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Knitted Charizard

Body (Started from the bottom) Using orange, cast on 6 stitches and join in a round. Rnd 1. [KFB]6x (12 sts) Rnd 2. [KFB K1]6x (18 sts) Rnd 3. [KFB K2]6x (24 sts) Rnd 4. Knit Rnd 5. [KFB K2]8x (32 sts) Rnd 6. [KFB K3]8x (40 sts) Make sure that you have 12 stitches on your first and last needle Rnd 7. [KFB K3]3x, [KFB K7]2x, [KFB K3]3x (48 sts) Even Rnds. 8-14. Knit Rnd 9. KFB, K14, KFB, K17, KFB, K14 (51 sts) Rnd 11. KFB, K15, KFB, K18, KFB, K15 (54 sts) Rnd 13. KFB, K16, KFB, K19, KFB, K16 (57 sts) Rnds 15-16. Knit Rnd 17. K2tog, K16, K2tog, K19, K2tog, K16 (54 sts) Even Rnds 18-22. Knit Rnd 19. K2tog, K6, K2tog, K7, K2tog, K16, K2tog, K7, K2tog, K6, K2tog (48 sts)

Materials Needed: Embroidery Floss; White and Black 5 Size 2 Double Pointed Needles Floral Stem Wire (Fabric Covered; 18 ga) Worsted Weight Yarn; Yellow, Orange, Wire Cutter Light Blue, and Red Sewing Needle Tapestry Needle Measuring Tape Stitch Marker Stuffing

Height: 6 in

Width: 6 in

Wingspan: 8.5 in

Finished Size

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Rnd 21. K2tog, K5, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K14, K2tog, K6, K2tog, K5, K2tog (42 sts) Rnd 23. Knit Rnd 24. K2tog, K11, K2tog, K12, K2tog, K11, K2tog (38 sts) Odd Rnds 25-31. Knit Rnd 26. [K2tog K4]2x, K2tog, K10, K2tog, [K4 K2tog]2x (32 sts) Rnd 28. K2tog, K8, K2tog, K10, K2tog, K8 (29 sts) Rnd 30. K2tog, K7, K2tog, K9, K2tog, K7 (26 sts) Rnd 32. K8, K2tog, K16 (25 sts) Rnd 33. K2tog, K15, K2tog, K6 (23 sts) Rnd 34. Knit Rnd 35. K2tog, K2, K2tog, K1, K2tog, K3, [K2tog K2]2x, K2tog, K1 (17 sts) Stuff Piece Rnd 36. K2tog, K3, [K2tog K3]2x, K2tog (13 sts) Rnds 37-46. Knit Bind off all stitches. Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitch using a tapestry needle and leaving a long tail for sewing on the head. Add more stuffing as needed.

Head Using orange; cast on 6 stitches and join in a round. I used 5 Double Pointed Needles Rnds 1-4. Knit Rnd 5. [K2 KFB]2x (8 sts) Rnd 6. K2tog, KFB, K4, KFB (9 sts) Rnd. 7. Knit Rnd 8. [KFB]2x, K6, KFB (12 sts) Rnd 9. [KFB]2x, K3, KFB, K2, KFB, K3 (16 sts) Rnd 10. KFB, K2, KFB, K4, [KFB]4x, K4 (22 sts) Rnds 11-13. Knit

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Rnd 14. [K2tog, K4]2x, K4, K2tog, K4 (19 sts) Rnd 15. [K2tog K3]2x, K4, K2tog, K3 (16 sts) Rnd 16. Knit Rnd 17. [K2tog K2]4x (12 sts) Rnd 18. [K2tog K1]4x (8 sts) Stuff Piece Rnd 19. [K2tog]4x (4 sts) Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitches using a tapestry needle. Sew to body.

Ears (Make 2) Using orange; cast on 3 stitches. Knit in I-cord and leave a long tail for sewing to head. Rows 1-3. Knit Row 4. K2tog, K1 (2 sts) Row 5. Knit Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitches using a tapestry needle. Sew to head.

