Ron...Ron...Ron WEAsley and Herrrrrrrr-mi-o-ne.

And finally we come to the lovebirds: Hermione and Ron.

Knitted Potter Puppet Pals: Hermione and Ron

Legend:

KFB =  knit in front and back loop

PFB = purl in front and back loop

Sl 1 = slip stitch without knitting or purling

Materials: Small amounts of black, brown, aran, pink, yellow, orange and red worsted weight yarn. Small amount of fibrefill or cotton batting.  Double pointed needles in size 3.5 mm. Gauge is not essential for this project.

Hermione: (Brown, Aran, Pink, Bright Red, Yellow and Black)

Head:

With aran yarn, cast on 3 stitches.

KFB 3 times  = 6 sts

Purl one row.

KFB 6 times= 12 stitches. Arrange in a small ring on 2 or three dpn’s. Join together. All knitting will be in the round from here on.

(KFB, K2) 4 times = 16 stitches

Knit 5 rounds.

[K2tog] 8 times = 8 stitches.

Stuff with fibrefill.

(K2tog) 4 times = 4 stitches

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail  end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail to close off. Leave tail for sewing head to body.

Hair:

With brown yarn, cast on 5 stitches. Do not join.

Bind off 5 stitches, but do not drop the last stitch. Knit this stitch.

[Now, cast on another 4 stitches. You should have 5 on the needle now. Bind off the 5 stitches. Knit the stitch that is left.]*

*Repeat these instructions 3 more times.

Using the needle with the stitch on it, pick up 5 more stitches along the cast off edge. At this point, you should have a fringe with 5 little “fingers” on it

K1 row. (8 stitches)

PFB, P6, PFB

K1, KFB, k6, KFB, K1

P 1 row. (12 stitches)

KFB, K10, KFB

P 1 row. (14 stitches)

 K9, K2tog, K1, turn. (2 stitches left unworked; you should have 11 stitches on the right needle before you turn)

Sl 1, P5, P2tog, P1, turn. ( 2 stitches left unworked; you should have 8 stitches worked this row)

Sl1, K6, K2tog, K1. ( 9 stitches worked out of 11)

Sl 1, P7, P2tog,P1 (10 stitches)

K2, k2tog, k2, SSK, K2

P2tog, P4 , P2tog

*[CO 3 more stitches. Bind off 4 stitches. ]Slide last BO stitch back onto left-hand needle, and repeat from* You should end up with 5 pieces of fringe for bangs. Bind off last stitch.

Cut yarn, leaving a 11” tail. Thread yarn onto needle and pull through remaining stitch. Pull  tight to secure stitches.

Ears (make 2):

With aran, cast on 3 stitches

K2tog, K1.

Bind off

Body:

With black yarn, cast on12 stitches

K 14 rounds.

K2tog 6 times

K2tog 3 times.

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail close to stitches to close off. 

Hands (make 2)

With aran yarn, cast on 4 stitches. 

Knit 1 row.

Purl 1 row.

K2tog, k2.

P 2tog, p1.

K2tog.

Cut thread, leaving a tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop. Firm up any edges on the hands by using tail to whipstitch around the edges.

Arms (make 2)

With black yarn, cast on 10 sts.

K 1 row. P1 row.

K2tog, K rest of stitches.

P2tog, P rest of stitches.  Repeat these last two rows till 4 stitches remain.

K1 row. P1 row.

Bind off.

Cut thread, leaving an 8” tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop.

Arms Assembly (do 2 times):

With tail of cast on yarn, weave through stitches on first row till yarn is at the half-way point. Place hand on one side of this point, so about ¼ of an inch (1/2 a cm) sticks out at the bottom edge of the sleeve. Using the yarn tail, stitch in and out a couple times to secure the hand in place.  Fold sleeve in half.

Still using same yarn tail, whip stitch the edges together. If you run out of yarn, use the left over yarn from the binding off to finish.

              

Assembly:

1.       Sew hair to head

2.       Sew ears to head

3.       Embroider facial features on. I outlined the  eyes and mouth in black worsted yarn.  

4.       Sew head to body

5.       Sew completed arms to body as close to the head as possible. Just sew the very tip of the shoulder down, in order to make sure the arms stay floppy. (Where I’ve indicated in red on the picture)

     5.   Embroider on Gryffindor badge by sewing one stitch in red, then sewing a yellow stitch directly           overtop of it.

