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Sheldon Bat Shell by Ruth Homrighaus Exclusively for Knit Picks

Directions:
Notes This shell is knit in one piece from the bottom to the neck. The stitches for the two front limbs are placed on waste yarn and then picked up and knit after the body is finished. Finally, the wings are made separately in one piece and seamed to the body. You may wish to mark the beg of each round with a hanging stitch marker or a safety pin. Increases: In this pattern, the abbreviation m1, or make 1, refers to making a st by creating a loop with the working yarn, twisting it, and placing it on the R needle. The abbreviation kfb refers to knitting into the front and back of the next stitch.

Finished size: Fits Sheldon Yarn: Knit Picks Shine Sport (60% Pima Cotton, 40% Modal natural beech wood fiber; 110 yards/50 gram ball ): MC: Fedora 24131 2 balls; Needles US 3 (3.25 mm): DPN needles If necessary, adjust needle size to obtain correct gauge. Notions Short lengths of waste yarn (2) Stitch marker (optional) Stuffing Gauge: 25 sts / 34 rows = 4 in St st on US 3. Check your gauge before you begin.

Body

CO 6 sts. Divide over 3 DPNs. Round 1: K around. Round 2: Kfb 6 times. 12 sts. Round 3: K around, redistributing sts evenly over 4 DPNs. Even-numbered rounds 420: Kfb into first st on needle 1; k to last st on needle 2, kfb; kfb into first st on needle 3; k to last st on needle 4, kfb. 48 sts after round 20. Odd-numbered rounds 519: K around. Rounds 2127: K around. Round 28: SSK, k until 2 sts rem on needle 2, k2tog, SSK, k until 2 sts rem on needle 4, k2tog. 44 sts. Round 29: K around. Round 30: Rep round 28. 40 sts. Round 31: K1, join waste yarn and k6, slide these 6 sts back to the working end of the needle and reknit with MC, k6, join second piece of waste yarn and k6, slide these 6 sts back to the working end of the needle and reknit with MC, k to end of round. Rounds 3237: Rep rounds 28 and 29 three times. 28 sts. Rounds 3847: K2, p2 around. Round 48: BO sts in pattern. Limbs (make 2) Use a DPN or yarn needle to unpick waste yarn and place sts released on 2 DPNs, divided 5 sts on top needle and 6 on bottom. Using DPNs, join CC and k around, picking up and knitting 3 new sts between the needles on the outer edge of the body and 2 new sts between the needles on the inner part of the body. 16 sts.

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Rounds 116: K all sts. Round 17: (Kfb, k3) 4 times. 20 sts. Rounds 1821: K all sts. Round 22: K2tog 10 times. 10 sts. Round 23: K2tog 5 times. 5 sts. Break yarn. Using yarn needle, thread yarn tail through all 5 sts, beg with first k2tog and ending with the last st you knit. Pull tightly to close. Make small knot, pull yarn to inside, and trim end.

Wings

k1. 61 sts. Row 20: K1, kfb, k13, (m1, k1, m1, k14) twice, m1, k1, m1, k13, kfb, k1. 69 sts. Row 22: K1, kfb, k15, (m1, k1, m1, k16) twice, m1, k1, m1, k15, kfb, k1. 77 sts. Row 24: K1, kfb, k17, (m1, k1, m1, k18) twice, m1, k1, m1, k17, kfb, k1. 85 sts. Row 26: K1, kfb, k19, (m1, k1, m1, k20) twice, m1, k1, m1, k19, kfb, k1. 93 sts. Row 27 (WS): K to end. Row 28: P to end. Row 29: BO in knit.

CO 3 sts. Odd-numbered rows 125: P all sts. Row 2 (RS): K1, m1, k1, m1, k1. 5 sts. Row 4: K1, kfb, m1, k1, m1, kfb, k1. 9 sts. Row 6: K1, kfb, k2, m1, k1, m1, k2, kfb, k1. 13 sts. Row 8: K1, kfb, k1, (m1, k1, m1, k2) twice, m1, k1, m1, k1, kfb, k1. 21 sts. Row 10: K1, kfb, k3, (m1, k1, m1, k4) twice, m1, k1, m1, k3, kfb, k1. 29 sts. Row 12: K1, kfb, k5, (m1, k1, m1, k6) twice, m1, k1, m1, k5, kfb, k1. 37 sts. Row 14: K1, kfb, k7, (m1, k1, m1, k8) twice, m1, k1, m1, k7, kfb, k1. 45 sts. Row 16: K1, kfb, k9, (m1, k1, m1, k10) twice, m1, k1, m1, k9, kfb, k1. 53 sts. Row 18: K1, kfb, k11, (m1, k1, m1, k12) twice, m1, k1, m1, k11, kfb,

Finishing

Orient the wings so that the cast-off edge forms the bent V-shape extending from the tip of one arm down to the base of the body and back up to the tip of the other arm. Seam the wings across the arms and back, allowing the wings to extend over the end of each arm by a few stitches. Working underneath the wings, seam the center spine to the body from neck to base of body. Weave in all ends on the WS or beneath the wings. Stuff Sheldon into his shell, putting his arms into the armholes and tucking his legs upward against his body. Watch him fly off into the night!

Abbreviations
( ) inches rep inst bet ( )s as many times as noted afterward * rep inst foll single * as directed * * rep inst bet * *s as many times as noted after [] rep inst bet [ ]s as many times as noted after alt alternate approx approximately beg begin/beginning bet between BO bind off CC contrast color cm centimeter(s) cn cable needle CO cast on cont continue dec decrease(es) DPN(s) double pointed needle(s)

EOR fl foll inc inst K, k K1-b k2tog KFB kwise LH lps m M1 M1L M1R MC mm ndl(s) oz P1-b P up

every other row front loop(s) follow(s)(ing) increase instructions knit knit 1 st tbl knit two sts together knit into the front and back of stitch knitwise left hand loops meter make one stitch make a left-leaning st make a right-leaning st main color millimeter(s) needle(s) ounce Purl 1 st tbl pick up

P, p p2tog pat pm pop pr prev psso pwise R rem rep Rev st st RH rnd(s) RS RT sk sk2p skp sl

purl purl 2 sts together pattern place marker popcorn previous row previous pass slipped stitch over purlwise row remain(ing) repeat reverse stockinette stitch right hand round(s) right side right twist skip sl 1, k2tog, pass slipped stitch over k2tog: 2 sts dec sl, k, psso: 1 st dec slip

sl st sl1k sl1p sm ssk sssk st st sts tbl tfl tog w&t WE WS wyib wyif yd(s) yfwd yo yon yrn

slip stitch(es) slip 1 kwise slip 1 pwise slip marker sl, sl, k these 2 sts tog sl, sl, sl, k these 3 sts tog stockinette stitch stitch(es) through back loop through front loop together wrap & turn (see specific instructions in pattern) work even wrong side with yarn in back with yarn in front yard(s) yarn forward yarn over yarn over needle yarn around needle

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