Product description

With expressive embroidered faces, huggable stuffed bodies and jaunty knitted outfits, Fawn and Fox are ready to follow along on childhood adventures from daytime to dreamtime. Knit in Peerie’s soft, durable Merino wool, these delightful forest friends will be staunch and snuggly companions for years to come. Pair with the matching Fawn & Fox Hats as a sweet gift for a cherished child.

Designer: Olya Mikesh

Collection: BT Littles

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Fawn and Fox

Knitted Toys

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Skill Level 2 of 5
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  • Product description

    With expressive embroidered faces, huggable stuffed bodies and jaunty knitted outfits, Fawn and Fox are ready to follow along on childhood adventures from daytime to dreamtime. Knit in Peerie’s soft, durable Merino wool, these delightful forest friends will be staunch and snuggly companions for years to come. Pair with the matching Fawn & Fox Hats as a sweet gift for a cherished child.

    Designer: Olya Mikesh

    Collection: BT Littles

    View The BT Littles Lookbook

    Share on social #FawnAndFoxToys


  • Pattern materials

    YARN

    Brooklyn Tweed Peerie — 100% American Merino Wool (210 yards/192 meters per 50 grams)

    • 1 skein of Main Color (MC) for Body
    • 1 skein of Color 1 (C1) for Pants
    • 1 skein of Color 2 (C2) for Hooves, Paws, Ears & Horns
    • 1 skein of Color 3 (C3) for Sweater
    • 1 skein of Color 4 (C4) for Hat & Scarf
    • 1 skein of Color 5 (C5) for Facial details & Skirt
    • Fawn Version photographed in colors Burnished (MC), Hickory (C1), Muslin (C2), & Kettle (C5)
    • Fox Version photographed in colors Gingersnap (MC), Klimt (C1), Hammock (C2), & Kettle (C5)
    • Clothes photographed in colors Driftwood (C3 - Sweater), Treehouse (C4 - Hat + Scarf), & Kettle (C5 - Skirt)


    YARDAGE

    • 140 yards [128 meters] MC; 90 yards [82 meters] C1; 25 yards [23 meters] C2; 75 yards [69 meters] C3; 50 yards [46 meters] C4; 40 yards [37 meters] C5 of fingering weight wool yarn.


    NEEDLES

    One set of 5 Double-Pointed Needles (DPNs) in size needed to obtain gauge listed.

    • Suggested Size: 2.25 mm (US 1)
  • Pattern specs

    CONSTRUCTION

    • Two versions are included: a Fawn with horns, curved ears, and a shorter tail, and a Fox with flat, tipped ears and a longer tail. Optional sweater, hat, skirt, and scarf may be mixed and matched for either version.
    • The head and body are knitted in the round seamlessly, top-down, in one piece. Bottom of body is shaped with Short Rows: German Method. Limbs, ears, and tail are worked circularly and sewn onto the body. Horns for Fawn are worked as Knitted I-cords and sewn to the head. Duplicate stitch is used to highlight the inner ear. Hand embroidery is done with double strands of yarn to make facial features.
    • Optional wardrobe accessories (sweater, skirt, hat) are worked circularly with the exception of the scarf, which is worked flat.


    FINISHED DIMENSIONS

    • Approximately 131/4"/33.5 cm tall


    GAUGE

    • 30 stitches & 44 rows/rounds = 4"/10 cm in stockinette stitch, before stuffing


  • Techniques

    Tutorials for all special techniques listed below are included in the pattern:

  • Pattern Updates

    1 December 2023: Version 1.1

    On page 13, the instructions for the Joinery Bind Off technique have been updated to read "Place stitches to be joined on two needles, with points facing in the same direction and with wrong sides together."

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