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Arms (Make 2) Using orange; cast on 7 stitches and join in a round leaving a long tail for sewing to body. Stuff as you go, but DO NOT overstuff. First Arm: Rnd 1. Knit Rnd 2. K2tog, K5 (6 sts) Rnds 3-6. Knit Rnd 7. [K3, W&T, P3, W&T]3x, K6 Rnd 8. KFB, K5 (7 sts) Rnds 9-12. Knit Rnd 13. K4, KFB, K2 (8 sts) Rnd 14. K2. Proceed with I-cord for 2 rows on those 2 stitches that you just knit. Break yarn and draw it tightly through the 2 stitches using a tapestry needle. Reattach the yarn and repeat Rnd 14. Bind off the next 2 stitches and then repeat Rnd 14 on the last 2 stitches (I only did 1 row of I-cord for the last 2 stitches because I thought it looked better). Use tails to sew up hole in the palm and weave in any extra tails after that. Second Arm: Rnds 1-12. Follow First Arm Steps. Rnd 13. KFB K6 (8 sts) Rnd 14. Bind off the first 2 stitches. K1 and then do one row of I-cord on the stitch you have after binding off the first 2 stitches and the K1 stitch. Break yarn and draw it tightly through the 2 stitches using a tapestry needle. Reattach yarn and K2. Proceed with I-cord for two rows on the 2 stitches you just knit then break yarn and draw it tightly through the 2 stitches using a tapestry needle. Reattach your yarn and repeat the two rows of I-cord on the last 2 stitches before breaking the yarn and drawing it through the last 2 stitches. Use tails to sew up hole in the palm and weave in any extra tails after that

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Legs (Make 2) Using orange; cast on 6 stitches and join in a round leaving a long tail for sewing to body. Rnd 1. [KFB K1]3x (9 sts) Rnd 2. [KFB K2]3x (12 sts) Rnd 3. [KFB K3]3x (15 sts) Rnd 4. KFB, K9, KFB, K4 (17 sts) Rnds 5-13. Knit Stuff Piece Rnd 14. [K2tog]3x, K5, [K2tog]3x (11 sts) Rnd 15. K8 [W&T, P5, W&T, K5]3x, K3 Rnds 16-20. Knit Stuff the rest of the piece, (not too firmly so that the foot keeps its shape. Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitches using a tapestry needle.

Wing Bones (Make 2) Using orange; cast on 8 stitches and join in a round. Leave a long tail for sewing to body. DO NOT stuff! Instead, knit around one of the 2 floral stem wires you have, (the wire I bought was 18 in long, but all you need is 7 1

8 in of wire for each wing bone). DO

NOT wait to insert stem wire at the end!!! Make sure the floral stem wire that you use has the fabric-like covering. Rnds 1-2. Knit Rnd 3. [K2tog K1]2x, K2tog (5 sts) Rnds 4-13. Knit Rnd 14. K4, [W&T, P3, W&T, K3]2x, K1 Rnds 15-26. Knit Rnd 27. K1, [W&T, P3, W&T, K3]3x, K4

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Rnd 28. K1, W&T, P3, W&T, K7 Rnds 29-32. Knit Rnd 33. K1, W&T, P3, W&T, K7 Rnds 34-42. Knit Rnd 43. K1, W&T, P3, W&T, K7 Rnds 44-58. Knit Rnd 59. K2, K2tog, K1 (4 sts) Rnds 60-65. Knit Break yarn. Put a bit of stuffing in the tip of the wing bone before drawing the yarn tightly through the remaining stitches.

