This adorable toy is Mayfie the skunk and she would love to come home with you. You don’t have to worry about bad smells because she carries her lovely roses with her wherever she goes! The body and head of the skunk are knit as one piece with the arms, legs, ears and tail sewn on afterwards. I provide row-by-row instructions and pictures and tips throughout the pattern. Instructions for the skunk, the tote bag and the roses are included.

Finished Dimensions: Sitting: 20 cm or 8 inches. Standing: 27 cm or 10 inches.

Materials required:

• Yarn: 1 ball (50g) * each of black, white, pink, green, blue.

• Fine yarn or thread for eyes: white, blue and green.

• Sewing needle made for yarn.

• Size 4 mm knitting needles.

• Poly-fill stuffing.

• I ask for 50g of yarn of each colour but all the pieces in this work were created using left over yarn from other projects and it took less than half a ball of any colour to complete each piece. It’s always nice to use something you already have lying around! Feel free to change the colour of the flowers, the bag, even the skunk.

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 skunk 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.