Mr Prickles Valentine Hedgehog

Mr Prickles sits 6 ½ inches high. He would be ideal for a Valentine gift for the one you love, or as a bath shower gift or just for a hedgehog lover. He is knitted flat on 3 and 4 mm needles, using fun fur yarn and DK. The pattern is easy to follow with no complicated stitches or shaping.

Materials used 3mm and 4mm knitting needles 50grms fun fur type yarn, as like Lion Brand Fun fur or Style Craft Eskimo 25grms DK or equivalent yarn in medium brown shade Scrap of DK or equivalent yarn in Dark brown Scrap of DK or equivalent yarn in light brown Scrap of DK or equivalent yarn in flesh of pale peach Scrap of DK or equivalent yarn in black Scrap of red for heart Scrap of white felt Pair of 6mm plastic toy eyes One 6mm plastic dog nose Scrap of stiff card (optional) Fiberfill Clear glue

Abbreviations K = knit P = purl Ss = stocking stitch (knit one row, purl one row) Inc1 = increase a stitch by knitting into the front and the back of the next