6.       Weave in and cut all ends – DONE!

Ron: (White, Aran, Orange, Red, Yellow and Black)

Hair:

With orange yarn, cast on 4 sts. Do not join.

Kfb k4 kfb

Purl one row.

Kfb k6  kfb.

Purl one row.

Kfb k8 kfb

Purl one row.

K7 k2tog k1 turn

Sl1 p4 p2tog p1 turn

Sl1 K3 k2tog k1 turn

Sl1 p4 p2tog p1

Kfb k6 kfb

Purl one row.

Bo 4 stitches.k 5.

P4 p2tog

K2tog, K3

Bind off.

Head:

With aran, cast on 3 stitches.

KFB 3 times  = 6 sts

Purl one row.

KFB 6 times= 12 stitches. Arrange in a small ring on 2 or three dpn’s. Join together. All knitting will be in the round from here on.

(KFB, K2) 4 times = 16 stitches

Knit 5 rounds.

[K2tog] 8 times = 8 stitches.

Stuff with fibrefill.

(K2tog) 4 times = 4 stitches

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail  end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail to close off. Leave tail for sewing head to body.

Ears (make 2):

With aran, cast on 3 stitches

K2tog, K1.Bind off

Body:

With black yarn, cast on12 stitches

K 14 rounds.

K2tog 6 times

K2tog 3 times.

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail close to stitches to close off. 

Hands (make 2)

With aran, cast on 4 stitches. 

Knit 1 row.

Purl 1 row.

K2tog, k2.

P 2tog, p1.

K2tog.

Cut thread, leaving a tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop. Firm up any edges on the hands by using tail to whipstitch around the edges.

Arms (make 2)

With black yarn, cast on 10 sts.

K 1 row. P1 row.

K2tog, K rest of stitches.

P2tog, P rest of stitches.  Repeat these last two rows till 4 stitches remain.

K1 row. P1 row.

Bind off.

Cut thread, leaving an 8” tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop.

Arms Assembly (do 2 times):

With tail of cast on yarn, weave through stitches on first row till yarn is at the half-way point. Place hand on one side of this point, so about ¼ of an inch (1/2 a cm) sticks out at the bottom edge of the sleeve. Using the yarn tail, stitch in and out a couple times to secure the hand in place.  Fold sleeve in half.

Still using same yarn tail, whip stitch the edges together. If you run out of yarn, use the left over yarn from the binding off to finish.

               

Assembly:

1.       With your fingers, position the hair edges so that the green line touches the blue line. (See picture)Whipstitch closed, using tail from binding off. Sew the  hair to head.

2.       Sew ears to head

3.       Embroider facial features on. 

4.        Sew head to body

5.       Sew completed arms to body as close to the head as possible. Just sew the very tip of the shoulder down, in order to make sure the arms stay floppy. (Where I’ve indicated in red on the picture)

6.       Embroider on Gryffindor badge by sewing one stitch in red, then sewing a yellow stitch directly overtop of it.

7.       Weave in and cut all ends – DONE

DuuuuuuumbleDORE!

Yes, blog readers, here we are with the second pair....The Boy who Lived, and the man who loves to wander around in only a wizard's hat and a smile. It's Harry and DuuuuumbleDORE!

Knitted Potter Puppet Pals: Harry and Dumbledore

Legend:

KFB =  knit in front and back loop

PFB = purl in front and back loop

Sl 1 = slip stitch without knitting or purling

Materials: Small amounts of black, white and red worsted weight yarn. Small amount of fibrefill or cotton batting.  Double pointed needles in size 3.5 mm.

Dumbledore: (White, Aran, Purple, Blue and Black)

Head:

With aran yarn, cast on 3 stitches.

KFB 3 times  = 6 sts

Purl one row.

KFB 6 times= 12 stitches. Arrange in a small ring on 2 or three dpn’s. Join together. All knitting will be in the round from here on.

(KFB, K2) 4 times = 16 stitches

Knit 5 rounds.

[K2tog] 8 times = 8 stitches.

Stuff with fibrefill.

