Wee Ones: Seamless Knit Toys

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Susan’s Wee Ones— elephant, hippo and bunny —are so cute, you’ll want to keep them for yourself! You’ll be able to knit dozens using the same basic pattern, which was designed exclusively for Craftsy!

Introduction

Meet Susan B. Anderson, who designed this adorable Wee Ones knit toy pattern exclusively for Craftsy as she highlights all of the techniques you’ll cover in this class.

Getting Started

Susan tells you about her favorite yarn and explains what tools and supplies you’ll need to knit your toys.

Elephant Head

Cast on to your double-pointed needles and use simple increases to create the elephant’s head. You’ll work in the round and learn how to do the wrap and turn method of short-row shaping to make the trunk.

Elephant Ears

Your elephant needs big, floppy ears. Learn to pick up stitches from the head, knitting in the round on two double-pointed needles, and finishing with the handy Kitchener stitch to create an invisible graft at the top of the ear.

Bunny and Hippo Heads

Your bunny will have a sweet, round head, while you’ll work increases and decreases to make the hippo’s big pink snout. Stuff and finish off and you’re ready to start the body.

Upper Body

Here we work on the elephant’s upper body in gray, but you’ll use the same pattern and techniques to create all three Wee Ones. It’s like a top-down sweater, with shoulder and yoke shaping and scrap yarn placed to mark the spot where stitches will be picked up to add the arms.

Lower Body

As you work on the lower body of your Wee Ones knit toy, you’ll learn the “afterthought” technique of knitting a piece of scrap yarn into your work to create an opening later. It’s also used to make socks, mittens and other projects.

Adding Arms

Learn how to pick up the armhole stitches you left on scrap yarn and knit front legs for your Wee Ones. This top-down knitting technique also will come in handy to add sleeves to a top-down sweater or other knitting pattern.

Afterthought Legs

To add the legs, you’ll place two double-pointed needles on either side of the scrap yarn, then pick out the scrap to open the hole. A few rounds of knitting and your Wee One is almost complete!

Tails and Faces

Each Wee One knit toy gets its own unique tail and an embroidered face. You’ll give the elephant an I-cord tail, make a pompom for the bunny tail and knit a tiny tail for the hippo. Then add a face with a few stitches of embroidery and your Wee Ones are done!

Bonus: Wee Ones Stripey Top

Add pizzazz to your knitted elephant, hippo and bunny by making them colorful sweaters! You’ll love how quickly these tops knit up from just a few yards of scrap yarn.