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Necessary materials:
1. YarnArt JEANS yarn color 16;
2. YarnArt JEANS yarn color 53;
3. YarnArt JEANS yarn color 01;
4. YarnArt JEANS yarn color 29;
5. YarnArt Mink yarn color 334 or 335;
6. Filler (holofiber, synthetic fluff, or synthetic winterizer);
7. Hook 1.75 cm;
8. Eyes for toys 10 mm (safe attachment is possible);
9. Long needle for sewing and tightening toys;
10. Additionally threads: white for the whites of the eyes, pink for the cheeks;
11. Strong thread for tightening;
12. Button for shorts.
Abbrevations:
Ch – chain;
Chh – lifting chain;
Sc – single crochet;
Inc – increase (2 sc in one loop);
Dec – decrease (knit 2 sc together);
Sl-st – slip stitch;
Dc – double crochet;
* – number of loops;
** – the number of rows of repetitions.
Helpful hints:
1. We start knitting with an amigurumi ring.
2. When knitting a piece, use a different color of thread as a marker. This will make it easier for you to look at the symmetry of the knitting. If symmetry is broken, knit an offset loop. The offset loop is always the first loop of the row (knit like a regular sc.), But then the second loop that follows it is considered the first loop.
3. Knit the parts in a spiral. Do not use a connecting post at the end, an air lift loop at the beginning of the row.
4. Fill the toy tightly so that it does not lose its shape later.
Amigurumi Koala Head
1 row. INTO MAGIC RING knit 6 sc. (6) *
2 row. (Inc) x 6 (12)
3 row. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 row. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) х 5, 1 sc (24)
5 row. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6 row. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) х 5, 2 sc (36)
7 row. (5 sc, inc) x 6 (42)
8 row. 3 sc, inc, (6 sc, inc) х 5, 3 sc (48)
9 row. (7 sc, inc) x 6 (54)
10 row. 4 sc, inc, (8 sc, inc) х 5, 4 sc (60)
11-22 row. 60 sc (12 rows) **
23 row. 4 sc, dec, (8 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (54)
24 row. (7 sc, dec) x 6 (48)
25 row. 3 sc, dec, (6 sc, dec) x 5, 4 sc (42)
26 row. (5 sc, dec) x 6 (36)
27 row. 2 sc, dec, (4 sc, dec) x 5, 2 sc (30)
28.Row. (3 sc, dec) x 6 (24)
29.Row. 1 sc, dec, (2 sc, dec) x 5, 1 sc (18)
30 row. (1 sc, dec) x 6 (12)
31 row. (dec) x 6 (6) The detail is stuffed tightly. We do not tighten the hole, we will tighten it through it.
Amigurumi Koala Nose
black yarn.
1 row. Chain of 7 ch. In 2nd st from hook knit 5 sc, 3 sc in 1 st, 4 sc, inc. (fourteen)
2 row. Inc, 4 sc, (inc) х3, 4 sc, (inc) х2 (20)
3 row. 1 sc, inc, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) х 3, 4 sc, (1 sc, inc) х 2 (26)
4-5 row. 26 sc (2 rows). We leave a long thread for sewing on the nose.
Amigurumi Koala Tightening
1.)Sew the nose to the head between rows 13 and 23. Without sewing to the end, fill the nose (not very tightly) and sew up the remaining hole.
2.)Further stepping back from the nose 3 sc to the right and to the left, place a marker.
3.)We insert the needle into the hole we joined at the end of the head knitting and take it out to where the marker is.
4.)Then we again insert the needle into the hole and bring it out a row above the marker and insert it on the row below the marker. We withdraw the thread into the hole. We tighten the threads, making a tightening. We tie knots.
5.)Thus, we get the threads crosswise.
6.)Make sure that when tying knots, the tightening does not loosen.
7.)In the same way, we make a tightening under 2 eyes.
8.)Cut the threads and hide them inside.
9.)We glue the eyes and embroider squirrels, eyebrows and blush.
Amigurumi Koala Ears
1 row. 6 sc into magic ring (6)
2 row. (Inc) x 6 (12)
3 row. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 row. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) х 5, 1 sc (24)
5 row. (3 sc, inc) x 6 (30)
6 row. 2 sc, inc, (4 sc, inc) х 5, 2 sc (36) We knit 4 parts.
On 2 parts, leave a long thread for sewing the ears.
7 row. We take 2 parts and fold them to each other with the wrong side.
And now we tie them with YarnArt Mink 36 sc.
