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This rhino was inspired by a skein of locally farm raised and milled wool and mohair blend from Avalon Springs Farm. This soft and fluffy yarn with the gentlest of halos just begged to be a cute little rhino in a sweater! Yarn for Maurice can be found here:

https://avalonspringsfarm.com

Maurice is knit in the round from the bottom up. The arms are knit first and then set aside to be attached later. Next each leg is knit and then joined together to work the body. The arms are then joined before knitting the shoulders, neck and head. Stitches for the muzzle are provisionally worked with waste yarn which is later removed. The live stitches are then picked up and worked in the round to form the muzzle. The ears and horn are knit separately and sewn on and the the tail is worked as an i-cord. The sample rhino has embroidered eyes, but tips are included for using safety eyes.

Materials:

Yarn:
For Maurice - Farm Yarn from Avalon Springs Farm, Aran/heavy worsted weight, 200 yds/183 m. Sample rhino used approximately 60 yds/55 m.

For Maurice’s horn - 1 yd/1 m of gray fingering weight yarn.

For Maurice’s sweater - Pendragon Sport from Avalon Springs Farm, sport weight, 390 yds/357 m. Sweater used about 55 yds/50 m.

For Maurice’s Pocket Pumpkin - 1 yd/1 m of orange fingering weight yarn and a scrap of green fingering weight yarn

Needles:
For Maurice - US size 3 (3.25 mm) or size needed to obtain gauge below. You’ll need two sets of double pointed needles (ten total). One set is used for holding stitches and the other for knitting.

For Maurice’s sweater - US size 4 (3.5 mm) 24” circular needle or size needed to obtain gauge below. You will also need three double pointed needles in the same size for the pockets.

For Maurice’s Horn and Pocket Pumpkin - US size 2 (2.75 mm), set of double pointed needles.

Rhino Gauge - 5.5 sts by 7 rows over 1”/2.5 cm lightly stuffed.

Sweater Gauge - 6 sts by 8 rows over 1”/2.5 cm lightly blocked.

Miscellaneous - darning needle for weaving in ends; about 1/2 oz/14 g of wool stuffing (or stuffing of your choice); two 6”/15 cm scraps of yarn to hold stitches for the muzzle and sweater pockets; scrap of black fingering weight yarn or embroidery floss for eyes.