Zombie Arm

Test knit by my Walking Dead sibs on Ravelry, I bring you zombie arms:

This is a cat toy, in which a toothpick may be inserted to be propped in a house plant.

Yarn: worsted weight zombie colour (green, or gray, or mottled pink, etc)

Needle size: 3.25mm straight (US size 3), and a darning needle for shoveling ooze.

Gauge is not essential, finished piece in worsted weight is approximately 3 inches long (8cm).

Optional: toothpick.

Post Apocalyptic skillz level: EASY - long-tail cast on, Cable cast on, knit into front and back of stitch, pick up stitches, yarn front, yarn back, slip stitch.

Abbreviations:
T - turn
P - purl
B/O - bind off
Kfb - knit front and back
S2L - slip 2 leftward
C/O - cast on (use Cable cast on or your preferred method)
K2tog - knit 2 together as one
S1L - slip 1 leftward
S3L - slip 3 leftward  (makes up elbow in step 9)

YF - yarn forward
YB - yarn back

Pattern:

C/O 17 sts using long-tail method. T.

1: P. T.

2: B/O 4, Kfb, S3L. = 14

3: C/O 9 sts. = 23

4: B/O 7, K2tog, S2L. = 15

5: C/O 7 sts. = 22

6: B/O 7, K2tog, P3, K5, Kfb, K3. T. = 15

7: P 14, Kfb. T. = 16

8: C/O 7 sts. = 23

9: B/O 7, K2tog, P3, K7, YF-S3L-YB, K6. T. = 15

10: P 14, Kfb. T. = 16

11: C/O 5 sts. = 21

12: B/O 16, K2tog, S2L, B/O 4.

Knot ends together and seam arm closed. Tweak fingers for length and curl.

 TAGS: zombie dead undead amigurumi Halloween pet cat toy TWD where’s-carl

Cute Little Stars

(Copyrights: Elizabeth Pierre)

15-20 minutes

SKILL LEVEL:
Intermediate - a variety of stitches and techniques are used, shaping and finishing, unique cast on variation.

NEEDLE SIZE:
4mm (US 6)

MATERIALS:
Scrap amounts (2-3 yards) of worsted weight yarn. (Example in pictures were made with scraps of Red Heart Super Saver: Purple - ball band details missing)

GAUGE:
Not essential for this project. Blocking optional.

FINISHED DIMENSIONS:
On 4mm needles: about 1 & 1/2 inches  to 2 inches wide.

ABBREVIATIONS:
C/O - cast on; RS - right side; WS - wrong side; P - purl; S1L - slip one leftward; T - turn;
and, special techniques:
CDd - centred double decrease, on the right side of work: with yarn back, slip two stitches together knit wise, knit one and pass the slipped stitches over;
PDd - purlside double decrease, on the wrong side of work: with yarn front, slip one as if to knit, slip the next as if to knit, slip both back to the left needle together knitwise, and purl 3 together.

Long tail cast on with tips, written: 
Cast on 5 stitches and turn work, slip two stitches together knit wise, knit one and pass the slipped stitches over, slip stitch just knit back to left hand needle; turn work and continue cast on with the next 8 and turn again for the next star point's centred double decrease.

(sts)x# - Stitch sets shown inside brackets followed by an x symbol and numeral indicate what is to be repeated and how many times.

PATTERN:

Worked from the outer edge to the centre.

Using long tail method C/O 29 stitches like this:
C/O 5, T-CDd-S1L-T, (C/O 8, T-CDd-S1L-T)x4, C/O2.

RS: P1, (CDd, s1, P2tog)x4, CDd, P1. = 15

WS: (PDd)x5. = 5

FINISHING:
Cut yarn and draw end through remaining stitches twice and weave ends in. Hold centre of star and tweak tips.