Next: (k1, k2tog) to end (20 sts)
Purl 1 row
Next: k2tog to end (10 sts)
Change to the next colour
Repeat the sequence again from ** The repeat begins here for each section ** at the beginning of the pattern. Do this repeat the number of times you like, once for each section to make the caterpillar as long as you want. Stop repeating when you get to the head.
HEAD
Change to the head colour
Purl 1 row
Next: increase into every stitch (20 sts)
Purl 1 row
Next: (k1, inc1) to end (30 sts)
Purl 1 row
Next: (k2, inc1) to end (40 sts)
Starting with a purl row, st-st 13 rows
Next: (k2, k2tog) to end (30 sts)
Purl 1 row
Next: (k1, k2tog) to end (20 sts)
Purl 1 row
Next: k2tog to end (10 sts)
Draw thread through the remaining stitches and pull tight.
Gather the cast on stitches. Sew down the row ends, add stuffing as you go and seal up.
To finish, sew two black eyes the front of the face. Add green eyebrows, a smile and two horizontal stitches for the nose.
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The free knitting pattern are lovely when made up thank you so much love them
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Thank you so much for your lovely patterns and for your generosity of free patterns when we need them most.
I have been a fan of your patterns for some time.
I have knitted Easter ducks, Rudolph with a sleigh and a Reindeer lying flat. All were received with excitement with appropriate chocolate by my grandchildren . Now knitting the caterpillar for grandson expected in
April and sure it wont be the last one.
Brilliant patterns, easy to do. Have just finish sparkle the unicorn. Thankyou xx
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