Gnelson the Pirate

>Buy 3, Get 1 FREE! Place any 4 of my designs in your cart and the least expensive one will be free (including e-books), no coupon needed! A big fan of both the Horatio Hornblower and the Temeraire series, Gnelson leapt at the chance to add a little swashbuckling swagger to his style for the masquerade ball. Rummaging in his attic, he pulled out his great uncle’s baldric and is ready to jig his way through the evening! This version includes directions for a knitted sword if you cannot source a small prop sword! **Skills Used** •knit and purl in the round •k2tog, ssk, CDD •kfb, kfbf, M1L, M1R •slipping sts •picking up sts •i-cord •grafting **Materials** •Fingering Weight Yarn madelinetosh Unicorn Tails (100% Superwash Merino Wool); 52 yd. / 47 m per 12 g colours shown: C1 Onyx - 2 skeins (black) C2 Antler - 1 skein (white) C3 Sinfully Decadent - 1 skein (brown) C4 Liquid Gold - 1 skein (yellow) C5 Pavement - 1 skein (grey) •Needles   US 1 / 2.25 mm and US 1.5 / 2.5 mm needles for knitting small circumference in the round or size needed to get gauge using smaller needles plus needles 0.25 mm larger •Notions yarn needle, removable stitch markers, roving/polyfill stuffing, weighted stuffing, miniature sword approx. 3.5” / 9 cm OR grey yarn (C5) for knitting sword + pipe cleaner **Approximate Fingering Weight Yardage** (with a 15% buffer) C1: 84 yd. / 76 m (20 g) C2: 38 yd. / 35 m (9 g) C3: 52 yd. / 47 m (12 g) C4: 17 yd. / 16 m (4 g) C5: 9 yd. / 8 m (2 g) This pattern has been tech edited and test knit.