Description from pattern:

This quartet of ghostly funsters like to haunt in style. Not for them those old white bed sheets - each one is a spooky hoot.

Lady Lavender is famous for her lilac ensemble and for delightful afternoon tea parties, where she entertains the other three Ghostlys with cucumber sandwiches, dainty cakes and a tune on the harp.

Moping Mona and her Kitty-Cat make a flourish in fluorescent green. Mona only pretends to be a moaner so that everyone will go ‘Ahh’ and give her lots of cuddles, not forgetting Kitty, who also likes to look sad so he too can enjoy lots of tickles.

Bertram Spookalot-Smythe dons grey apparel as befits a thespian fond of Shakespearian tragedy. Obviously the audience gives him a standing ovation for his performance with the huge ball and chain.

Foghorn Fred is the noisy one. He likes to appear in bright yellow and his midnight ‘WOOO-OOO’s can be heard from the dungeon to the ramparts. It’s no wonder that his wee Pumpkin friend looks bewildered −‘What’s it all about’?

The Basic figure and all the other pieces are simple rectangles or strips, knitted in garter stitch. Each character measures about 8cm 3in in height and they all stand up on cardboard bases.
Only oddments of yarn are required and small amounts of stuffing.

Happy haunting!

Measurement:

The basic figure measures about 8cm 3in high.

Materials:

Knitting yarn: Small oddments of double knitting USA Patons Astra or Bonus DK; Australia 8 ply, in colours stated in the instructions.

Stuffing: Only very small amounts are required.

Knitting needles: A pair of 4mm No 8, USA 5. Use these for all the pieces unless otherwise stated. A larger size needle about 6mm No 4, USA 10.

Tension:

The tension for garter stitch on 4mm No 8, USA 5 knitting needles is 22 sts = 10cm 4in in width.

Other equipment:

• Compasses are required for drawing circles.
• Large glass-headed or plastic-headed pins. These should be used at all stages of construction. Ordinary pins should not be used as they can pass into the item between the knitted stitches.
• A darning needle for gathering and sewing.
• Plastic glue-on wiggle eyes also called google eyes, USA moveable eyes, two 7mm diameter for each character, two 5mm for the Witch’s cat and the Pumpkin.
• A permanent fine line marker pen.

Other materials:

Cardboard: Cardboard is used in the base of the ch
aracters so that they will stand up. Use cuttings off washing powder packets, breakfast cereal packets or the stiffened backs of notepads. The ‘plain’ side of the packaging should always be placed against the knitted stitches.