Cate Quin fox toy knit pattern

This is a pattern for a knit fox toy and its cloak. It is worked in parts in the round and flat using the instarsia technique. Included is the written instructions plus charts for each element.

This is intended for the experienced toy knitters and enthusiastic intermediate knitters!

Turn Acre Farm, located in Yorkshire UK, is a family business including children, spouses, and grandchildren - rearing, shearing, designing, making, modelling or selling. They raise and utilize local Heritage Ryeland wool.

Easy Acres Gnomestead is located in Connecticut, USA and is a Small fiber farm raising critically endangered Gulf Coast Native, Satin Angora, and natural fiber awareness.

yarn:

Colour A (ecru/natural light) - Gulf Coast Native Wool by Easy Acres Gnomestead; 100% GCN wool; 248yds (226m) / 4oz (113g)

Colour B (red/orange/grey) - Aloft by Knit Picks; Lace; 72% Mohair, 28% Silk; 260yds (238m) in Salsa, Cranberry, or Tea Leaf/ 25g AND Palette by Knit Picks; Fingering; 100% Wool; 231yds (211m) / 50g

Colour C (brown/natural dark) - Ryeland Aran by TurnAcre in Dark Brown; Aran; 100% Ryeland; 162yds (148m) / 100g

Cloak

Léttlopi by Ístex; Aran; 100% Icelandic; 109 yards / 50 grams and 2ply Jumper Weight by Jamieson & Smith; Fingering; 100% Shetland; 126 yards / 25 grams

approximate yarn amounts:

colour A (Gulf Coast Native; undyed ecru) - 40g

colour B (2 strands of Palette + Aloft; 3 strands total held together througout; red/orange) - 80g Palette / 25g Aloft

colour C (Ryeland; undyed dark brown) - 40g

Cloak

1 ball of Léttlopi and 5g of fingering weigth yarn

needles:

3.25mm (us no 3) circular or DPNs

Cloak

sizes 4.0mm, 5.0mm & 3.25mm (above)

gauge: 9 sts x 12 rows = 2in / 5cm

measured over stockinette on 3.25mm needles

Cloak

8 sts x 22 rows = 2in / 5cm measured over stockinette on 5.0mm needles

approximate finished size:

16in / 40.5cm tall

additional tools:

needle to weave in ends, buttons for joints (optional), button or preferred eyes, embroidery floss or extra yarn for face and optional cloak details