Horse in a sweater by Julie Williams

Horse in a sweater

Knitting
May 2023
both are used in this pattern
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
6 stitches and 9 rows = 1 inch
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
82 - 93 yards (75 - 85 m)
9 inches (23cms) tall
English
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Includes, horses, donkey and unicorn.

This pattern is written in English only. The PDF file contains full instructions for knitting and finishing off a horse, donkey and unicorn with a choice of 2 sweaters and a pair of shorts. The pattern is supplied as an instantly downloadable digital PDF file. Once paid for it will available to download and also accessible from your Ravelry purchase history. A receipt will be emailed to your Ravelry contact email (please ensure that this is up to date).

Finished size:
approx. 23cm (9 inches) from the tip of the toes to the top of the head.

The file is 23 pages long and contains over 60 detailed step-by-step photographs along with full pattern instructions and tips for stuffing, seaming and finishing neatly.

Included are instructions to make 2 sweaters, one with a triangular colour-work design and the other knitted in a single colour with a textured design.

All pieces of the horse are knitted flat with worsted weight yarn on 3mm needles and are seamed afterwards.

Clothing is knitted from 4ply/fingering weight yarn on 2.75mm needles. The sweater is knitted flat in separate pieces up to the armholes and then knitted across all pieces from the armholes to the neck, and seamed afterwards. The shorts are worked flat and then seamed.

What you will need:

Materials:
• Worsted or light Aran yarn (approx 75m/82yds) in brown, cream, black or grey: Yarn A
• Worsted or light Aran yarn (approx 10m/11yd) in cream, light grey: Yarn B
• Yarn of your choice for the mane and tail (see Page 3 for suggestions), Yarn C (up to 18m/20yds)
• 4ply/fingering weight yarn for the sweater and shorts in up to 3 colours, Yarn D, Yarn E, Yarn F
• Less than 1m (1yds) of black, brown /grey 4ply/DK yarn for the eyes and facial features
• Toy stuffing

Notions:
• Knitting needles: A pair each of 3mm and 2.75mm
• Tapestry needle

Copyright, Julie Williams, Little Cotton Rabbits, 2023
All rights reserved

Pattern last updated on:
September 26th 2023: Page 21, rows 9, 11 & 13, Ktog should read K2tog

19th Jan 2024, adding an extra paragraph clarifying the seaming of the body on page 10