(K2tog) 4 times = 4 stitches

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail  end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail to close off. Leave tail for sewing head to body.

Hat:

With purple yarn, cast on 14 stitches. Join in a circle. All knitting done in the round from this point.

K 2 rows.

[K2 tog, k 5] twice

[K2 tog, k 4] twice

[K2 tog, k 3] twice

[K2 tog, k 2] twice

Cut yarn, leaving a 6” tail. Thread yarn onto needle and pull through remaining stitches. Pull  tight to secure stitches. Using blue yarn, embroider a star on the hat. Secure ends of blue yarn. Using purple yarn tail, sew hat to Dumbledore’s head.

Beard:

With white, cast on 4 stitches. Do not join.

KFB, k3     

Kfb k2 k2tog

kfb k4 

K2tog, k3 kfb  6 st

Kfb, k5 7 st

K

K2tog, k4, kfb   7 st

K

K2tog, k4, Kfb 7 st 

K

Kfb,twice k5  9 st

K2tog, k5, ssk  7 st

K2tog, k3, Ssk 5 st

K2tog, k1, ssk 3 st
K2 tog, K1  2 st

Bind off

Cut a 6” tail and pull through last stitch.

Moustache:

With white, cast on 5 stitches. Do not join.

KB, K3, KFB

Bind off. Cut a 6” tail, and pull tail through last stitch.

Ears (make 2):

With aran, cast on 3 stitches

K2tog, K1.

Bind off

Body:

With purple yarn, cast on 14 stitches

K 14 rounds.

K2tog 7 times

K2tog 3 times, K 1.

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail  end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail close to stitches to close off.  

Hands (make 2)

With aran yarn, cast on 4 stitches.  

Knit 1 row.

Purl 1 row.

K2tog, k2.

P 2tog, p1.

K2tog.

Cut thread, leaving a tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop. Firm up any edges on the hands by using tail to whipstitch around the edges.

Arms (make 2)

With purple yarn, cast on 10 sts.

K 1 row. P1 row.

K2tog, K rest of stitches.

P2tog, P rest of stitches.  Repeat these last two rows till 4 stitches remain.

K1 row. P1 row.

Bind off.

Cut thread, leaving an 8” tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop.

Arms Assembly (do 2 times):

With tail of cast on yarn, weave through stitches on first row till yarn is at the half-way point. Place hand on one side of this point, so about ¼ of an inch (1/2 a cm) sticks out at the bottom edge of the sleeve. Using the yarn tail, stitch in and out a couple times to secure the hand in place.  Fold sleeve in half.

Still using same yarn tail, whip stitch the edges together. If you run out of yarn, use the left over yarn from the binding off to finish.

         

Assembly:

1.       Sew hat to head

2.       Sew ears to head

3.       Embroider facial features on. I outlined the glasses, eyes and mouth in black worsted yarn.  

4.       Sew beard on to bottom of face.

5.       Sew moustache onto top of beard

6.       Sew head to body

7.       Sew completed arms to body as close to the head as possible. Just sew the very tip of the shoulder down, in order to make sure the arms stay floppy. (Where I’ve indicated in red on the picture)

8.       Weave in and cut all ends – DONE!

Harry: (White, Aran, Red, Yellow, Purple and Black)

Hair:

With black yarn, cast on 6 sts. Do not join.

Kfb k4 kfb

Purl one row.

Kfb k6  kfb.

Purl one row.

Kfb k8 kfb

Purl one row. [12 stitches total]

K7 k2tog k1 turn. [there should be 2 stitches unworked; then turn]

Sl1 p3 p2tog p1 turn .[there should be 2 stitches unworked; then turn]

Sl1 K3 k2tog k1 turn .[1 stitch is unworked, then turn]

Sl1 p4 p2tog p1

Kfb k6 kfb

Purl one row.

Bo 4 stitches.k 5.

P4 p2tog

K2tog, K3

Bind off.

Head:

With aran, cast on 3 stitches.

KFB 3 times  = 6 sts

Purl one row.

KFB 6 times= 12 stitches. Arrange in a small ring on 2 or three dpn’s. Join together. All knitting will be in the round from here on.

(KFB, K2) 4 times = 16 stitches

Knit 5 rounds.

