Perry the Platypus Scarf

Perry the Platypus Scarf

Materials:

# 10 needles

#8 DPN'S

300 yards of worsted yarn for Main Color

150 yards of sport yarn for Contrasting color

50 yards of white worsted yarn for Contrasting color one

25 yards of black worsted yarn for contrasting color two

2 stitch markers

Small amounts of stuffing for eyes

MC:Teal

CC:Yellow

CC1:White

CC2:Black

Pattern:

Co 5 sts in CC

Row 1: K1,kfb,k1,kfb,k1 (7 sts)

Row 2:Knit

Row 3: K1,kfb,k3,kfb,k1 (9 sts)

Row 4:K1,kfb,k5,kfb,k1 (11 sts)

Row 5:Knit

Row 6:K1,kfb,k7,kfb,k1 (13 sts)

Row 7:Knit

Row 8:K1,kfb,k9,kfb,k1 (15 sts)

Row 9:Knit

Row 10:K1,kfb,k11,kfb,k1 (17 sts)

Row 11:Knit

Row 12:K1,kfb,k13,kfb,k1 (19 sts)

Row 13:Knit

Row 14:K1,kfb,k15,kfb,k1 (21 sts)

Row 15:Knit

Row 16:K1,kfb,k17,kfb,k1 (23 sts)

Row 17:Knit

Row 18:K1,kfb,k19,kfb,k1 (25 sts)

Row 19:Knit

Row 20:K1,kfb,k21,kfb,k1 (27 sts)

Row 21:Knit

Row 22:K1,k2tog,k19,k2tog.k1 (25 sts)

Rows 23-27:Knit

Row 28:K1,k2tog,k17,k2tog,k1 (23 sts)

Rows 29-33:Knit

Row 34:K1,k2tog,k15,k2tog,k1 (21 sts)

Rows 35-39:Knit

Row 40:K1,k2tog,k13,k2tog,k1 (19 sts)

Rows 41-45:Knit

Row 46:K1,k2tog,k11,k2tog,k1 (17 sts)

Rows 47-51:Knit

Row 52:K1,k2tog,k9,k2tog,k1 (15 sts)

Rows 53-57:Knit

Row 58:Switch to MC and knit for 34 inches.

RETURN TO CC

Beak:

Row 1:K1,kfb,k9,kfb,k1 (17 sts)

Rows 2-4:Knit

Row 5:K1,kfb,k11,kfb,k1 (19 sts)

Rows 6-8:Knit

Row 9:K1,kfb,k13,kfb,k1 (21 sts)

Rows 10-16:Knit

Row 17:K1,k2tog,k15,k2tog,k1 (19 sts)

FROM HERE ON KNIT ON EVERY EVEN ROW

Row 19:K1,k2tog,k13,k2tog,k1 (17 sts)

Row 21:K1,k2tog,k11,k2tog,k1 (15 sts)

Row 23:K1,k2tog,k9,k2tog,k1 (13 sts)

Row 25:K1,k2tog,k7,k2tog,k1 (11 sts)

Row 27:K1,k2tog,k5,k2tog,k1 (9 sts)

Row 29:K1,k2tog,k3,k2tog,k1 (7 sts)

Row 31:k1,k2tog,k1,k2tog,k1 (5 sts)

Bo all sts.

Front Paws (make 2)

Pick up and knit 5 sts 2 inches from beak in MC

Rows 1-20:Knit

Bo all sts.

Back Paws (make 2)

Pick up and knit 9 sts in CC 2 inches from tail

Rows 1-9:Knit

Row 10:K3,place next 3 sts on stich marker,and last 3 sts on other stitch marker.

Toe #1 (sts on needle)

Row 1:Knit

Row 2:K1,k2tog (2 sts)

Row 3:k2tog (1 st)

Pull yarn thru stitch reattach yarn to sts on first stitch marker

Toe #2

Rows 1-2:Knit

Row 3:K1,k2tog (2 sts)

Row 4:Knit

Row 5:K2tog (1 st)

Pull yarn thru st and reattach yarn to sts on last stitch marker

Toe #3

Row 1:Knit

Row 2:K1,k2tog (2 sts)

Row 3:K2tog (1 st)

Pull yarn thru last st

Eyes (make 2)

With CC1 Co 3 sts

Round 1:Kfb around (6 sts)

Round 2:Knit

Round 3:Kfb around (12 sts)

Round 4:Knit

Round 5:K1,kfb around

Round 6:Knit

SWITCH TO CC2

Round 7:K1,k2tog around (12 sts)

Round 8:Knit

Round 9:K2tog around (6 sts)

Round 10:Knit

STUFF PIECE AND SWITCH BACK TO CC1

Round 11:K2tog (3 sts)

Cut yarn and draw through sts.

Finishing

Sew in all ends and sew eyes onto the scarf about ½ and inch from beak and spaced 2-3 inches apart