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AUBERGINE

This document provides instructions for knitting an aubergine (eggplant) toy. It requires small amounts of 4-ply fingering weight yarn in aubergine and green colors, as well as mohair/lace weight yarn in matching colors. The toy is knit from the top down in stockinette stitch with short rows used to shape the top, bottom, and sides. After knitting the body, a stalk is picked up and knitted downward, then joined to the body. Five leaves are also picked up along the stalk and knitted. Stuffing is added as assembly occurs by joining the seams.

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AUBERGINE

This document provides instructions for knitting an aubergine (eggplant) toy. It requires small amounts of 4-ply fingering weight yarn in aubergine and green colors, as well as mohair/lace weight yarn in matching colors. The toy is knit from the top down in stockinette stitch with short rows used to shape the top, bottom, and sides. After knitting the body, a stalk is picked up and knitted downward, then joined to the body. Five leaves are also picked up along the stalk and knitted. Stuffing is added as assembly occurs by joining the seams.

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AUBERGINE - EGG PLANT

FINISHED SIZE A little over 10cm/ 4in tall

YARN Unless otherwise stated, double strands of yarn are used together throughout
this pattern. The exact combinations of yarn to be used are indicated by multiple letters
so if the pattern states yarn AB use both A & B yarn held together as one

You’ll need about 15-18 metres of each yarn A, B, C and D

YARN A Small amount 4-ply/ fingering weight yarn in aubergine colour


YARN B Small amount mohair/ lace weight yarn aubergine colour
YARN C Small amount 4-ply/ fingering weight yarn in green
YARN D Small amount mohair/ lace weight yarn green

I used A - Drops Baby Merino shade 34 Heather/ OR Drops Alpaca shade 3650 Maroon
- B - Drops Kid Silk shade 01 Off White/ OR Drops Kid Silk shade 01 Dark Rose
- C - Drops Alpaca shade 2916 Dark Lime/ OR Drops Flora shade 15 Green
- D - Drops Kid Silk shade 18 Apple Green/ OR Drops Kid Silk shade 19 Dark Green

KNITTING NEEDLES Pair size 3.75mm/ US 5 straight knitting needles

TENSION 17 rows and 16 stitches over 5cm with 3.75mm needles and AB yarn

EXTRAS Toy filling (I use un-carded fibre filling)

Claire Garland & Dot Pebbles Knits

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PATTERN NOTES: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:


. Use Cable Cast-on throughout W+Tk bring working yarn to the front of the work, slip next stitch knit-
. General knitting abbreviations can be found on Page 3
wise onto the RH needle, take working yarn to the back, slip the slipped
stitch back onto the LH needle, turn the knitting = W+Tk (wrap and turn
knit)

W+Tp take working yarn to the back of the work, slip next stitch purl-
wise onto the RH needle, bring working yarn to the front, slip the slipped
stitch back onto the LH needle, turn the knitting = W+Tp (wrap and turn
purl)

GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS:
K = knit
P = purl
inc = increase
dec = decrease
K2tog/ K3tog = knit two together/ knit three together
P2tog/ P3tog = purl two together/ purl three together
RH/LH = right hand/ left hand RS/WS = right side/ wrong side
st/ sts =stitch/ stitches
Skpo = slip one stitch, knit next stitch, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch
to decrease by one stitch
Kfb = knit into front then into back of stitch to increase by one stitch
Pfb = Purl into front then knit into back of stitch to increase by one stitch
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FRUIT Short Row 7 P12, W+Tp


Beginning at the Top/ Stalk end of the fruit, with yarn AB cast on 20sts Short Row 8 K12
Row 1 inc) Kfb, knit to last stitch, kfb - 22sts Short Row 9 P11, W+Tp
Row 2 Purl Short Row 10 K11
Rows 3-4 inc) Repeat last 2 rows once - 24sts Short Row 11 P10, W+Tp
Short Row 12 K10
Work short rows for Top Shaping as follows:
Short Row 1 K23, W+Tk (Wrap and Turn knit, see page 3) Row 11 dec) P2tog, purl to end - 24sts
Short Row 2 P10, W+Tp (Wrap and Turn purl)
Work short rows for Middle Shaping Side #1 as follows:
Short Row 3 K9, W+Tk
Short Row 1 K9, W+Tk
Short Row 4 P8, W+Tp
Short Row 2 P9
Short Row 5 K7, W+Tk
Short Row 3 K8, W+Tk
Short Row 6 P6, W+Tp
Short Row 4 P8
Short Row 7 K9 to end of row
Short Row 5 K7, W+Tk
Row 5 Purl Short Row 6 P7
Row 6 inc) Knit to last stitch, kfb - 25sts
Rows 12-13 Work two rows stocking stitch
Rows 7-10 Beginning with a purl row work four rows stocking stitch
Work short rows for Middle Shaping Side #2 as follows:
Work short rows for Bottom Shaping as follows:
Short Row 1 K16, W+Tk
Short Row 1 P15, W+Tp
Short Row 2 P8, W+Tp
Short Row 2 K15
Short Row 3 K7, W+Tk
Short Row 3 P14, W+Tp
Short Row 4 P6, W+Tp
Short Row 4 K14
Short Row 5 K5, W+Tk
Short Row 5 P13, W+Tp
Short Row 6 P4, W+Tp
Short Row 6 K13
Short Row 7 K14 to end of row
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Row 14 dec) P2tog, p to last 2 sts, p2tog - 22sts


CAST ON EDGE
Row 15 Knit AT STALK END
Rows 16-17 dec) Repeat last 2 rows once - 20sts
Rows 18, 20 & 22 Purl
Row 19 dec) [K2tog, K4] three times, K2tog - 16sts
Row 21 dec) [K2tog, K3] three times, k1 - 13sts
Row 23 dec) K2tog six times, kI - 7sts
Cut yarn, thread end through all 7 sts for bottom of the aubegrine, pull up
sts and secure the end.

STALK
RS facing, with yarn CD, pick up and knit 19 stitches all along cast-on
edge from the beginning the pattern (see Fig. 1, pick up along dotted line
FASTENED OFF EDGE
from A to B) AT BOTTOM
FIG. 1
Rows 1 & 3 Purl
Row 2 dec) [K2tog, k2} four times, k2tog, k1 - 14sts
Row 4 dec) K2tog all across - 7sts
Rows 5-7 Beginning with a purl row work three rows stocking stitch STALK
Cut yarn, thread end through all 7 sts for top of the stalk, pull up sts and
secure the end.

JOIN THE SEAM


RS facing, ease the row ends edges together, pin from the top of the stem
to the bottom of the fruit, at the fastened off edges ,and work mattress
stitch to join the seam, stuffing the fruit as you do so (see Fig. 2) FIG. 2
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LEAVES make 5 alike


RS facing, with yarn CD, pick up and knit 6 stitches along the beginning of
the stalk for the first leaf - you’re aiming to pick up 5 leaves altogether so try
and judge your pick-ups accordingly (see Fig. 4 for the first leaf)
NOTE: If you struggle to pick up 6 sts x 5 - try picking up just 4 and inceasing
by 2 on the first purl row
Rows 1 & 3 Purl
Row 2 dec) [K2tog, k1} twice - 4sts
Row 4 dec) K2tog twice - 2sts
Row 5 Purl
Row 6 dec) K2tog, fasten off for leaf tip.
Sew the tip of the leaf onto the fruit (see Fig. 5)

FIG. 5

FIG. 4
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