Perk up your pad with your very own podgy puffin! Percy measures approximately 18cm/7in when seated and is made using the intarsia method, making him the ideal project for more adventurous knitters. But, hang on, doesn’t intarsia involve peering at charts? Not with this coastal cutie! As the colour changes are worked diagonally, it’s easy to keep track of where you are so, before you know it, you’ll be stuffin’ that puffin!

All pieces are knitted flat on straight needles. They’re then seamed and attached using mattress stitch. If you’ve never tried intarsia before, there are lots of helpful videos and tutorials online.

You’ll be pleased to know that this pattern has been reviewed by a professional technical editor to ensure that it’s super-easy to follow!

Materials
50g/1¾oz/125m/137yds DK yarn in each of the following: black and white
15g/½oz/42m/46yds orange DK yarn
Oddments of DK yarn in each of the following: blue and yellow
A pair of 2¾mm straight needles
Toy stuffing
A tapestry needle and large-headed pins for sewing up

The boring bit…
This pattern is intended for personal use so it’s fine to print it out but please don’t sell it, share it on the internet or make multiple copies. What you can sell (more money for yarn – YAY!) is finished items made from this pattern so long as you’ve made them yourself and it’s not on a commercial basis. Please remember to credit me as the designer!

And finally…
I’d love to see your finished puffin so please share him or her on Instagram and Facebook!