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    Under the SEA

    May 20, 2020 3 minutes
    KNITTING EDITOR: TERESA CONWAY.

    Knitted octopus

    MEASUREMENTS

    Approx 20cm/8in long (with tentacles laid out flat).

    MATERIALS

    1 x 100g (295m) ball of Stylecraft Special DK in Green (Lincoln 1834) and a small amount of Black (1002)*. Pair of 3mm (No. 11) knitting needles; washable toy stuffing. Yarn is available from theknittingnetwork.co.uk.

    TENSION

    26 stitches and 36 rows, to 10 x 10cm, over stocking stitch, using 3mm needles.

    ABBREVIATIONS

    , stitch(es); , knit; , purl; , stocking stitch (k on right side and p on wrong, increase 1 st (by working into same st twice); , k 2 sts together (to decrease 1 st).

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