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How to Knit a Cute Chibi Mandrake: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Create your own magical companion with this adorable Chibi Mandrake knitting pattern. This project is perfect for beginners and makes for a wonderful tiny gift or a unique addition to your desk decor. The finished Mandrake stands approximately 2 inches (5 cm) tall.

Materials Needed

Yarn

• Body: Beige yarn (Recommended: Drops Nord Color 07 or similar), less than one 50g ball.
• Leaves: Green yarn (Recommended: Drops Nord Color 10 or similar).
• Details: Black embroidery thread for the face and pink thread for the cheeks.

Tools

• Needles: 4 double-pointed needles (DPNs) size 1.75mm (or 2mm if using a magic loop).
• Eyes: 3mm sew-on beads.
• Stuffing: Polyester fiberfill or toy stuffing.
• Miscellaneous: Scissors, sewing needle, stitch markers, and pins (or scrap yarn) to hold stitches.

Knitting Abbreviations (US Terms)

• K: Knit stitch
• P: Purl stitch
• Inc: Increase (Knit two stitches into one)
• Dec: Decrease (Knit two stitches together / K2tog)
• (*6): Repeat the sequence inside the parentheses 6 times

Step-by-Step Pattern

1. The Body

Leave a long tail of yarn for finishing before starting.

• Round 1: Cast on 6 stitches + 1 extra stitch for joining. Distribute 2 stitches per needle and join to work in the round.
• Round 2: Inc in every stitch (6 Inc) = 12 stitches.
• Round 3: (1K, Inc) * 6 = 18 stitches.
• Round 4: Knit 1 round of 18 stitches.
• Round 5: (2K, Inc) * 6 = 24 stitches.
• Round 6-7: Knit 2 rounds of 24 stitches.
• Round 8: (3K, Inc) * 6 = 30 stitches.
• Round 9-11: Knit 3 rounds of 30 stitches.
• Round 12: (4K, Inc) * 6 = 36 stitches.
• Round 13-21: Knit 9 rounds of 36 stitches.
• Round 22: (4K, Dec) * 6 = 30 stitches.

2. The Legs

The legs are worked directly from the body stitches.

First Leg:

• Knit 9 stitches for the first leg.
• Place the next 6 body stitches on a pin or scrap yarn.
• Place the next 9 stitches (for the second leg) on a pin or scrap yarn.
• Place the remaining 6 body stitches on a pin or scrap yarn.
• Distribute the 9 stitches of the first leg across the DPNs, join in the round, and knit 4 rounds.
• Round 10: (1K, Dec) * 3 = 6 stitches.
• Knit 1 more round of 6 stitches.
• Cut the yarn, transfer stitches to a sewing needle, cinch the hole closed, and fasten off.

Second Leg:

• Return to the 9 stitches held for the second leg. Leave a long tail of yarn for sewing the body gaps.
• Distribute stitches across the DPNs and join in the round.
• Knit 4 rounds of 9 stitches.
• Round 12: (1K, Dec) * 3 = 6 stitches.
• Knit 1 more round of 6 stitches.
• Cut the yarn, transfer stitches to a sewing needle, cinch the hole closed, and fasten off.

Finishing the Body: Sew the top opening closed, fill the body firmly with stuffing, and then sew the bottom opening and any gaps between the legs.

3. The Arms (Make 2)

Leave a long tail of yarn for sewing.

• Cast on 6 stitches + 1 for joining.
• Distribute 2 stitches per needle and join in the round.
• Knit 5 rounds of 6 stitches.
• Cut the yarn, transfer stitches to a needle, cinch closed, and fasten off.

4. The Leaves (Make 3)

Note: Leaves are worked in flat rows, alternating knit and purl rows. Leave a tail for sewing.

• Cast on 3 stitches.
• Work 5 rows of 3 stitches (Knit one row, Purl the next).
• Row 6: (1K, Dec) = 2 stitches.
• Work 1 more row of 2 stitches.
• Bind off and weave in the ends.

Final Assembly

• Eyes: Sew on the 3mm beads. To give the Mandrake a cute expression, push some stuffing slightly behind the eyes to create small indentations.
• Face: Use pink thread to embroider small cheeks and black thread for the eyebrows.
• Arms: Sew the arms to the sides of the body.
• Leaves: Sew the three leaves to the top of the head.

Your Chibi Mandrake is now complete and ready for its new home!

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