[K2tog] 8 times = 8 stitches.

Stuff with fibrefill.

(K2tog) 4 times = 4 stitches

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail  end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail to close off. Leave tail for sewing head to body.

Ears (make 2):

With aran, cast on 3 stitches

K2tog, K1.Bind off

Glasses:

With white, cast on 2 stitches

KFB, K1

P2tog, P1

K2tog

PFB

KFB, K1,

P2tog, p1

Bind off. Cut yarn tail, and pull through last stitch.

Tie a tail of black yarn or embroidery floss around the middle of the glasses, leaving a very short end. Whipstitch all the way around the edge of the lenses of the glasses using black yarn.

Body:

With black yarn, cast on12 stitches

K 14 rounds.

K2tog 6 times

K2tog 3 times.

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail close to stitches to close off.  

Arms (make 2)

With black yarn, cast on 10 sts.

K 1 row. P1 row.

K2tog, K rest of stitches.

P2tog, P rest of stitches.  Repeat these last two rows till 4 stitches remain.

K1 row. P1 row.

Bind off.

Cut thread, leaving an 8” tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop.

Hands (make 2)

With aran, cast on 4 stitches.  

Knit 1 row.

Purl 1 row.

K2tog, k2.

P 2tog, p1.

K2tog.

Cut thread, leaving a tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop. Firm up any edges on the hands by using tail to whipstitch around the edges.

Arms Assembly (do 2 times):

With tail of cast on yarn, weave through stitches on first row till yarn is at the half-way point. Place hand on one side of this point, so about ¼ of an inch (1/2 a cm) sticks out at the bottom edge of the sleeve. Using the yarn tail, stitch in and out a couple times to secure the hand in place.  Fold sleeve in half.

Still using same yarn tail, whip stitch the edges together. If you run out of yarn, use the left over yarn from the binding off to finish.

Assembly:

1.       With your fingers, position the hair edges so that the green line touches the red line. (See picture) Whipstitch closed, using tail from binding off. Sew the  hair to head. 

2.       Attach the glasses to the face by sewing the bridge (narrowest section) to the face. Glasses can overlap the hair.

3.       Sew ears to head

4.       Embroider facial features on.  

5.       Don’t forget the scar in purple!

6.       Sew head to body

7.       Sew completed arms to body as close to the head as possible. Just sew the very tip of the shoulder down, in order to make sure the arms stay floppy. (Where I’ve indicated in red on the picture)

8.       Embroider on Gryffindor badge by sewing one stitch in red, then sewing a yellow stitch directly overtop of it.

9.       Weave in and cut all ends – DONE

Snape, Snape... Severus Snape.

One of the cutest patterns on Ravelry for Harry Potter fans is Melissa Mall's Pocket Potter Puppet Pals, which you can find at this link here. But if you don't know how to crochet, how to join in the fun? Here's a knitted version of the same thing.
 

Knit Potter Puppet Pals: Snape and Voldemort

Legend:

KFB =  knit in front and back look

Sl 1 = slip stitch without knitting or purling

Materials: Small amounts of black, white and red worsted weight yarn. Small amount of fibrefill or cotton batting.  Double pointed needles in size 4.0 mm / US 6.  Small amount of black embroidery floss for features (optional)

 

Snape: (White and Black)

Hair:

With black yarn, cast on 4 sts. Do not join.

KFB 4 times.

KFB, K 6, KFB

KFB, K 9

KFB, K10

K 8, K2tog, K1, turn.

Sl 1 stitch, K 6, K2tog, K 1, turn.

Sl 1 st, K5, K2tog, K1, turn.

Sl1, K4, K2tog, K1, turn

Sl1, K 7

{KFB, K to last stitch, KFB} for 3 rows

Knit one row even.

Bind off.

Head:

With white, cast on 3 stitches.

KFB 3 times  = 6 sts

Purl one row.

KFB 6 times= 12 stitches. Arrange in a small ring on 2 or three dpn’s. Join together. All knitting will be in the round from here on.

(KFB, K2) 4 times = 16 stitches

Knit 7 rounds.

[K2tog] 8 times = 8 stitches.

Stuff with fibrefill.

(K2tog) 4 times = 4 stitches

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail  end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail to close off. Leave tail for sewing head to body.

