Knit Picnic Plushies

These Plushies are worked in the round. Also shown is the crochet version of this pattern, Crochet Picnic Plushies. FINISHED MEASUREMENTS BLUEBERRY Height: 3½” STRAWBERRY Height: 5¾” BANANA Height: 10¾” CARROT Height: 9” (not including leaves) TOMATO Height: 3½” MATERIALS Premier® Yarns Parfait® Chunky (100% Polyester; 3.5oz/100g, 131yds/120m) • C1: 1150-85 Rock Candy – 1 ball • C2: 1150-72 Candy Apple – 1 ball • C3: 1150-81 Almond Butter – 1 ball • C4: 1150-84 Seaweed Salad – 1 ball • C5: 1150-82 Summer Squash – 1 ball • C6: 1150-83 Carrot – 1 ball • C7: 1150-17 Poppy – 1 ball Needle: US Size 9 (5.5 mm) 2 sets of dpns (or 2 – 16” circulars), or size needed to obtain gauge Notions: Tapestry needle, stitch markers, polyester stuffing, stitch holders or waste yarn GAUGE 12 sts x 16 rnds = 4” in St st Save time, check your gauge. SKILLS/TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS PATTERN: • Knit, purl and slip stitches. • Working small circumferences in the round. • Picking up stitches. • Seaming with whipstitch. • Duplicate stitch embroidery. • Making an I-Cord. • Placing stitches on hold. • Knitted and Picot Cast On, Picot Bind Off. • Changing colors. • K2tog and ssk decreases. • Kfb increases.