Materials that we will use for knitting grandfather:
– yarn is red, white, beige (I have Semenovskaya Karapuz Eco, you may have a different one, but it is better if the same thickness);
– yarn for hair (I have a Semenovskaya Iskra, but any other thread that is thinner than the main thread will do);
– hook (I have a Clover Cupid 1.75, the thickness of the hook I take is one mm thinner than the minimum recommended, then the fabric is quite dense, but not ddec and easy to knit);
– stuffing (synthetic winterizer, synthetic winterizer, non-spun wool, one of these, I have a synthetic winterizer);
– a slicker to make a fluffy beard;
– beads of a suitable size for the eye;
– acrylic paint and synthetic brush (for tinting the nose and cheeks in the case of the Snow Maiden);
– scissors, a needle with a big ear, New Year’s mood and New Year’s playlist 🙂
We will knit the head, neck and body together. Then legs and ass. We will also make a hat and a head. Then the assembly.
We knit everything in a single crochet – then sc!
Head:
1 row. 6 sc into a ring.
2 row. 12 sc (2 sc in each loop).
3 row. 18 sc (2 sc in every second loop).
4 row. 24 sc (2 sc in every third loop).
5 row. 30 sc (2 sc in every 4th loop).
6 row. 36 sc (2 sc in every fifth loop).
7 row. 42 sc (2 sc in every 6th loop).
8 row. 42 sc (no increments / dec increments).
9 row. 48sc (2 sc in every 7th loop).
10-12 row. 48sc (three rows unchanged).
13 row. 42sc (knit 2 loops 6 times with a single crochet with a single top).
Row 14. 42 sc (row unchanged).
15 row. 36sc (knit 2 loops 6 times with a single crochet with a single top).
16 row. 30sc (same as before 6 decs due to single crochet with a single top).
17 row. 24sc (6 dec).
18 row. 18sc (6 dec).
19 row. 12sc (6 dec).
Neck:
20-21 row. 12sc (2 rows unchanged).
Body:
Row 22. 18 sc (knit by the back wall of the loop, each repeating loop at 2sc).
23 row. 21sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
24 row. 24sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
25 row. 27sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
26 row. 30sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
27 row. 33sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
Row 28 36sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
Row 29. 39sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
30 row. 42sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
31 row. 45sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
32 row. 45sc (row unchanged).
Row 33. 48sc (knit 2 sc in one loop three times).
34 row. 48sc (knit by the front wall of the loop).
35 row. 72sc (2 sc in every second loop).
36 row. 72sc (tying white).
Row 37. 96sc (2 sc in every third loop).
Row 38. 96sc (row unchanged).
Collar:
1 row. 18 sc (in every second loop, 2 sc, tie in loops at the junction of the neck and body)
2 row. 18 sc
3 row. 18 sc (behind the back of the hinge).
4-5 row. 18 sc
Booty:
1 row. 6 sc into a ring.
2 row. 12 sc (2 sc in each loop).
3 row. 18 sc (2 sc in every second loop).
4 row. 24 sc (2 sc in every third loop).
5 row. 30 sc (2 sc in every 4th loop).
6 row. 36 sc (2 sc in every fifth loop).
7 row. 42 sc (2 sc in every 6th loop).
8 row. 48sc (2 sc in every 7th loop).
Legs:
1 row. 6 sc into a ring.
2 row. 12 sc (2 sc in each loop).
3-4 row. 12 sc
Knit a heel, 2 rows of 4 sc with a lifting loop in each row.
Then we knit 3 rows around the arch.
5-8 row. 12sc (go back to the circle, knit the shin of the boot, 3 rows of 12 loops).
9 row. 8sc (change the thread to red, knit by the back loop, every second and third sc with a single vertex)
10-19 row. 8sc
Now you need to tie another row to the boots so that they have an even edge.
Arms:
We knit fingers.
1 row. 6 sc into a ring.
2-3 row. 6 sc
Mittens:
1 row. 6sc
2 row. 12sc (2sc per loop)
3-5 row. 12sc
We attach the finger with two connecting posts.
6 row. 14 sc (2 sc added by knitting a circle around the finger)
7-8 row. 14sc
9 row. 8sc (change the thread to red, knit by the back loop, as in the legs we make deca)
10-20 row. 8 sc
Like boots, mittens are supplemented with another row.
Cap:
1 row. 6 sc into a ring.
2 row. 12 sc (2 sc in each loop).
3 row. 18 sc (2 sc in every second loop).
4 row. 24 sc (2 sc in every third loop).
5 row. 30 sc (2 sc in every 4th loop).
6 row. 36 sc (2 sc in every fifth loop).
7 row. 42 sc (2 sc in every 6th loop).
8 row. 48 sc (2 sc in every 7th loop).
9 row. 48sc (no increments / dec increments).
10 row. 54 sc (2 sc in every 8th loop).
11-12 row. 54sc (no increments / dec increments).
13 row. 48sc (change the thread to white, 6 dec in a row)
Row 14. 48 sc
15 row. 42sc (6 dec in a row)
16 row. 42 sc
Hat pompom. We wrap the threads around two divorced fingers, pull the middle with a thread and tie.
We remove the winding from the fingers, cut the threads and cut them.
Beard.
We make a chain of 22 air loops.
1 row. 21sc
2 row. 20sc (at the end of the row we knit one less loop)
3 row. 19sc
4 row. 18sc
5 row. 17sc
6 row. 16sc
7 row. 15sc
8 row. 14sc
9 row. 13sc
10 row. 12sc
11 row. 11sc
12 row. 10sc
13 row. 9sc
Row 14. 8sc
15 row. 7sc
Let’s take a break from knitting and take a slicker. Combing the beard in all directions until intense fluff is achieved.
Stuffing and assembly.
Fill the arms and legs with scissors with padding polyester (or other stuffing), close the holes on the legs and arms with a crochet hook using four connecting posts each. Sew the legs to the circle of the priests, hands to the red row under the collar, after which we sew the butt with the legs to the body.
Everything is sewn with a red thread over the edge.
Now we will sew the beard. I sew to the 5th row of the head from the bottom.
You can comb the beard at the junction a little more.
We cut the hair and attach it to the rows on the forehead like a fringe. Cut the bangs.
We embroider the nose. 3-4 stitches horizontally and thread around the stitches. Sew on the eyes and embroider the eyebrows with white threads.
We will put on a hat on top and sew it along the edge so that no one will look at our grandfather’s bald patch.
Sew a pom-pom to the hat and embroider snowflakes on the outfit.
It’s time to add some blush. I spread a drop of paint on a sheet of paper and rub the paint until the color is completely pale from it (the brush must be dry).
We paint first the middle of the nose and then rub the rest of the paint around on a brush.
Add a stitch on the beard with a red thread so that grandfather has a mouth!