Wing Membrane Make 4, (A Left and Right Blue Membrane and a Left and Right Orange Membrane). Knit flat, (Stockinette Stitch). Left Wing Membrane Using orange or blue; cast on 7 stitches Row 1. Knit Even Rows 2-4. Purl Row 3. KFB, K4, K2tog Row 5. KFB, K4, K2tog Row 6. P2tog, P5 (6 sts) Row 7. KFB, K3, [KFB]2x (9 sts) Row 8. PFB, P8 (10 sts) Row 9. KFB, K6, [KFB]3x (14 sts) Row 10. PFB, P13 (15 sts) Row 11. KFB, K12, [KFB]2x (18 sts) Row 12. [P2tog]2x, P14 (16 sts)

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Row 13. KFB, K9, [K2tog]3x (14 sts) Row 14. P2tog, P12 (13 sts) Row 15. KFB, K6, [K2tog]3x (11 sts) Row 16. [P2tog]2x, P7 (9 sts) Row 17. KFB, K4, [K2tog]2x (8 sts) Row 18. [PFB]2x, P6 (10 sts) Row 19. Cast on 9 stitches. K16, [KFB]3x (22 sts) Row 20. [PFB]2x, P20 (24 sts) Row 21. K21, [KFB]3x (27 sts) Row 22. [PFB]2x, P23, P2tog (28 sts) Row 23. K25, [KFB]3x (31 sts) Row 24. [P2tog]3x, P23, P2tog (27 sts) Row 25. K21, [K2tog]3x (24 sts) Row 26. [P2tog]3x, P18 (21 sts) Row 27. K15, [K2tog]3x (18 sts) Row 28. [P2tog]2x, P12, P2tog (15 sts) Row 29. K2tog, K11, [KFB]2x (16 sts) Row 30. [PFB]2x, P12, P2tog (17 sts) Row 31. K2tog, K13, [KFB]2x (18 sts) Row 32. P16, P2tog (17 sts) Row 33. K2tog, K14, KFB Row 34. P15, P2tog (16 sts) Row 35. [K2tog]2x, K11, KFB (15 sts) Bind off all stitches. Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitch using a tapestry needle. Leave a long tail for sewing** the orange and blue wing membranes together as well as to the wing bone. **Only on the orange wing membranes

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Right Wing Membrane Use the same instructions for the Left Wing Membrane except purl when it says to knit and knit when it says to purl. Wings (Finishing) 1. Sew a blue wing membrane to an orange wing membrane so that the right sides of both pieces are facing outward. Do not put stuffing between the blue and orange wing membrane. 2. Use the rest of the tail from the orange wing membrane to sew the completed membrane to the wing bone.

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3. Sew both completed wings to the body

Wing Nubs (Make 2) Using orange; cast on 3 stitches leaving a long tail for sewing to wing bone. Knit 3 rows of I-cord then break yarn and draw it through the remaining stitches using a tapestry needle.

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Tail Using orange; cast on 6 stitches and join in a round, leaving a long tail for sewing on the flame. Stuff the piece as you go. Odd Rnds. 1-5. Knit Rnd 2. KFB, K5 (7 sts) Rnd 4. KFB, K6 (8 sts) Rnds 6-9. Knit Rnd 10. KFB, K5, KFB, K1 (10 sts) Rnds 11-12. Knit Rnd 13. K4, [KFB K2]2x (12 sts) Rnds 14-15. Knit Rnds 16-17. K7, W&T, P6, W&T, K11 Rnd 18. Knit Rnd 19. KFB, K11 (13 sts) Rnds 20-21. Knit Rnd 22. K5, [KFB K3]2x (15 sts) Rnds 23-26. Knit Rnd 27. [KFB K4]3x (18 sts) Rnds 28-38. Knit Bind off all stitches. Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitch using a tapestry needle. Leave a long tail for sewing the tail to the body.