Ears (make 2):

With white, cast on 3 stitches

K2tog, K1.

Bind off

Nose:

With white,  cast on 4 stitches.

[K2tog] twice.

Bind off. 

Body:

With black yarn, cast on14 stitches

K 14 rounds.

K2tog 7 times

K2tog 3 times, K 1.

Cut 10” tail. Thread needle with the tail  end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail close to stitches to close off.  

Hands (make 2)

With white, cast on 4 stitches.  

Knit 1 row.

Purl 1 row.

K2tog, k2.

P 2tog, p1.

K2tog.

Cut thread, leaving a tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop. Firm up any edges on the hands by using tail to whipstitch around the edges.

Arms (make 2)

With black yarn, cast on 10 sts.

K 1 row

P1 row.

K2tog, K rest of stitches.

P2tog, P rest of stitches.  Repeat these last two rows till 4 stitches remain.

K1 row.

P1 row.

Bind off.

Cut thread, leaving an 8” tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop.

Arms Assembly (do 2 times):

With tail of cast on yarn, weave through stitches on first row till yarn is at the half-way point. Place hand on one side of this point, so about ¼ of an inch (1/2 a cm) sticks out at the bottom edge of the sleeve. Using the yarn tail, stitch in and out a couple times to secure the hand in place.  Fold sleeve in half.

Still using same yarn tail, whip stitch the edges together. If you run out of yarn, use the left over yarn from the binding off to finish.

              

Assembly:

1.       Sew hair to head

2.       Sew ears to hair

3.       Sew nose to face

4.       Embroider facial features on. I outlined the eyebrows, eyes and mouth in black worsted yarn. Since I didn’t like the way his eyes ended up looking, I did French knots in the centre of each eye.

5.       Sew head to body

6.       Sew completed arms to body as close to the head as possible. Just sew the very tip of the shoulder down, in order to make sure the arms stay floppy. (Where I’ve indicated in red on the picture)

 7.       Weave in  and cut all ends – DONE!

Voldemort:  (White, black, bright red)

Make body, arms, hands and ears the same as for Snape.

Head:

Cast on 4 stitches. Arrange stitches on 2 needles. Join stitches and work following rows in the round

Row 1: KFB 4 times.

Row 2:( KFB, K1) 4 times.

Row 3: (KFB, K2) 4 times.

Row 4: (KFB, K3) 4 times.

Row 5: (KFB, K4) 4 times.

Row 6-8: Knit

Row 7: (SSK, K 4) 4 times.

Row 8: (SSK, K 3) 4 times. Stuff head with batting.

Row 9: (SSK, K 2) 4 times.

Row 10: (SSK, K 1) 4 times.

Row 11: SSK 4 times.

Cut yarn, leaving 6” tail. Thread needle and pull yarn through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close. Stitch down top by pushing needle through top of head, to meet cast on yarn tail. Make a knot by tying together the two yarn tails. Leave tails for attaching head to body.

Eyes (make 2):

Using red yarn, cast on 3 stitches. Cast off all stitches.

Assembly:

1.       Sew  ears to head

2.       Sew eyes to head

3.       Embroider facial features on. With black yarn, or embroidery floss, make a vertical stripe in the centre of each eye. 

4.       Sew head to body

5.       Assemble arms, as for Snape

6.       Sew completed arms to body as close to the head as possible. Just sew the very tip of the shoulder down, in order to make sure the arms stay floppy. (Where I’ve indicated in red on the picture for Snape)

7.       Weave in  and cut all ends – DONE!

Knit Potter Puppet Pals: Snape and Voldemort

 

Legend:

KFB = knit in front and back look

Sl 1 = slip stitch without knitting or purling

 

Materials: Small amounts of black, white and red worsted weight yarn. Small amount of fibrefill or cotton batting. Double pointed needles in size

 

 

Snape: (White and Black)

 

Hair:

With black yarn, cast on 4 sts. Do not join.

KFB 4 times.

KFB, K 6, KFB

KFB, K 9

KFB, K10

K 8, K2tog, K1, turn.

Sl 1 stitch, K 6, K2tog, K 1, turn.

Sl 1 st, K5, K2tog, K1, turn.

