This is a continuation for the Extras for the Twisted Shape Egg Cosy made in Part 1.
Extras
If
you want to continue to add the extras to make a more advanced Egg Cosy here
are the instructions. First of all I found it easier to check placement if I
had a model to place the Egg Cosy upon. It isn’t strictly necessary but useful.
Here is a picture of what I used but normal Hard Boiled Eggs are fine.
Eggs
in Cups
Dragon
Egg Cosy
I am using 2.75mm Double Ended Needles
I
suggest that you may want to read through and practise some of the stitches
beforehand if you are not familiar with increasing stitches and making and I
cord.
Cast on 2 stitches
Green and Purple cast on
Knit one row
Purl one row
This will give you a firm base to continue. From now
on there will be a great deal of making and decreasing stitches.
Knit one stitch
Now we are going to make a stitch. First we put the
needle through the remaining stitch and wind around the yarn as we would for a
normal knit stitch.
Making a stitch
Next continue moving the needle through as you would
do normally but DO NOT PULL OFF NEEDLE. Instead pull the loop you have
on your needle and slip over back onto the original needle. Then knit the
stitch you have just made.
Made a Stitch
Knit the remaining stitch.
Purl three stitches.
Made 3 stitches
Knit one stitch, make a stitch Knit 3 stitches.
Purl four stitches
Made 4 stitches
Knit one stitch, make a stitch Knit 4 stitches.
Purl five stitches.
Made 5 stitches
Now we will start to begin the decrease stitches,
you already know how to do this from the other patterns.
Knit the first two stitches together.
Knit the remaining stitches
Purl 4 stitches.
Decreased to 4 stitches
Knit 2 together, knit last stitch
Purl 3 stitches
Knit 2 together, knit last stitch
Purl 2 stitches.
You will have now made one spine for the dragon.
Continue the process if you want to make another. See below in picture. However
make sure that your final decrease leaves 3 NOT 2 STITCHES ON THE NEEDLE if you
are going to include the I Cord. You may prefer to cast off now and omit the I
Cord. Alternatively you could cast off and sew on spines and then cast on 3
stitches and do the I Cord separately.
1 & 2 Spines
When you have the length you want and have purled
the last 3 stitches we can begin the I Cord which will be the Dragon’s tail.
Read
this part carefully before beginning.
The process is the more or less the same whether you
have just cast on 3 stitches or are continuing on from the spines. However if
you have just cast on you may find it easier to PURL 3 stitches first. This is
the part why you see I have chosen to use Double Ended Needles.
Make start of I Cord
If you look at the above picture carefully you will
see the Green spines are on the Right or Knit Row and the Purple are on the
Wrong or Purl Row. Normally after a Purl row we would turn the work around. In
this instance we will NOT do this.
Purl side movement
In the above picture you will see that the Purple is
placed on the needle as it would be on a normal finished Purl Row before
turning. I want you to slide the spines or cast on to where the Green position
is situated.
You should now see that the first stitch and the
yarn are at opposite ends of the work.
Take a needle and slip it through the first stitch
First Stitch
Take the yarn and wrap around and proceed to do a
knit stitch. Knit the other two stitches. DO NOT TURN but slide the work to the
top of the needle and repeat the process. You will find that after a few rows
you can clearly see a round cord forming.
The question of how long to make the cord is up to
you. What I did was after I had knitted at least an inch of cord I sewed the
spines into place on the egg cosy. This way I could judge how long the cord was
in comparison to the pattern I had in mind.
Sewn on Spines
I then was able to continue to knit the I Cord and
work out the length of what I needed. When I thought it was long enough I
simply slipped the needle through the 3 stitches and pulled through and off the
needle to cast off.
Slip needle through
Next sew the I Cord or Dragon’s tail to the cosy in
the way you want. I sewed the tail part way along the bottom for easy before
curling upwards. I also spread the cotton a little at the end to make a bit of
flair.
Sewn Tail
Then I sewed on the shape of the Dragon’s head and
added teeth and eyes to it.
Dragon Head
For the Dragon’s wings Cast on 2 stitches
Knit 1 Row
Purl 1 Row
Continue with this (Stocking Stitch) process and you
will begin to see a thin strip developing.
Long Strip
When you have knitted about 4 inches sew the tail
end to the roughly the top of the spine. Make sure this is on the same side of
the spine as the head.
Top of Spine
This will give you a firm point from which to
measure. If you are not confident about sewing at this point you can pin the
wing into place.
The length of the strip depends entirely on your
wing design. I have tried to make mine sharp and pointy and a bit bat like.
Front View of Wing
Back View of Wing
Completing the Dragon
This part is all sewn. Sew the Jaw and Neck of the
Dragon on the front.
Jaw and Neck
The wing design depends on how you want it. I have
sewn sections but you may prefer to sew scales.
Back View of Wing
This completes the Dragon Pattern and it is now
ready to be washed and dried.
Embellishments
You can be as intricate as you like in adding to your
Dragon Cosy. Suggestions for more detail include Beads for the Dragon’s eyes or
adding another wing or the addition of a horn. If you really want to go to town
try adding overlapping sequins on the wings for scales.
Finished Owl and Dragon 4 Piece Set
