Richard the Pygmy Puff

Meet Richard. Richard is a White Pygmy Puff from Weasley's Wizard Wheezes. (It's from the sixth Harry Potter book for all you non-harry lovers out there)

I am really looking forward to the Harry Potter 7 Book Launch. So excited infact that I have started my coustume for the party. I made a Pygmy Puff to go with my Luna/Ginny Coustume (I haven't decided) His name is Richard and he is very very cute and soft. I want to make a big pile of them now.

Richard is also my first pattern posted on the blog! Yay! Here it is!

Needed:
-1 ball Bernat Baby Lash in Wee White. You'll use much less that one ball. You could probably make about 8 with a single ball. You could double up regular fun fur to get similar results. Keep in mind when picking a yarn that Baby Lash has a thick core so you can get a tight fabric.
-size 3 needles (3.25mm). A less experienced knitter, or one with less than perfect eye sight can easily go up a few sizes, so long as you get a nice tight knit. You want as little drape as possible so he is easier to shape at the end.
-strong white thread or fingering weight white yarn. Anything to seam up the sides. Left over baby lash won't work. The fabric will be too thick to sew with yarn that thick. I used white embrodiry floss.
-a yarn needle, one with a sharp point.
-something to stuff him with. I used left over dryer sheets and some cotton balls. Left over yarn or fabric scraps would work jsut fine. You don't need much, about half a cup.
-2 size 10/0 seed beads. Those are the small ones for any non beaders who have now idea what I'm talking about. The larger ones don't really look right. The small ones get right in to the fur and look... well... beady lol.
-a bead needle or a fine sewing needle (It has to fit through the bead) and matching thread OR tacky glue if you really hate sewing.
-SHARP scissors

Directions:

CO 25 stitches in what ever manner you deem suitable. Knit in reverse stockinette for 28 rows. BO however you little heart desires. You could now have a squareish piece of fabric about 4-ish inches by 4-ish inches (I didn't bother measuring it since it really doesn't matter.)

Now comes the part I am having trouble explaining. It's really not hard though. Using the yarn needle and fingering yarn seams the edges closed. The seam itself is like a wonton. That is, bring all four corners together at the top and sew 3 of the edges together with a mattres stitch making sure that the knitside is facing out. You want the purlside, with all the fluff on the inside at this stage. Leave one edge open for turning inside out and stuffing.

Flip inside out and stuff. Sew closed with a whip or running stitch. Something that won't be very visable.

Now he needes some eyes. Using the sharp scissors trim a 1 cm sqaure patch where ever you want his eyes otherwise its just too much fur to see he little face, not to mention ehere you are sewing/glueing. Once you are happy with the trim, sew/glue his eyes on.
Fluff his fur and you are done! Now go make him some friends lol.