Sherman the Square Dancing Stegosaurus Pattern by Rebecca Danger

Please note: physical pattern What do you call a Stegosaurus with carrots in his ears? Anything you want, he can't hear you! Now you can knit your very own stegosaurus (with or without carrots in his ears)! I know, a stegosaurus is like the coolest thing to knit ever, right? I have continued with my knitter mind reading, haven't I? This pattern rounds out my prehistoric party of three dino patterns, the last picture here is with Basil the Brontosaurus and Terence the T-Rex for a full dino-rama. This knitting pattern from Danger Crafts will show you how to knit Sherman the Square Dancing Stegosaurus out of your choice of yarn. Since it doesn't take much yarn to knit this guy, this is a great stash busting project for all those times you've bought one ball of yarn because it was pretty, or on sale, or both. Or, if you have little bits of leftovers that need using up. This pattern is very fun and once you knit one stegosaurus, you will find you want to knit a whole herd! More Info: Skill Level: Intermediate Skills used: Basic knit and purl stitches, increases, decreases, knitting in the round, picking up stitches, basic sock knitting skills, and basic sewing skills. This pattern is written using double pointed needles. See my Frequent Questions page for more info on dpn's vs Magic Loop: http://rebeccadanger.typepad.com/rebecca_danger/frequent-questions.html Amount of Time To Complete Project: About 10-15 hours depending on skill level Yarn: 125-175 yards of yarn in your main color and 25-50 yards of yarn in each of three contrast colors. Gauge: You pick! Simply knit with your choice of yarn on needles 2-3 sizes smaller than called for to get a tight knit fabric your stuffing wont show through, Needles: You pick! A set of 4-5 dpn's in your chosen size. See the pattern for more info Notions: safety eyes or scrap yarn, tapestry needle, scissors, stitch markers, stuffing, straight pins, row counter. Three sample steggies with material lists to create them are included in this pattern. Sample brontys range in size from 14” long to 19” long and are knit using Sock, Sport, and Worsted Weight yarns.