A Family Christmoose £4.75

A Trio of whimsical Fair-Isle Moose

Makes a delightful gift or Yuletide decoration

The Moose body, head and legs are knitted seamlessly in the round. The legs are sewn onto the body with buttons for decoration. The antlers are knitted flat and sewn on. Finally, beads added for their eyes.

Finished measurements:

Small (Medium, Large) Moose

Height: 11 (12, 14) cm / 4.5 (4.75, 5.5) in Length: 10 (11, 13) cm / 4 (4.5, 5) in

Yarn:

Fingering weight yarn shown in:

Jamieson’s of Shetland, Shetland Spindrift: 100% Shetland wool, 105m (115 yds) in 25g. Shown in colourways:

A: 315 Heron (dark grey) - 100m (110 yds)

B: 103 Sholmit (light grey) - 50m (55 yds)

C: 293 Port wine (maroon) - 25 m (27 yds)

D: 556 Old rose (pink) - 10 m (11 yds)

Needles & Notions:

2.5 mm (US 1.5) needles for knitting small circumferences or size needed to get gauge

1 stitch marker

Toy stuffing

6 beads (for eyes)

12 1 cm (0.5 in) buttons (4 in each of 3 designs)

Tapestry needle for sewing together

Gauge:

30 sts x 32 rows in 10 cm x 10 cm (4 in x 4 in) measured in stocking stitch

Skills required:

Knit and purl stitches

Knitting in the round

Increases and decreases

Following a charted stranded colourwork pattern

Casting on and off

Pattern information:

Originally published December 2023.

Current version: A_Family_Christmoose_v1.0.pdf

PDF file size: 683kb

Blog post with more information can be found here

Technical Editor: Gwen Wagner-Adair

Photography: Aldersign Designs

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