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!