Jake Cheeky Monkey

Double Worsted 8 Ply yarn
Size 6 (4mm) needles
Toy filling wadding

This knitting pattern shows you how to knit an adorable monkey which is around 10 inch (25cms) when completed.

Body (Make 2)

Using dark brown.

Cast on eleven stitches P 1 row

K3 m1 k5 m1 k3

P1 row

K4 m1 k5 m1 k4

P1 row

K5 m1 k5 m1 k5

Begining with a p row st st 9 rows

K2 tog k to the last2 STS k2 tog

P1 row

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k2 tog

P1 row

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k2 tog

P1 row

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k2 tog

P1 row

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k2 tog

Cast off.

Body Base dark brown (Make 2)

Cast on 8 stitches

P1 row

K1 m1 k to the last st m1 k1 .

P1 row.

K1 m1 k to the last st m1 k1

St st 3 rows

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k2 tog

P1 row

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k2 tog

P1 row

Cast off.

Head Dark Brown

cast on 4 sts.

P1 row

Inc into every st

P 1 row

( k1 Inc into next st ) to the end

P1 row

( k2 Inc into next st ) to the end

P1 row

( k3 Inc into next st) to the last 2 sts k2 tog

P 1 row

( k4 Inc into next st) to the end

St st 9 rows

( k4 k2 tog) to the end

P1 row

( k3 k2 tog) to the end

P1 row

( k2 k2 tog ) to the end

P1 row

( k1 k2 tog) to the end

P1 row

K2 tog to the end.

Cast off.

Legs Dark Brown ( make 2 )

Cast on 10 sts

St st 24 rows

Cast off.

Arms Dark Brown ( make 2 )

Cast on 6 sts

St st 3 rows

K1 m1 k to last st m1 k1

Repeat last 4 rows once more

St st 3 rows

Change to light brown colour

St st 2 rows

K1 m1 k to the last st m1 k1

St st 3 rows

K1 m1 k to the last st m1 k1

St st 2 rows

Cast off 2 sts p wise p to the end.

Cast off 2 sts k to the end

St st 3 rows

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k 2 tog

P1 row

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k2 tog

Thread yarn through stitches and secure

Feet ( make 2). With light brown

Cast on 10 sts

P1 row

K2 ( m1 k2 ) to the end

St st 3 rows

K1 m 1 k to the last st m1 k 1

St st 3 rows

Cast off 2 sts at the beginning of the next 2 rows St st 2 rows

K2 tog k to the last 2 sts k 2 tog

P1 row

K2 tog to the end

Thread yarn through sts and secure

Ear ( make 2) change to light brown

Cast on6 sts

Beginning with a p row st st 3 rows

K2 tog k2 k2 tog

P2 tog twice

Thread yarn through stitches and secure.

Muzzle Light brown. (make 1)

Cast on ,14 sts

P1 row

K1( m1 k2) to the last 3 sts m1 k2 k1

St st 3 rows

K2 ( k2 tog k2 ) to the end

St st 3 rows

K2 ( k2 tog k2 ) to the last st k1

P1 row

Cast off.

Make up

Set out your pieces, you should have 2 body pieces, 2 legs, 2 arms, 2 feet, 2 ears, 1 base, 1 muzzel

Body- Sew both pieces of the body together leaving a gap at the top and bottom. Fil with wadding/fillinf. Stitch the body base into place.

Sew up the legs leaving the top and bottom open and firmly fill, set aside.

Sew up the feet so the cast on stitches are at the back. Fill with wadding/filling and stitch the cast on egde closed.

Stitch the legs to the feet, the legts sit on top of the foot with the same at the back. Check your picture for direction.

Stitch the elgs to the body with the toe on the inside.

Stitch the arms, the light color is the hands, leave an opening at the top for filling, Fill. Sew the arms to the body the narrow part up near the neck. Check the picture for placement.

Head- Sew the sides togehter and gather and draw up the cast on and cast off stitches. Fill the head firmly. The cast on and off edge will fall where the ears should be. The seam you have closed should sit behind the muzzel. Check the picture for guidance. Gather around the muzzle, fill with wadding, draw up and secure with stitches.

Once the muzzel is in place you can postiiton the eyes, make them with light brown and make a chain stitch. Then do a second one inside the first chain. Chance to dark brown or black and make a third chain stitch inside the previous ones to create eyes.

Ears, with one of your threads run a small stitch around the ear and draw it up. Stitch into place as shown in picture.

Waist Coat

Cast on 20 sts

K4 rows in rib ( k1 p1)

St st 8 rows in 2 row stripes

Cast off 4 sts k to the end

St st 4 rows. ( continue in stripes)

K3 turn continue on theses 3 sts and st st 3 rows Cast off theses 3 sts Pick up the remaining 7 stitches. Cast off 4 sts Continue on the remaining 3 sts and st st 3 rows Cast off.

R front

Cast on 12 sts

Rib 4 rows k1 p1

St st 8 rows in 2 row stripes

Cast off 4 sts k to the last 2 sts k2 tog

P1 row

K5 k2 tog. Keep in stripes

P1 row

K4 k2 tog

P1 row

K3 k2 tog

P1 row