Worsted weight yarn, No. 5 DPN's (3.25 mm) What will make your hockey player your own unique creation are the colors and striping patterns you use to personalize your toy to match that of your favorite team. It uses very little yarn, so scraps are perfect, but color choice was important to make my guy match the colors and uniform of the Edmonton Oilers. I found a small Oilers patch on Ebay for the final touch on his sweater, but each toy should be customized individually with different hair styles, colors and stripes on their socks and sweaters. Legs (make two) Cast on 12 stitches for the skate (black) Knit one round K1, [m1, k1] to end. (23 stitches) Knit one round K1, m1, k8, [m1, k1] 6 times, k7, m1, k1. (31 stitches) Knit three rounds K13, k2tog, k1, skp, k13 Knit one round K12, k2tog, k1, skp, k12 Knit one round K7, bind off next 13 stitches, k to end Work one round (finish skate color) Switch yarn to sock color Work approx. 16 rows across all 14 stitches, changing colors for your stripes and pant legs. Mine was: 4 rounds of white, one blue, two copper, one blue, three white, then color of pants K1, k2tog, k1, skp, k2, k2tog, k1, skp, k1 (10 stitches) Knit one round Bind off Finishing notes for leg and skate: -Where you cast off becomes the top of the skate -Sew up the bottom of the foot and the top of the skate where you cast-off in the middle of a round -Use white yarn and stitch it into the skate in a shoelace pattern, leaving the ends with spare to tie into a bow -The skate blade was created by chain crocheting 8 stitches of doubled over grey worsted weight yarn and stitching this short chain to the bottom of the foot Body Cast on 15 stitches on 3 needles Knit one round K1 [k1, m1] to end. (29 stitches) Work five rounds [K7, m1] twice, k1 [m1, k7] twice. (33 stitches) Work 3 rounds K16, m1, k1, k16 Work 17 rounds (Do 10 rounds, then start a stripe pattern) K15, skp, k1, k2tog, k15 Work 3 rounds K14, skp, k1, k2tog, k14 (31 stitches) Knit 1 round Bind off Arms (make two) Cast on 6 stitches Knit one round K1, [m1, k1] to end (11 stitches) Knit one round K1, [m1, k4, m1, k1] twice (15 stitches) Work 5 rows, change color to 4-row stripe pattern Work stripe pattern K1 [skp, k2, k2tog, k1] twice (11 stitches) Work 3 rounds Inc one st at each end of next row (13 stitches) Change to glove color Work 5 rounds K1 [skp, k1, k2tog, k1] twice (9 stitches) Work one round K1, [k2tog] to end (5 stitches) Break yarn, thread through remaining stitches, pull up and fasten off securely Head With flesh color yarn, cast on 13 stitches Knit 1 round K1, [m1, k1} to end (25 stitches) Knit 1 round K1, [m1, k2] to end (37 stitches) Knit 3 rounds [K9, m1] twice, k1, [m1, k9] twice. (41 stitches) Knit one round *start hair by knitting 10 stitches of hair color, then flesh, then final 10 stitches of hair* *Each round for 4 rounds, make the hair one stitch longer on each side* K20, m1, k1, m1, k20. (43 stitches) Work 10 rounds in this flesh/hair pattern [K8, skp] twice, k3, [k2tog, k8] twice (39 stitches) Work one round Use only the hair color for this round and remaining rounds [K7, skp] twice, k3, [k2tog, k7] twice (35 stitches) Work one round [K6, skp] twice, k3, [k2tog, k6] twice (31 stitches) Work three rounds K1, [k2tog, k1] to end (21 stitches) Work one round K1, [k2tog] to end (11 stitches) K1, [k2tog] to end (6 stitches) Break off yarn, thread through remaining stitches, pull up tightly and fasten off securely. Finishing Notes for your Hockey Doll -Stuff pieces and seam them up, stitching body parts together. -Using the embroidery stitch of your choice, add eyes and a mouth to the face -For the hair, I improvised, threading it through my stitches and tying off clumps. I tried to make the hair similar to a favorite player. -The finishing of the doll is the most creative part. Have fun with it! Feel free to message me on ravelry or email me if you have any questions I can help you with! This is my first attempt at a pattern, but hopefully it’s useful!