Jimmy the Hedgehog, updated version (free knitting pattern)

 Hello,

 

 I first published the pattern for a little hedgehog about ten years ago. Time sure goes fast, doesn't it? And it has been one of the top articles in my blog. So I decided (FINALLY) to update the pattern and knit through the original. 

I fixed the apparent errors in the original pattern already (there were some) and I decided to leave it still in my blog. 

But I guess that the pattern really needed updating and last year I decided to update some of my old patterns and translate them to Finnish also. I already updated the gingerbread pattern and now was Jimmy's turn. I did some adjustments to the increases and decreases of the pattern (especially to the legs and head) and I hopefully wrote the insturctions down a bit better this time.

You need

Knitting needles 3mm and 3,5mm

DK yarn

Furry yarn (about Worsted or Aran), I used a random old skein from my stash.

Stuffing

Pair of safety eyes

Tapestry needle

 

Legs (make 2)
Cast on 13sts with light brown yarn. P 1 row.
Next row: K1, [m1, K1] repeat [_] to the end. P1 row. (25sts.)
Next row: K1, [m1, K6] repeat [_] to the end.
Beg with P row st-st 3rows.

Next row: K3, [k2tog, k3] repeat [_] 4times, k2tog, k4. P 1row.
Next row: K3, [k2tog, K2] repeat [_] 4times, k2tog, k3. P1 row
Next row: K2, [K2tog, k1] repeat [_] 4 times, k2tog,k3. (14sts)
Beg with P row st-st 17 rows.
Cast off. Sew legs and stuff.

Body (back piece)

Note: I knitted the back piece in moss stitch, but also using “the wrong side” of the piece as “the right side” is also okay.

Cast on with furry yarn and 3.5mm needles: 17sts. P1 row
Next row: K1, m1, knit to last st, m1, k1. P1row.

Next row: K1, m1, knit to last st, m1, k1.
Beg with P row st-st (or moss stitch) 15 rows.
Next row: K1, [k2tog, k3] repeat [_] to the end. St-st 3 rows.
Next row: K1, [k2tog, k2] repeat [_] to the end. St-st 3 rows.
Next row: K1, [k2tog, k1] repeat [_] to the end. P1 row
Cast off.

 

 

 

Front piece

Cast on with brown yarn and 3 mm needles: 17sts. P1 row
Next row: K1, m1, knit to last st, m1, k1. P1row.

Next row: K1, m1, knit to last st, m1, k1.
Beg with P row st-st 17 rows.
Next row: K1, [k2tog, k3] repeat [_] to the end. St-st 3 rows.
Next row: K1, [k2tog, k2] repeat [_] to the end. St-st 3 rows.
Next row: K1, [k2tog, k1] repeat [_] to the end. St-st 3 rows.
Cast off.

Pin the front and back piece of the body together from the sides, right sides facing each other. Sew the sides together. Sew the legs to the bottom part of the body. Stuff the body firmly.

 

Head:
CO 13sts with furry yarn. P1 row.
Next row: K1, [m1, K1] repeat [_] to the end. P1 row
Next row: K1, [m1, K4] repeat [_] to the end. P1 row
Next row: K1, [m1, K5] repeat [_] to the end. P1 row
Next row: K1, [m1, K6] repeat [_] to the end.
Beg with P row st-st (or moss stitch) 8 rows. Change to light brown and smaller needles.
Next row: K1, [k2tog, k1], repeat [_] to end.
St-st 5 rows.
Next row: k2tog 5 times, K9, k2tog 5 times. P1 row
Next row: k2tog 4 times, K3, k2tog 4 times. st-st 3 rows
Next row: k2tog 2 times, K3, k2tog 2 times. P1 row. Cut off yarn and pull it through the remaining stitches. Sew the sides of together. Insert safety eyes before stuffing, stuff firmly and close the cast on edge. Note that the wrong side of the head is the side where the right side of the thicker yarn is.

 

Arms (make 2)

With smaller needles and light brown yarn cast on 9sts. Beginning with P row st-st 3 rows.

Next row: [kfb, k2] to end (12sts). Beginning with P row st-st 19rows.

Next row: K2tog across (6sts). Cut of yarn and pull through remaining stitches. Sew the under seam of the arms. Stuff firmly and sew to the body.

Embroider the face and attach head to the body securely. 

- Minttusuklaa

p.s. the pattern isn't tested, please tell me if you find any errors

p.s.2. You can sell toys made from my patterns, but don't sell the pattern itself