Note sure yet if I’m going to do these in gray or red. Also, I’m going to adjust the tail to be one knit piece… I’m doing a couple of test tails in green.

Making the tail so far:
I do this in magic loop so no fiddling with needle 1, 2 and 3.

CO 36 stitches in the round (I use long-tail cast on because it’s easy to undo and pick up again.) Knit for about 20-25 rows.

Short rows center around the beginning of the row, between two parts of the loop (what would be needles 1 and 3).
1) K3, WT, P3. P3, WT, K3.
2) K4, WT, P4. P4, WT, K4.
3) K5, WT, P5. P5, WT, K5.
Continue like this until you do the following: K35, WT, P35. P35, WT, K35.
* Note: picking up the stitches that are wrapped was done in k2tog and p2tog in the first two squirrels, same in the body as in the tail. This lead to a weird line on the purl side. Might need to SSP instead in future ones. *

Begin decrease to point.
K all sts. (36 stitches)
K1, K2tog
K all sts.
K1, k2tog
K all sts.
K1, k2tog, K1
K all sts.
K1, k2tog
K all sts.
K1, k2tog, k1
K all sts.
k1, k2tog
K all sts
k2tog
K2tog
Tie off.

Stuff lightly to confirm shape.

Pick up 36 stitches (undo long tail cast on as you do) and knit in the other direction.
K2, k2tog, k2titches)
K all sts
K1, k2tog, k2titches)
K all stitches
K12

Start short rows across the magic loop (on three needles this would be in the middle of needle 2.)
1) K3, WT, P3. P3, WT, K3.
2) K4, WT, P4. P4, WT, K4.
3) K5, WT, P5. P5, WT, K5.

Continue like this until you get to the following: K11, WT, P11. P11, WT, K11.
K12. K12. CO.

Finish stuffing and sew tail to squirrel.