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Super sonic froggie Pattern

Category:

Knitting

Type:

Toy

Item:

Animal

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Basic Skills Necessary:

basic and knowledge of short rows

Pattern Description:

A FUN INTERACTIVE TOY FROGGIE

Approximately 9 inches long, he is a fun, interactive toy. With elastic through his body and down his arms, he can be shot off across the room by putting a finger down each of his front feet and pulling back by his back legs to stretch the elastic then letting go ~ whoooosh

No complicated stitches or shaping although knowledge of shorts rows would be useful.

Ideal stocking filler for the little monster in your life :o)

THE MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED TO MAKE THIS TOY ARE: -

DK or equivalent yarns in the following amounts and colours
Bright green less than 40g
Bright yellow less than 30g
Scrap of black (for eye/nostrils)
Scrap of red (for mouth)
Scrap white (for dot in eye)
Length of strong elastic no smaller than 4mm (1/4inch) in width and approximately 35cm (14 inches) in length
Pair of 3mm needles
Large eyed needle for threading through the elastic.
Fiberfill

Gauge:

not important as long as the knitting is tight enough that the filling cannot be seen through it.
approximately 7st and 11 rows per inch

Sizing / Finished Measurements:

10 inches long unstretched

Materials:

see toy description