13 Questions to Get You Started
How to make your own stuffed animal patterns
Questions to ask when creating a stuffed animal
pattern
1: What are you making?
2: How much detail is in what you are making?
3: Can you reduce a certain amount of detail
without losing its distinct visual as to what it is?
4: What size stuffed animal do you want to make?
5: What loom will you require?
6: What color yarn will you need?
7: What kind of yarn thickness will you need?
8: What kind of stitches will you use?
9: Will you need a yarn to create a special
effect?
10: What are your basic shapes in your animal you
are creating?
11: What techniques might need to use to create
the shape?
12: Will you make your head vertically or
horizontally?
13: How many color changes will you need to do
and will this effect your way of going about making the animal?
After answering all these questions it is time to
start working up a 1st draft.
Options to help you do a first draft is to find a
pattern that is close to what you are making, or using several patterns that
have features of what you want for size.
Write it out and then go about making your draft.
(Note: You may want to try a mini size, and double or triple everything later
for the original, this way you don't have to waste supplies. I like to start
with a 12 peg loom and make adjustments to enlarge later.)
After you make your draft, start making notes of
adjustment on your 1st written out pattern.
Make another animal and see if you get what you
want. Do this process until you are satisfied with the results you have.
Draft Work Up
Draft Purple Alien 15 Pegs
Terms
DSCO: Draw String Cast On
K: Knit
P: Purl
D: Decrease
BOLB: Bring Original Loop
Back
COF: Cast Off
DSCOF: Draw String Cast Off
CC: Chang Color Yarn
LB: Light Blue
Pu: Purple
N: Navy
L: Lavender
Head: Circular: DSCO 15: Light Blue
Row 1: K
Row 2: K7 CCPu K8
Row 3: K8 CCLB K7
Row 4: P7 CCPu P8
Row 5-6: K
Row 7: Pu K1, LB K3, Pu K1, N K2,
Pu K1, LB K3, Pu K4
Row 8: Pu K4, LB K3, Pu K1, N K2
3rows, Pu K1, LB K3, Pu K1
Row 9: Pu K1, LB K2, Pu K2, N K2, Pu K2, LB K2, Pu K4
Row 10-13: K
DSCOF
Ears: Flat: DSCO 6: Purple
Row 1: K
Row 2: K3 CC L K3
Row 3: K3 CCPu K3
Row 3-7: Repeat rows 2 and 3
DSCOF
Sew up ear, flip your colors on the second ear. Sew base
edges together in purple. Sew on head at purled line and sew up.
Body: Circular: DSCO 15: Purple
Row 1-3: K
Row 4: P9, Tail K3 2row K2 K1 K2
K3 2rows BOLB, P3
Row 5: K
Row 6: CCLB K6, CCPu K9
Row 7: Pu K9, LB K6
Row 8-13: Repeat rows 6 and 7
COF
Close up bottom, stuff, sew on head, start sewing head
lining light blue with stomach.
Arms: Flat: DSCO 10: Purple
Row 1-2: K
Row 3: CCN (Claw: K1 3rows BOLB) Claw in next peg, CCPu K4,
CCN Claw, CCPu K1, CCN Claw, Claw
Row 4-5: CCPu K
Row 6: D1 K1, K6, D1 K1
Row 7-12: K
COF
Sew up arm, reverse row 3 to make other arm. Sew on arms at
top of body lined just to the outside edges of the light blue on the stomach
Legs: Flat: DSCO 10: Purple
Row 1-2: K
Row 3: P
Row 4-5: K
Row 6: D1 K1, K6, D1 K1
Row 7-9: K
COF
Make 2 and sew up, sew on purled line on the outside edge of
the light blue.
Double your pattern
See video as to how to do it.
Actual Size and Pattern
Purple Alien 29 Pegs
Terms
DSCO: Draw String Cast On
EW: E-Wrap
K: Knit
P: Purl
D: Decrease
BOLB: Bring Original Loop
Back
COF: Cast Off
DSCOF: Draw String Cast Off
CC: Chang Color Yarn
LB: Light Blue
Pu: Purple
N: Navy
L: Lavender
Head: Circular: DSCO 29: Light Blue
Row 1: EW
Row 2: EW14 CCPu EW15
Row 3: EW15 CCLB EW14
Row4-5: Repeat rows 2 and 3
Row 6: P14 CCPu P15
Row 7-9: EW
Row 10: EW28 CCLB EW1
Row 11: LB EW3, Pu EW2, N EW4,
Pu EW2, LB EW4, Pu EW13
Row 12: Pu EW13, LB EW4, Pu EW2, N EW4,
Pu EW2, LB EW4
Row 13: LB EW4, Pu EW2, N EW4
5rows, Pu EW2, LB EW4, Pu EW13
Row 14: Pu EW13, LB EW3, Pu EW3, N EW4,
Pu EW3, LB EW3
Row 15: LB EW2, Pu EW4, N EW4,
Pu EW4, LB EW2, Pu EW13
Row 16-23: EW
DSCOF
Ears: Flat: DSCO 12: Purple
Row 1: EW
Row 2: EW6 CC L EW6
Row 3: EW6 CCPu EW6
Row 4-20: Repeat rows 2 and 3
DSCOF
Sew up ear. Flip your colors on the 2nd ear (see video for
help) . Sew base edges together in purple. Sew on head at purled line and sew
up.
Body: Circular: DSCO 29: Purple
Row 1-6: EW
Row 7: P18, Tail EW5 4row EW4 EW3 EW4 EW5 4rows BOLB, P6
Row 8-9: EW
Row 10: CCLB EW12, CCPu EW17
Row 11: Pu EW17, LB EW12
Row 12-23: Repeat rows 6 and 7
COF
Close up bottom, stuff, sew on head, start sewing head
lining light blue with stomach.
Arms: Flat: DSCO 20: Purple
Row 1-4: EW
Row 5: CCN (Claw: EW2 5rows BOLB) CCPu EW1, CCN Claw in next
peg, CCPu EW7, CCN Claw, CCPu EW1, CCN Claw, CCPU EW1, CCN Claw
(Other arm) CCN Claw, CCPu EW1, CCN Claw, CCPu EW1, CCN
Claw, CCPu EW7, CCN Claw, CCPu EW1, CCN Claw
Row 6-9: CCPu EW
Row 10: D1 EW1, EW16, D1 EW1
Row 11: D1 EW1, EW14, D1 EW1
Row 12-23: EW
COF
Sew up arm, reverse row 3 to make other arm. Sew on arms at
top of body lined just to the outside edges of the light blue on the stomach
Legs: Flat: DSCO 20: Purple
Row 1-4: EW
Row 5: P
Row 6-9: EW
Row 10: D1 EW1, EW16, D1 EW1
Row 11: D1 EW1, EW14, D1 EW1
Row 12-17: EW
COF
Make 2 and sew up, sew on purled line on the outside edge of
the light blue.
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