Blue-footed Booby by Chris de Longpré

Blue-footed Booby

Knitting
May 2014
Aran (8 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in St st
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 4 - 3.5 mm
85 yards (78 m)
5.75" tall, seated
English

For all of the worsted weight toys in this book, I used a gauge of 20 sts and 24 rows = 4″ in stockinet stitch, which I achieved with US size 6 needles. For Cotton Fleece and Serendipity Tweed, I went down two sizes in needles, resulting in a different gauge, but producing a dense fabric suitable for knitted toys. It is extremely important, whatever yarn you are using, to produce a firm, dense fabric.

Colors used in the model:

  • M10 (Creme)
  • M02 (Brown Heather)
  • M187 (Turquoise Depths)
  • ST84 (Nebraska Wheat)