Fox scarf- free knitting pattern

The fox’s tail -Bright, fun, cute and cosy – this delightful knit from the needles of Fiona Goble will ﬁll your evenings with exciting stitches!

YOU WILL NEED
1. King Cole Magnum Chunky (75% premium acrylic, 25% wool, 100g/138m), 3 balls of Yarn A Brick (1980)
1 ball of Yarn B Black (1438)
2.King Cole Timeless Chunky (90% premium acrylic, 10% alpaca, 100g/155m), 1 ball of Yarn C Antique Cream (2911)
3. Small amounts of black and off-white DK yarn
4. A pair of 6mm needles

TENSION
14 sts and 16 rows to measure 10x10cm (4x4in) over st st using 6mm needles
MEASUREMENTS
137cm (54in)

FOX SCARF
Note Make the scarf beginning with the back of the pointed face.
Cast on 2 sts using 6mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 (Kfb) twice. [4 sts] Row 2 Purl.
Row 3 K1, M1, K2, M1, K1. [6 sts] Row 4 Purl.
Row 5 K1, M1, K to last st, M1, K1. [8 sts] Row 6 Purl.
Rep Rows 5 and 6, 8 times more. [24 sts] Beg with a K row, work 7 rows in st st.
Row 30 Knit.
Row 31 K3, P to last 3 sts, K3.
Rep Rows 30 and 31, 95 times more.
Rows 222 to 227 Knit.
Now knit the back legs which are separate with a space between them for the tail.
Row 228 K7, cast off 10 sts (to make a space for the tail), K to end.
Turn and work the group of 7 stitches you have just knitted only.
The remaining stitches, on the other side of the gap, stay on the
needle but you don’t work them. *Knit 11 rows.
Break Yarn A and join in Yarn B to make the black paw.
Knit 16 rows.
SHAPE PAW
Next row K1, k2tog, K1, ssk, K1. [5 sts] Next row K2tog, K1, ssk. [3 sts] Next row Sl1, k2tog, psso. [1 st] Break yarn and fasten off.
Now knit the other back paw using the 7 sts you left on the needle
so with WS of main body facing, rejoin the orange yarn to remaining
7 sts. Work from * to end.
FRONT LEG (MAKE 2)
Cast on 7 sts using 6mm needles and Yarn A.
Knit 26 rows.
Break the Yarn A and work remainder of leg in Yarn B to make the
black paw.
Knit 24 rows.
SHAPE PAW
Next row K1, k2tog, K1, ssk, K1. [5 sts] Next row K2tog, K1, ssk. [3 sts] Next row Sl1, k2tog, psso. [1 st] Break yarn and fasten off.
FACE
Cast on 2 sts using 6mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 Kfb twice. [4 sts] Row 2 Purl.
Row 3 K1, M1, K2, M1, K1. [6 sts] Row 4 Purl.
Row 5 K1, M1, K to last st, M1, K1. [8 sts] Row 6 Purl.

Rep Rows 5 and 6, 8 times more. [24 sts] Beg with a K row, work 7 rows in st st.
Cast off
EARS (MAKE 2)
Cast on 12 sts using 6mm needles and Yarn A.
Beg with a K row, work 2 rows in st st.
Row 3 K1, ssk, K6, k2tog, K1. [10 sts] Row 4 Purl.
Row 5 K1, ssk, K4, k2tog, K1. [8 sts] Row 6 Purl.
Row 7 K1, ssk, K2, k2tog, K1. [6 sts] Row 8 Purl.
Row 9 K1, ssk, k2tog, K1. [4 sts] Row 10 (P2tog) twice. [2 sts] Row 11 K2tog. [1 st] Row 12 Pfb. [2 sts] Row 13 (Kfb) twice. [4 sts] Row 14 Purl.
Row 15 K1, M1, K2, M1, K1. [6 sts] Row 16 Purl.
Row 17 K1, M1, K4, M1, K1. [8 sts] Row 18 Purl.
Row 19 K1, M1, K6, M1, K1. [10 sts] Row 20 Purl.
Row 21 K1, M1, K8, M1, K1. [12 sts] Beg with a purl row, work 2 rows in st st.
Cast off knitwise.
TAIL
Cast on 8 sts using 6mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 Kfb, K to last 2 sts, kfb, K1. [10 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Row 5 K2, M1, K to last 2 sts, M1, K2. [12 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Row 9 K3, M1, K to last 3 sts, M1, K3. [14 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Row 13 K4, M1, K to last 4 sts, M1, K4. [16 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Rep last 4 rows once more. [18 sts] Row 21 K5, M1, K to last 5 sts, M1, K5. [20 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Rep last 4 rows once more. [22 sts] Row 29 K6, M1, K to last 6 sts, M1, K6. [24 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Rep last 4 rows once more. [26 sts] Beg with a K row, work 6 rows in st st.
Row 43 K6, ssk, K10, k2tog, K6. [24 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Row 47 K5, ssk, K10, k2tog, K5. [22 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Row 51 K5, ssk, K8, k2tog, K5. [20 sts] Row 52 Purl

Break the Yarn A and join in Yarn C to make the tip of the tail.
Row 53 Knit.
Row 54 Purl.
Row 55 K4, ssk, K8, k2tog, K4. [18 sts] Beg with a P row, work 3 rows in st st.
Row 59 K4, ssk, K6, k2tog, K4. [16 sts] Row 60 Purl.
Row 61 K3, ssk, K6, k2tog, K3. [14 sts] Row 62 Purl.
Row 63 K3, ssk, K4, k2tog, K3. [12 sts] Row 64 Purl.
Row 65 K2, ssk, K4, k2tog, K2. [10 sts] Row 66 Purl.
Row 67 K1, (ssk) twice, (k2tog) twice, K1. [6 sts] Row 68 P2tog, P2, p2tog. [4 sts] Break yarn, thread it through rem sts, and pull up securely.

MAKING UP
EMBROIDER EYES
On the face, using black DK yarn, work two small coils of black
chain stitch for the centers of the eyes. Using off-white DK yarn,
work a circle of chain stitch around the eye centers.
EMBROIDER THE NOSE AND LASHES Using black DK
yarn, work a coil of chain stitch for the nose. Using the same yarn,
work three straight stitches above each eye for the lashes.
ADD THE HEAD
Place the face on the head part of the main scarf so that the right sides are together. Oversew the side seams. Turn the head the right way out and sew the top edge in place using flat stitch.
BACK LEGS
Sew the seam of the black part of the back legs using flat stitch. Continue 2cm into the orange part of the leg
ADD THE FRONT LEGS
As for back legs, sew the sides of the black part of the front legs together using flat stitch, continuing 5cm into the orange part of the leg. Oversew the front legs in place underneath the head, where the head meets the main part of the scarf.
ADD THE EARS
Fold the ears so that the right side of the front and back pieces are together and oversew the two sides. Turn the right way out and oversew the lower edges. Oversew the ears in place.
ADD THE TAIL
Sew the back seam of the tail using flat stitch and matching yarns. Oversew the tail in place in the center of the fox’s lower end, just where the garter stitch border meets the main part of the scarf.
Weave in all loose ends.