Worry Dolls With Bag Knitting Pattern

Difficulty

Intermediate
Yarn Type

DK / 8 ply
Designer

Val Pierce
Needle Size

US 3 / 3.25mm, US 5 / 3.75mm
Needle Type

Straight
Techniques

Fair Isle, Stocking Stitch

What you need to know

Craft Val Pierce's set of worry teddies and knitted bunnies to help ease children's anxieties.

It’s a different take on the old adage ‘a problem shared is a problem halved’, so at bedtime encourage an anxious youngster to whisper their worries to Val Pierce’s friendly bunnies and teddies, pop them in the seasidey bag, and wake up feeling better the next day. The easy animals are made all in one piece, with legs created from seaming up the middle, and you’ll use the stranded colourwork method for working the charts for the bag. Make this project using left-over DK yarn, the cheerier the better!

What do I need?

Yarn: DK, shades, Dark Blue, Mid Blue, Yellow, Pale Blue, White, Orange, Green, Grey, Light Brown, Vanilla, small amounts of each, Mauve, Red, Black DK, oddments of each
Needles: 3.25mm, 3.75mm
Buttons: six, 1.5cm
Tapestry needle

Sizing

Bag of Dreams: 25cm tall x 22cm wide
Bunny: 13cm tall
Teddy: 11cm tall

Top knit tip

You could embroider random pairs of chain stitch lines for seaweed. Use the photo as a guide or customise the bag how you please.

Meet the designer

Designer Val Pierce is best known for her utterly adorable toy patterns. If you loved making this pattern, then why not make Val's knitted sheep pattern next? You can find even more toy designs from Val Pierce here.

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