Sl1, K4, K2tog, K1, turn

Sl1, K 7

{KFB, K to last stitch, KFB} for 3 rows

Knit one row even.

Bind off.

 

Head:

With white, cast on 3 stitches.

KFB 3 times = 6 sts

Purl one row.

KFB 6 times= 12 stitches. Arrange in a small ring on 2 or three dpn's. Join together. All knitting will be in the round from here on.

(KFB, K2) 4 times = 16 stitches

Knit 7 rounds.

[K2tog] 8 times = 8 stitches.

Stuff with fibrefill.

(K2tog) 4 times = 4 stitches

Cut 10" tail. Thread needle with the tail end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail to close off. Leave tail for sewing head to body.

 

 

Body:

With black yarn, cast on14 stitches

K 14 rounds.

K2tog 7 times

K2tog 3 times, K 1.

Cut 10" tail. Thread needle with the tail end and pull through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close up. Knot tail close to stitches to close off.

 

Hands (make 2)

With white, cast on 4 stitches.

Knit 1 row.

Purl 1 row.

K2tog, k2.

P 2tog, p1.

K2tog.

Cut thread, leaving a tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop. Firm up any edges on the hands by using tail to whipstitch around the edges.

 

Arms (make 2)

With black yarn, cast on 10 sts.

K 1 row

P1 row.

K2tog, K rest of stitches.

P2tog, P rest of stitches. Repeat these last two rows till 4 stitches remain.

K1 row.

P1 row.

Bind off.

Cut thread, leaving an 8" tail for sewing, and pull through remaining loop.

 

 

Arms Assembly (do 2 times):

 

With tail of cast on yarn, weave through stitches on first row till yarn is at the half-way point. Place hand on one side of this point, so about ¼ of an inch (1/2 a cm) sticks out at the bottom edge of the sleeve. Using the yarn tail, stitch in and out a couple times to secure the hand in place. Fold sleeve in half.

Still using same yarn tail, whip stitch the edges together. If you run out of yarn, use the left over yarn from the binding off to finish.

 

 

 

 

Assembly:

1. Sew hair to head
   
2. Sew ears to hair
   
3. Sew nose to face
   
4. Embroider facial features on. I outlined the eyebrows, eyes and mouth in black worsted yarn. Since I didn't like the way his eyes ended up looking, I did French knots in the centre of each eye.
   

   
   

5. Sew head to body
   
6. Sew completed arms to body as close to the head as possible. Just sew the very tip of the shoulder down, in order to make sure the arms stay floppy. (Where I've indicated in red on the picture)
   

   
   

   
    

   
    

   
    

7. Weave in and cut all ends – DONE!
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voldemort:
(White, black, bright red)

 

Make body, arms, hands and ears the same as for Snape.

 

 

Head:

Cast on 4 stitches. Arrange stitches on 2 needles. Join stitches and work following rows in the round

Row 1: KFB 4 times.

Row 2:( KFB, K1) 4 times.

Row 3: (KFB, K2) 4 times.

Row 4: (KFB, K3) 4 times.

Row 5: (KFB, K4) 4 times.

Row 6-8: Knit

Row 7: (SSK, K 4) 4 times.

Row 8: (SSK, K 3) 4 times. Stuff head with batting.

Row 9: (SSK, K 2) 4 times.

Row 10: (SSK, K 1) 4 times.

Row 11: SSK 4 times.

 

 

Cut yarn, leaving 6" tail. Thread needle and pull yarn through remaining stitches. Pull tight to close. Stitch down top by pushing needle through top of head, to meet cast on yarn tail. Make a knot by tying together the two yarn tails. Leave tails for attaching head to body.

 

Eyes (make 2):

Using red yarn, cast on 3 stitches. Cast off all stitches.

 

Assembly:

1. Sew ears to head
   
2. Sew eyes to head
   
3. Embroider facial features on. With black yarn, or embroidery floss, make a vertical stripe in the centre of each eye.
   

1. Sew head to body
   
2. Assemble arms, as for Snape
   
3. Sew completed arms to body as close to the head as possible. Just sew the very tip of the shoulder down, in order to make sure the arms stay floppy. (Where I've indicated in red on the picture)
   

   
   

Weave in and cut all ends – DONE!