Capturing the loops of 2 pieces. We do not stuff the part.
Fold the ears in half and sew the base.
Amigurumi Koala Pens
1 row. INTO MAGIC RING knit 6 sc. (6)
2 row. (Inc) x 6 (12)
3 – 6 rows. 12 sc (3 rows)
Change the thread color to the olive color of the sweater:
7-8 row. 12 sc olive
9 – 10 row. 12 sc in white
11 – 12 row. 12 sc olive
13-14 row. 12 sc in white
15-16 row. 12 sc olive
17 – 18 row. 12 sc in white
19 – 20 row. 12 sc olive
21 – 22 row. 12 sc in white. We fill the part not very tightly up to the 9th row. We leave a long thread for sewing.
Legs + body
Left Leg
1 row. 6 sc into the magic ring. (6)
2 row. (Inc) x 6 (12)
3 row. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 row. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) х 5, 1 sc (24)
5 – 7 row. 24 sc (3 rows)
8 row. 8 sc, (dec) x 4, 8 sc (20)
9 row. 8 sc, (dec) x 2, 8 sc (18)
10 row. 7 sc, (dec) x 2, 7 sc (16)
11 – 17 row. 16 sc (7 rows) Make sure the marker is exactly in the middle of the back of the leg.
18.Row. 13 sc. We fasten the thread with SL-ST and cut it off.
Right Leg
1 row. INTO MAGIC RING knit 6 sc. (6)
2 row. (Inc) x 6 (12)
3 row. (1 sc, inc) x 6 (18)
4 row. 1 sc, inc, (2 sc, inc) х 5, 1 sc (24)
5 – 7 row. 24 sc (3 rows)
8 row. 8 sc, (dec) x 4, 8 sc (20)
9 row. 8 sc, (dec) x 2, 8 sc (18)
10 row. 7 sc, (dec) x 2, 7 sc (16)
11 – 17 row. 16 sc (7 rows)
Make sure the marker is exactly in the middle of the back of the leg. We fill the part in the knitting process as tightly as possible.
18 Row. 16 sc
19 row. 3 sc.
The thread is not cut, we continue to knit the body.
1 row. Chain of 6 ch, attach the chain to the left leg where we finished knitting with sc, 15 sc along the left leg, 6 sc along the chain, 16 sc along the right leg, 6 along the chain. We put a marker, and this will now be a new beginning of the row.
2 row. 44 sc
3 row. (3 sc, inc) x 11 (55)
4 row. 55 sc
5 row. 19 sc, (inc) x 9, 27 sc (in this row, see that the increments are in the center – this will be a belly) (64)
6 – 8 row. 64 sc (3 rows)
9 row. (6sc, dec) x 8 (54)
10 row. (5 sc, dec) x 8 (48)
11 – 12 row. 48 sc (2 rows) Change the color of the sweater olive.
13 row. 48 sc
14 Row. (4 sc, dec) x 8 (40)
Change to white and so alternate every 2 rows until the end of knitting. We stuff the part tightly during the knitting process.
15 – 19 row. 40 sc (5 rows)
20 row. (8 sc, dec) x4 (36)
21 row. 36 sc
22 Row. (7 sc, dec) x4 (32)
23 row. 32 sc
24 row. (6 sc, dec) x4 (28)
25 row. 28 sc
26 row. (5 sc, dec) x4 (24)
27 row. 24 sc
28Row. (4 sc, dec) x4 (20)
29 Row. 20 sc Change the thread to gray
30 – 31 rows. 20 sc. We fasten the thread and leave a long tip for sewing. Fill your neck tightly so that your head does not dangle later.
Amigurumi Koala Assembly
We sew the ears to the head, stepping back from the crown of the 4 rows. Seam # 1 runs between rows 6 and 7.
Seam # 2 runs between rows 4 and 5 Look at the photo.
a)Sew the head tightly to the body.
For reliability, it is better to walk a couple of times.
b)Sew the handles between 28 and 27 rows.
Now let’s get down to shorts
We collect a chain of 58 ch and close it in a ring. Next, knit 8 rows of 58 DC.
a Row 9 knit 58 sc. We do not cut the thread, we will knit a strap.
b Row 10 knit in 4 sc, then knit in pivoting rows of 4 sc at the end of the row, use chh 38 rows.
Fold the shorts in half, find the center and count 25 loops on the idle, sew the middle by grabbing 4 loops on both sides.
Sew the strap, stepping back a little to the left. Sew on a button.
Amigurumi Koala is ready …
