Freddie the Cougar by Riley Mae Copeland

Freddie the Cougar

Knitting
February 2023
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
11.5 stitches and 16 rows = 2 inches
in Stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
130 yards (119 m)
English
This pattern is available from etsy.com for $6.00.

Freddie the Cougar wears a striped sweater and a removable baseball hat. He carries a walking stick and a removable backpack with an attached bedroll. He is knit using worsted weight yarn (14 wpi) and measures approximately 6.5”/16.5 cm from his feet to the tips of his ears.

Techniques used in this pattern include knitting in the round, increasing and decreasing, wrap and turn short rows, i-cord, and making buttonholes.

YARN
(I use Eco Butterfly’s Pakucho Organic Cotton Worsted)
30 g Color A for head, feet, tail, ears
6 g Color B for main color of sweater
8 g Color C for sweater, walking stick
14 g Color D for backpack
15 g Color E for baseball hat
Small amount of white for whiskers

OTHER SUPPLIES
15 mm safety eyes
15 mm safety nose