A great DK yarn stash-buster, this pattern gives you step-by-step instructions to knit a chunky monkey in any colour stripes you like.

To make your monkey you’ll need: 4mm knitting needles, a darning needle, two colours of DK yarn, a scrap of grey yarn for the features and some toy stuffing.

Knitted flat on 4mm straight knitting needles, this pattern is aimed at confident beginners to intermediate knitters.

Monkey measures 34cm tall when finished.