Fennec Fox with Mascot Shirt by Barbara Prime

Fennec Fox with Mascot Shirt

Knitting
March 2021
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
6.5 stitches and 8 rows = 1 inch
in stockinette
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 2 - 2.75 mm
US 2½ - 3.0 mm
110 - 125 yards (101 - 114 m)
9" tall
English
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Create an adorable and lovable fennec fox toy, complete with a cozy long-sleeve shirt with a mascot design on the front. There are three options for the mascot design: rabbit, bear, and panda! The intarsia instructions for the toy are written, while the shirt uses a combination of charts and written instructions.

Skills required include: stockinette and ribbing, decreases (k2tog, ssk, s2kp), increases (m1), intarsia, following a chart, picking up stitches, sewing seams, simple embroidery

Toy Materials
40 g of worsted weight yarn in tan (yarn A), 25 g of worsted weight yarn in white (yarn B), 5 g of worsted weight yarn in black (yarn C), pair of 4 mm (US size 6) knitting needles, tapestry needle, stuffing, two 10.5 mm black safety eyes or buttons
Gauge
6.5 sts and 8 rows per 2.5 cm (1″) with worsted weight yarn on 4 mm needles
Size
23 cm (9”) tall, excluding ears.

Outfit Materials
15 g of fingering weight yarn in colour A (main colour), 5 g of fingering weight yarn in colour B, 5 g of fingering weight yarn in colour C, pairs of 2.75 and 3 mm (US sizes 2 and 2.5) knitting needles, tapestry needle. Optional: 10 cm (4”) of narrow ribbon or small button, plus hand-sewing thread and needle to attach.
Gauge
7 sts and 8 rows per 2.5 cm (1”) in stockinette

The Fennec Fox pattern is the final version of the Fuzzy Mitten Mystery Knit-along event from 2021.