You will need:

size 4 DPNs

worsted weight yarns in yellow, aggressive nutmeg (light brown) and black. I used cascade 200 in gold, KnitPicks swish in squirrel, and caron simply soft in black

2 medium safety eyes

polyfil or wool to stuff

darning needle

Difficulty:

medium. It will help if you have a basic understanding of knitting in the round, and if you have made soft toys before.

Skills needed:

knit in the round

kfb -knit front and back to stitch to increase

increase

decrease

i-cord

grafting/three needle bind off

magic circle cast on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vkpqdea-6o

Gauge:

doesn’t really matter as long as you can knit comfortably and create a tight enough fabric that the stuffing can’t escape