I’ve named these two buddies Fennec (fox) and Fowler (chick) and they would love to go hiking with you! The body and head of the fox are knit separately with the arms, legs, ears and tail sewn on afterwards. The chick is a single piece with the wings and legs sewn on afterwards. I provide row-by-row instructions and pictures and tips throughout the pattern. Instructions for the fox, the backpack, the scarf and the chick are included.

Finished Dimensions: Sitting: 22 cm or 9 inches. Standing: 30 cm or 12 inches.

Materials required:

• Yarn: 1 ball (50g) * each of reddish/brown (rust), white, dark brown, yellow, orange, blue/yellow mix, blue, yarn or thread for eyes.

• Sewing needle made for thread.

• Thin yarn or thread for eyes; blue, black and white.

• Size 4 mm knitting needles.

• Poly-fill stuffing.

• 1 button (for backpack).

• I ask for 50g of yarn of each colour but all the pieces in this work were created using left over yarn from other projects and it took less than a third of a ball of any colour to complete each piece. It’s always nice to use something you already have lying around! Feel free to change the colours you use.

Gauge: 20 stitches and 28 rows = 4 x 4 square using stockinette stitch and 4 mm knitting needles. This gauge is an approximation. I used medium (worsted) weight yarns that were left over from other knitting projects. Since this is meant to be a toy, I wouldn’t worry too much if your gauge is off by a few stitches – it may simply make your fox a bit smaller or larger depending on the yarn and needles you use.

Techniques Used:

• Stockinette stitch: knit the right side, purl the backside.
• Garter stitch: knit all rows.
• Increase 1 stitch by knitting once in the front of the stitch and once in the back of the stitch.
• Decrease 1 stitch by knitting two stitches together.