Zahara - help with ears

I've recently had a question regarding help with grafting the ears closed.



See that cute little ear, and the way the tip of it looks like the knitting just continues right over the tip? That's actually the grafting, otherwise known as the kitchener stitch.


Once you've finished the decreases for the ears you are left with 6 sts. Make sure you have 3 stitches on one dpn and 3 sts on another dpn. Then you would graft the opening closed the way you would the toe of a sock.

Knitty has a good tutorial that may help.

I've also found this YouTube tutorial by KnittingHelp for those of you who prefer your tutorials with moving pictures rather than stills.

Hope this helps!

Zahara - errata

It has come to my attention that there was an error in my original pattern.



In the section marked "Body" it read:

Round 8: (k2, kfb) around [36 sts]
Rounds 9–19: knit
Begin hump shaping
Round 18: m1, k9, m1, k to end of round
Round 19: k1, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k to end of round


this should have read:

Round 8: (k2, kfb) around [36 sts]
Rounds 9–19: knit
Begin hump shaping
Round 20: m1, k9, m1, k to end of round
Round 21: k1, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k3, m1, k to end of round


I apologize for any confusion this may have caused. I've emailed out update notifications to those who purchased the pattern through Ravelry. If you have purchased the pattern through my Etsy store and would like the updated pattern please email me.

Zahara - new pattern

I'd like you to meet Zahara. She's a sweet knitted camel, complete with underbite, knobby knees and a gentle disposition.



This pattern is suitable for someone who can knit in the round on double pointed needles. Other skills required are increasing and decreasing, knitting short rows, picking up stitches, grafting and seaming.

To make your very own Zahara, you’ll need less than 100 grams of worsted weight wool. I used Patons Classic Wool in "Sesame".

As usual, the pattern is available through my Etsy shop and as a Ravelry download.



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Coming Soon to a desert near you...

I'm almost finished tweeking a new pattern. B has been bugging me for a while to make a camel. She's named it Zahara...



And since we're on the topic of camels, maybe you can help me? Do you know the song "Alice the Camel"? It's one of those count down songs that goes like this:

Alice the camel has 5 humps,
Alice the camel has 5 humps,
Alice the camel has 5 humps,
Go, Alice, Go,
Boom, Boom, Boom...

Alice the camel has 4 humps,
Alice the camel has 4 humps...
etc,

until the end...

... Alice the camel has no hump,
Alice is a horse.

Now B says the song is supposed to be about Sally the Camel. Which way did you learn it?