National Elf And Friends

These are the little elves I made to sell at Saturday’s Coffee Morning. You need a small amount of 4ply/aran or DK yarn and a wine cork for each elf.

I use 3.75mm or 4mm needles [old UK sizes 8 or 9] depending on the yarn I am using. It is not an exact science!

Sweater: Cast on 15 sts.

1. *k1 p1* repeat to end
2. *p1 k1* repeat to end
3. k
4. p
5. k
6. cast off knitwise & sew up back seam

Hat; Cast on 15sts

1. *k1 p1* repeat to end
2. *p1 k1* repeat to end
3. k
4. p
5. *k2tog k3* repeat to end
6. p
7. *k2tog k2* repeat to end
8. p
9. *k2tog k1* repeat to end
10. p
11. *k2tog* repeat to end
12. p3tog
13. draw yarn through remaining stitch & sew up back seam.

Tassel; using contrast thread and large-eyed needle pull four strands of yarn through tip of hat to make a small stitch. Pull all eight ends of yarn through stitch and adjust. Trim ends evenly. Slide sweater onto bottom of cork, and hat onto top. Draw on eyes and nose with a fine point sharpie marker.

I use ½ a ‘sticky fixer’ foam pad to keep hat in place.

A blob of blutac helps keep them anchored – and you can add a cotton hanging loop if you want to suspend them from your tree