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Stomach/Tail Covering These pieces will be knitted flat using stockinette stitch. Stomach Portion Using yellow; cast on 6 stitches Row 1. KFB, K4, KFB (8 sts) Even Rows 2-22. Purl Row 3. KFB, K6, KFB (10 sts) Row 5. KFB, K8, KFB (12 sts) Row 7. KFB, K10, KFB (14 sts) Row 9. KFB, K12, KFB (16 sts) Row 11. Knit Row 13. KFB, K14, KFB (18 sts) Odd Rows 15-23. Knit Bind off all stitches, (purl wise). Break yarn and draw it through the remaining stitch using a tapestry needle, leaving a long tail for sewing to the body. Underside/Tail Portion Using yellow; cast on 18 stitches Odd Rows 1-7. Knit Even Rows 2-12. Purl Row 9. K2tog, K14, K2tog (16 sts) Row 11. K2tog, K12, K2tog (14 sts) Row 13. K2tog, K10, K2tog (12 sts) Row 14. P2tog, P8, P2tog (10 sts) Odd Rows 15-17. Knit Row 16. P2tog, P6, P2tog (8 sts) Even Rows 18-36. Purl Row 19. K2tog, K4, K2tog (6 sts) Odd Rows 21-45. Knit

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Row 38. P2tog, P2, P2tog (4 sts) Even Rows 40-54. Purl Row 47. K2tog, K1, KFB Row 49. Knit Row 51. K2tog, K1, KFB Row 53. Knit Row 55. K2tog, K2 (3 sts) Row 56. PFB, P2tog Odd Rows 57-59. Knit Even Rows 58-70. Purl Row 61. K2tog, K1 (2 sts) Odd Rows 63-69. Knit Bind off all stitches. Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitch using a tapestry needle, leaving a long tail for sewing to the body.

Tail Flame (3 Parts) All parts are knitted flat using stockinette stitch. Part 1 Using yellow; cast on 4 stitches. Row 1. Knit Even Rows 2-4. Purl Row 3. KFB, K2, KFB (6 sts) Row 5. K2, [K2tog]2x (4 sts) Row 6. P2, P2tog (3 sts) Odd Rows 7-9. Knit Row 8. P1, P2tog (2 sts) Row 10. PFB, P1 (3 sts) Row 11. K2tog, K1 (2 sts)

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Row 12. P2tog (1 sts) Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitch using a tapestry needle, leaving a long tail for sewing. Part 2 Using red; cast on 1 stitch leaving a long tail for sewing to Part 1. Odd Rows 1-5. Knit Even Rows 2-8. Purl Row 7. KFB (2 sts) Row 9. K1, KFB (3 sts) Row 10. P1, P2tog (2 sts) Row 11. KFB, K1 (3 sts) Row 12. Purl Row 13. [KFB]2x, K1 (5 sts) Row 14. P3, P2tog (4 sts) Row 15. K2tog, K2 (3 sts) Row 16. P1, P2tog (2 sts) Odd Rows 17-19. Knit Row 18. P2tog (1 sts) Row 20. Purl Break yarn and draw it tightly through the remaining stitch using a tapestry needle. Part 3 Using red; cast on 1 stitch, leaving a long tail for sewing to Part 1. Row 1. Knit Row 2. Purl Row 3. KFB (2 sts) Bind off all stitches. Break yarn and draw it through the remaining stitch using a tapestry needle.

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Finishing 1. Sew on Arms, Tail, Stomach/Tail Covering, and Legs

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2. Embroider claws on fingers using white embroidery thread and a small sewing needle. Wrap the floss 3 times per claw. 3. Embroider teeth using white embroidery thread and a small sewing needle. Wrap the floss 2 times per tooth. 4. Embroider claws on feet using white embroidery thread and a small sewing needle. Wrap the floss 4 times per claw. 5. Embroider eyes using white and black embroidery thread and a small sewing needle. Make a long stitch with the white for the length of each eye (wrapping it 2 times). Then wrap the white embroidery thread a stitch above the white line so that it encompasses the stitch above the white line and the white line itself.

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Do this for the length of the white line. After that, wrap the black embroidery thread 2 times towards the front of the white area. 6. Sew Nubs at the point where the wing bone changes directions. Sew Flame to tip of tail.

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DONE!!! Written By Alexandria Batista

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