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Finn the Human

Finn the Human

Materials:

Size 3 (3.25 mm) straight knitting needles

Size 5 (3.75 mm) double pointed needles

Yarn:  One skein each of Vanna’s Choice yarn in White, Rose, Aqua, Colonial Blue, Beige, Fern, Black, and Olive.  About a yard of purple yarn in worsted weight.

Tapestry Needle

2 medium sized eyes

One button

Stuffing

Notes:

Inc: Knit/Purl front and back

Dec: Knit/Purl two together

When sewing together pieces, use the invisiblehorizontal/vertical seam methods.

I find that the cable cast on method works best for this project.

Legs:

Using Black and straight needles, cast on 18 stitches

R1) Knit

R2) P1, inc, P17 (19 st)

R3) Knit

R4) P1, inc, P18 (20 st)

R5) Knit

R6) Purl

R7) Knit

R8) P1, dec, P18 (19 st)

R9) Knit

R10) P1, dec, P17 (18 st)

R11) Knit

R12) Cast off 8, P10 (10 st)

Continue in stockinet stitch for 8 more rows with Black.

Switch to Beige

Continue in stockinet stitch 30 rows

Switch to Colonial Blue

Continue in stockinet stitch 11 rows

Cut yarn and move all stitches to a stitch holder.

Make another leg, but this time read all rows backwards like so:
R1) Knit

R2) P17, inc, P1

R3) Knit

R4) P18, inc, P1

Etc...

Keep the second leg on the straight needles and do not cut the yarn.

Body:
(Continue working on the second leg)
R1) K10, Cast on 15 st, place first leg from stitch holder onto needles, K10 from first leg (thus connecting the two legs into one piece) (35 st)

Continue 14 more rows in stockinet stitch with Colonial Blue

Switch to Aqua

Continue in stockinet stitch for 35 rows

Switch to White

Continue in stockinet stitch for 5 rows

Knit (stockinet stitch) the next 19 rows using the Face template and Beige yarn.

Face Template

Continue in stockinet stitch for 6 rows with White

Ears:

(Continue working on the Body)
R1) K8, Cast off 19 st, K8

R2) P8, put the other 8 stitches onto a stitch holder

Continue in stockinet stitch for 5 more rows, then cast off.

Pick up the 8 stitches form the stitch holder.

Continue in stockinet stitch for 6 more rows, then cast off.

Repeat the Legs, Body, and Ears section once more.  Only this time, instead of working the Face Template, just work 19 rows in White.

Assembling Finn:

Begin sewing the two sides of Finn together starting at the feet.  Sew together the boot sections of his feet but don’t go much further.  If you continue to sew together the rest of his legs it will make it more difficult to sew on his socks.

Socks (Make 2):

Using the double pointed needles and White yarn, make a 5 stitch I-cord 30 rows long. 

Before casting off your I-cord, first check to make sure it fits around Finn’s leg.  I stuffed Finn’s boots to make sure it was long enough before I cast off.

Once making sure the I-cord is long enough, cast off.  Sew the two ends of the I-cord together and then sew the cord onto Finn’s leg where the top of his boots meet his legs. 

Next, sew together the two sides of Finn until you reach slightly above the bottom of his shorts.  At this point you want to embroider the bottom of his shorts with a chain stitch using the Colonial Blue yarn. 
Continue to sew the two halves together, embroidering at the bottom of the shirt with Aqua, and at the bottom of the hat with White.  Chain stitch with White yarn along the outside of the face. 
Do not start to sew together the ears or the top of the head yet.

Arms (Make 2):

With straight needles and Aqua, cast on 19 stitches

 Work in stockinet stitch for 15 rows in Aqua

Switch to Beige

Continue in stockinet stitch for 35 rows

Cast off.

Sew together the two long edges of the hand, making sure to stop and chain stitch the bottom of the sleeve in Aqua along the way.  Sew the bottom of the arm together such that the seam from the long edges is in the middle bottom part of the hand (see figure on left below).  Once the bottom of the hand is sewn up, stuff the bottom of the arm.  Next sew two 1 inch sections at the bottom of the arm, such that the appearance of fingers is achieved (see figure on right below).

Stuff the rest of the arm and then sew it onto the body just slightly under the bottom of the white hat.  To do this, I first sewed the top of the arm in place using invisible horizontal seam method and then sewed the bottom on about two rows under that.  This joint should not be heavily stuffed in order to allow for more movement.

Once both arms have been sewn onto the body, add facial features.  Place the eyes where they look good to you, and then add a mouth using a basic back stitch.

Stuff the body and then continue sewing the two halves of Finn together.  Continue stuffing as you sew together the ears and top of head.  Tie off the ends and hide them inside the body.

