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Sometimes all it takes is a doodle to spark a whole new idea, and that’s exactly how Penny the Purrmaid came to be. I was stuck on hold with a telephone company for what felt like an eternity, so I grabbed my notepad and started doodling to pass the time.

What came out was a page full of weird and wonderful little sketches, and hiding among them was Penny, just waiting to be turned into a knitted toy.

I think she turned out really cute, and of course, a face as sweet as hers needed a little flower to finish her off.

Yarn:
Stylecraft Special DK 100% acrylic
30g Mocha (Dark Brown)
35g Spearmint (Light Blue)
15g Candyfloss (Pink)
A small amount of black yarn for the eyes.

Needles:
3.5mm Straight needles

Other supplies:
Toy stuffing
Tapestry Needle

Size:
36 cm

Gauge:
Generally, gauge for knitted toys is not important, however, if you are substituting the yarn for this pattern, use knitting needles 2 sizes smaller than recommended on the yarn band to prevent the
stuffing from showing through the stitches.

Abbreviations:
x times: Knit the instructions between the brackets x amount of times.
* ; : rep from * to end: Repeat the instructions between the * and ; until the end of the row.
st(s): stitch(es)
K: knit, if followed by a number, knit that amount of stitches
P: purl
St st: stocking stitch: alternate a row of knitting and a row of purling.
G st: garter stitch: knit every row
K2tog: knit two stitches together knitwise.
P2tog: purl two stitches together purlwise.
Kfb: knit in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
Pfb: Purl in the front and back of the stitch, creating an increase.
YO: Yarn over
Ssk: Slip the next 2 sts on the LH onto the RH needle without knitting in. Insert the LH
needle into the 2 slipped sts and knit them together.
Sl1: slip the next stitch from the left hand needle to the right hand needle without working it.
PSSO: pass the slipped stitch over the previously worked stitch.