Shape crutch, next row: (K 2 tog, K46, SKPO) twice [96 sts]. P 1 row.
Next row: (K 2 tog, K44, SKPO) twice [92 sts]. P 1 row.
Next row: (K 2 tog, K42, SKPO) twice [88 sts]. P 1 row.
Next row: K4, (K1, inc 1, K5) to end [100 sts]. Ss 15 rows.
Work placket lines, next row: K36, PI, K26, PI, K36.
Next row: P36, Kl, P26, K1, P36. Repeat the last 2 rows four more times.
Shape waist, next row: (K2, К 2 tog, K1) seven times, K1, P1, K26, P1, (K2, К 2 tog, K1) seven times, K1 [86 sts].
Next row: P29, K1, P26, K1, P29.
Next row: K29, P1, K26, P1, K29. Cast off К wise for waist edge.
JACKET (MAKE 1 PIECE)
With Cornflower cast on 80 sts for base edge and ss 6 rows.
Next row: (K4, К 2 tog, K4) to end [72 sts], Ss 5 rows.
Next row: (K4, К 2 tog. КЗ) to end [64 sts], Ss 5 rows.
Next row: (КЗ, К 2 tog, КЗ) to end [56 sts], Ss 5 rows.
Next row: (КЗ, К 2 tog. K2) to end [48 sts], Ss 3 rows.
Shape ncck: Cast off 5 sts at beg of next 4 rows [28 sts]. Cast off for back neck.
SLEEVES AND PAWS (MAKE 2 PIECES)
With Cornflower cast on 8 sts for top of sleeve head and ss 2 rows.
Inc I st at beg of next 12 rows [20 sts].
Cast on 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows for underarm [28 sts], Ss 8 rows.
Shape base of sleeve, next row: K2, (K1, К 2 tog) eight times, K2 [20 sts]. К 1 row for cuff.
Change to Taupe for paw and ss 4 rows.
Next row: (K4, (inc 1) twice, K4) twice [24 sts]. Ss 5 rows.
Next row: (K4, SKPO, К 2 tog, K4) twice [20 sts]. P 1 row.
Next row: (КЗ, SKPO, К 2 tog, КЗ) twice [16 sts], P I row, Cast off.
TAIL (MAKE I PIECE)
With Taupe cast on 20 sts. Ss 6 rows Taupe, 4 rows Brown, Repeat the last 10 rows two more times. Cont in stripe pattern and shape end as follows:
Next row: (K2, К 2 tog, Kl) to end [16 sts]. Pattern 9 rows.
Next row: (К), К 2 tog, Kl) to end [12 sts]. Pattern 9 rows.
Next row: Cont in Brown and (K1, К 2 tog) to end [8 sts ]. P 1 row.
Break yarn, leaving a long end, thread through sts on needle, draw up tightly and fasten off.
BUTTONS (MAKE 4 PIECES)
With White cast on 8 sts. Break yam. leaving a long end. thread through sts on needle, draw up tightly and fasten off.
TO MAKE UP
Fold each leg in half and join back leg seam and across base of foot.
Join back body seam. Now sew cast off section at top of each leg to corresponding cast on section at base of body.
Stuff legs and body firmly through neck opening. Join head seam from tip of muzzle towards cast on edge at back of head, leaving a 5cm space open at back of head.
Now sew nose gusset into opening at front of head, matching tip of gusset with muzzle seam.
Stuff head firmly through back opening, join remainder of seam, then work a gathering thread round cast on edge, draw up tightly and fasten off.
With a length of Oatmeal yarn, work a gathering thread through every stitch on first line of muzzle section, draw up slightly to shape muzzle and fasten off.
Mark eye positions with pins then, taking a long needle and a length of Taupe yarn, insert needle at base of head, draw out at one eye position, take a small stitch and return needle to base of head.
Draw up yarn slightly to indent eye socket, fasten off, then repeat for other eye. Join side seam on each eye, then gather round cast on edge, draw up tightly and fasten off.
Position and sew neck edge of body to base of head, then sew a tacking thread from centre of nose gusset towards back of head to mark centre line.
Join ear and matching lining pieces together on all three sides. Placing 14 knit stitches apart, sew ears to head, curling upper corner of each ear round to front.
Sew eyes into eye sockets, then embroider a circle of 7 chain stitches with Black in the centre of each eye for
pupils.
With White, sew a small vertical stitch, overlapping top edge of each pupil, for "gloss'.
With Brown yarn, outline each eye in split stitch, then work a single stitch at each side of eye. Also with Brown, embroider a triangle for nose, and an inverted Y shape for mouth, using straight stitches.
With white pencil, shade round eyes, muzzle, and head at base of ear linings.
Using Brown, embroider markings with backstitch, working over 2 knit stitches for each stripe, staggering stitches on each successive row of embroidery and tapering ends to a point.
Using photograph as a guide, work three stripes over top, and down back, of head, then work two horizontal stripes across each cheek and remove tacking.
Following instructions on ball band, press jacket and trouser pieces lightly on wrong side. Join trouser inside leg seams up to marker threads, remove markers, then join back seam.
Fit trousers on body and sew in place by working backstitch over every stitch on cast off waist edge. Wrap jacket round body and pin in place.
Join sleeve and paw seams, then fold end of each paw flat so that seam runs down centre of arm, and sew across end. Stuff paws and sleeves firmly, then position and sew sleeve heads in place, stitching through both jacket and body layers of knitting.
Remove pins. Join tail seam, leaving cast on edge open, drawing up yarn slightly to make tail curve.
Stuff lightly then, with a length of Brown yarn, embroider a vertical stitch, between every knit stitch, over the first two rows of each Taupe stripe to blend. Position and sew to back seam of trousers, 5cm down from waist edge.
Join side edges of buttons, then sew two on jacket front and two within placket lines on trouser front, using 2 straight stitches of Cornflower in ccntre of each button.
With Brown, work three straight stitches round front edge of each foot, drawing up stitches slightly to indent, then work over each stitch again to accentuate.
Embroider paws in same manner, then shade tips of paws and feet with white pencil.