Backpack:

Back:

Using Dark Olive yarn and straight needles, cast on 25 stitches

R1) Knit

R2) P1, inc, Purl to last two stitches, inc, P1 (27 st)

R3) Knit

R4) Repeat row 2  (29 st)

R5) Knit

R6) Repeat row 2 (31 st)

R7) Knit

R8) Repeat row 2 (33 st)

R9) Knit

R10) Repeat row 2 (35 st)
R11-R18) Continue in Stockinet Stitch

Switch to Fern

R19-R26) Continue in Stockinet Stitch

R27) K1, dec, Knit to last three stitches, dec, K1 (33 st)

R28) Purl

R29) Repeat row 28 (31 st)

R30) Purl

R31) Repeat row 28 (29 st)

R32) Purl

R33) Repeat row 28 (27 st)

R34) Purl

R35) Repeat row 28 (25 st)

R36) Purl

Cast off.

Bottom Front:

Using Olive and straight needles, cast on 25 stitches

R1) Knit

R2) P1, inc, Purl to last two stitches, inc, P1 (27 st)

R3) Knit

R4) Repeat row 2  (29 st)

R5) Knit

R6) Repeat row 2 (31 st)

R7) Knit

R8) Repeat row 2 (33 st)

R9) Knit

R10) Repeat row 2 (35 st)
R11-R18) Continue in Stockinet Stitch

R19-R23) Work in K2, P2 ribbing

Cast off.

Upper front:

Using Fern and straight needles, cast on 25 stitches

R1) Knit

R2) P1, inc, Purl to last two stitches, inc, P1 (27 st)

R3) Knit

R4) Repeat row 2  (29 st)

R5) Knit

R6) Repeat row 2 (31 st)

R7) Knit

R8) Repeat row 2 (33 st)

R9) Knit

R10) Repeat row 2 (35 st)
R11-R13) Continue in Stockinet Stitch

R14-R18) Work in K2, P2 ribbing

Cast off.

Backpack Straps (Make 2):

Olive and straight needles, cast on 12 stitches

Work in stockinet stitch for 24 rows

Switch to Fern

Work in stockinet stitch for 24 rows

Cast off.

Sew Backpack back, upper front, and lower front together.  Make sure that the upper front is sewed on over the bottom front.  Sew on arm straps close to the edge of the Backpack.  I ended up sewing the ends of each strap very close to each other as well.  Sew on button and then sew on a crocheted or braided cord for a button loop.

Like-Like Sweater:

Using Rose and the double pointed needles, cast on 72 stitches and distribute them onto the three needles

Work 4 rows in K2, P2 ribbing

Work 27 rows in stockinet stitch

Forming arm holes:

Cast off 10 stitches, K26, cast off 10 stitches, K26

Cast on 10 stitches, K26, cast on 10 stitches, K26

Continue in stockinet stitch for 4 more rows

Work 4 rows in K2, P2 ribbing

Cast off.

Sweater Sleeves:

Pick up 24 stitches from the arm hole with the DPNs and distribute them onto the three needles

Work 3 rows in stockinet stitch

*K3, inc, repeat from * until end of row (30 st)

Work in stockinet stitch for 33 rows

*K3, dec, repeat from * until end of row (24 st)
Work 4 rows in K2, P2 ribbing

Cast off.

Sew in loose ends.  Stitch a heart with purple yarn in the top right corner of the front of the sweater.

Now you have your very own Finn the go on adventures with! Enjoy!

Intarsia

I decided to do my first intarsia project...I might have been a little too ambitious.  It's ultimately going to be a hat with an octopus on it, but it mostly just looks like a flying spaghetti monster at the moment.

 

I continue to do a few rows a day, but I can't take too much more than that without going crazy.

Oh my glob, he is so cute!

Finished Finn the Human!  Super pleased with how everything turned out! 

 The Finn!

 The backpack!

 But what's inside?

 Awwww, his sweater from Princess Bubblegum!

Mathematical!

Dat Octopus

Finished up my octopus (pattern from the book Amigurimi Knits)! His legs are bendy and twisty and he is very friendly. :)




Also completed my Finn the Human from Adventure Time! I am still planning on making his backpack and pink heart sweater that he got from Princess Bubblegum.

Earth Creature

I have decided to delve more into the world of improvisation. I sketched out a picture of a cute little creature and decided to try and knit it as best I could. I'm not going to post the picture of the sketch, so you will just have to believe me when I say that I did a pretty good job.



My only wish is that I had used smaller needles. When I was filling this guy with fluff, I noticed that you could see some of the stuffing between the stitches. But now I know to use smaller needles when making stuffed creature.

I plan to sell this on Etsy. I will probably actually get my store up sometime in the next few months. I have been amassing items so that when my store actually does go up, I'm selling more than just a hat.

In other news, I am currently working on two projects. One is an amigurumi octopus. He is almost done but is in need of some pipe cleaners to make his legs more twisty and fun. I have just been lazy about getting these, but hopefully I will finish him up in the next week.

My other project is Finn the Human from Adventure Time! This is another improvised design. I am currently making him for my sister, as she hinted that a stuffed Finn would be a pretty cool gift. I had to agree with her. Once I am done I will post the pattern here so everyone can have a Finn!

Different type of post

I was looking through some old pictures from my trip to France a few years ago and ran across one of my favorites from the trip. A fountain on the grounds of the palace in Fountainbleau.

My Outfit

Not doing much crafting this week, but here are some pictures of my steampunk outfit!