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What you'll need
| One size only: | Height to top of ears Kangaroo mother: 40 cms- (16“) Baby Joey: 17 cms (7”) |
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| Paintbox Yarns Simply DK (opens in a new tab) | |
Paintbox Yarns Simply DK
 Slate Grey (105) | 1 |
| Tools & Other Supplies | |
| US 6 (4mm) Single Pointed Needles (opens in a new tab) | |
Product Details
This toy kangaroo mum has a baby joey who is big enough to jump around on his own, but small enough to be carried in mum's pouch when he's tired! I modeled them on the Eastern grey kangaroos who visit us, here in Queensland, Australia. I had to make some adaptations to reality – them being toys and needing big fat feet to stand up etc.
The toys are knitted on 2 needles, in 8 ply/DK yarn of your choice. You could use a reddish brown if you wanted them to be red kangaroos. They take between 85 and 100 gms of main colour, plus 5 gms pale pink for inside the ears (for mum & joey).
The Australian bushfire fundraising campaign, for aiding affected wildlife, has now ended.
In total, the 6 patterns involved raised AU$1,610 – a fantastic result!
Thank you to everyone who contributed by purchasing a pattern.❤️
- Brand
- Independent Designer
- Craft
- Knitting
- Designer
- Rian Anderson
- Featured product
- Format
- Downloadable PDF
- Language
- English
- Notes
- 1 pair 24 mm “eyelash” safety eyes or 20 mm “joggle” sew on eyes for kangaroo; 10 mm eyes for joey (not safe for children under 3 yrs).
- Pages
- 10
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Yarn Weight
DK | Light Worsted
