Project

Knitted Hedgehogs

Pay homage to the humble hedgehog with our fluffy little friends

DK yarn: pink, lilac, peach, 25g of each, dark brown and yellow oddments
3.5mm knitting needles
4.5mm crochet hook
Safety toy stuffing
Four 4mm sew-on eyes
Tapestry needle
Size: Length: 11cm
Special abbreviations:
ml (make loop): k first st but do not drop st from LH needle, bring yarn to front, wrap once around left thumb and take back between needles, k same st again and drop off LH needle, lift first st over second st and off RH needle to complete

Head and body - Using 4.5mm needles and pink (lilac), cast on 20 sts
Row 1 (WS): (k1, kfb) to end. 30 sts
Row 2: ml in each st to end
Row 3: k to end
Rows 4-17: rep Rows 2-3 seven times more
Row 18: rep Row 2
Row 19: (k1, k2tog) to end. 20 sts
Rows 20-25: rep Rows 2-3 three times more
Change to peach
Row 26: k to end
Row 27: p to end
Row 28: k5, k2tog, k6, k2tog, k to end. 18 sts
Row 29: p5, p2tog, p4, p2tog, p to end. 16 sts
Row 30: k5, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k to end. 14 sts
Row 31: p5, (p2tog) twice, p to
end. 12 sts
Row 32: k5, k2tog, k to end. 11 sts
Row 33: p4, p3tog, p to end. Nine sts
Row 34: k to end
Row 35: (p1, p2tog) to end. Six sts

Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten off
Ear - Make four

Using 4.5mm needles and peach, cast on five sts

Row 1: p to end
Row 2: k to end

Cut yarn leaving a long tail, thread through rem sts, pull tight and fasten off
Flower - Using 4.5mm hook and lilac, make 4ch
Rnd 1: sl st in each ch to end
Fasten off
To make up - With fastened-off yarn end, sew Head closed. With cast-on yarn end, work a gathering thread along cast-on edge and pull tightly. Stuff Body and seam. Sew ends of Ears together into a semicircle shape and attach to Head. Sew eyes to face. Using dark brown DK, make short back stitches for nose. Attach Flower to one Hedgehog and use two strands of yellow DK to make a French knot in centre. Weave in all ends.