Who wouldn’t want to go for a boat ride with this adorable moose! His name is Marcel the Majestic and I’m sure he would love to be your friend. The body and head of this adorable toy are knit separately with the arms, legs, ears, antlers and tail sewn on afterwards. I provide row-by-row instructions and pictures and tips throughout the pattern. Instructions for the moose, the rowboat and the paddle are included.

Finished Dimensions: Sitting: 18 cm or 7 inches. Standing: 30 cm or 12 inches.

Materials Required:

• Yarn: 1 ball (50g) * each of light brown, dark brown, burgundy and yellow/beige.

• Sewing needle made for thread.

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

• Size 4 mm knitting needles.

• Size 4 mm double pointed needles (2): if you have some great, if not, don’t worry I’ll explain what you can do instead.

• Poly-fill stuffing.

• I ask for 50g of yarn of each colour but my moose was created using left over yarn from another project and it took less than a third of a ball to complete it. 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 a medium (worsted) weight yarn. 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 moose 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.
• Making an I-cord. I explain how to do this.