A whimsical oversized toy designed to celebrate “Back to School.” Makes a great gift for teachers or artists!

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Finished Dimensions

30” long x 15” circumference (76.2 x 38.1 cm)

Yarn & Yardage

Berroco Vintage Baby DK
52% Acrylic, 40% wool, 8% Nylon
1.75 oz/50g, 145yds/133m

1 ball in color 10072 Toast (color B)
2 balls in color of your choice (color A)

Sample colors: 10033 Poppy &
10034 Royal Blue

Needles

US 4 (00.0 mm) double pointed needles & 16” circular

or 40” circular for magic loop

Gauge

24 sts and 26 rows in 4”/10cm

Tools

4 stitch markers including 1 unique BOR marker
Tapestry needle
Polyfil stuffing
Cardboard cut into 4” circumference circle

Key

BO – bind off
CO – cast on
K - knit
K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together (decrease)
KFB – knit front and back (increase)
P - purl
PM – place marker
ST/STS – stitch/stitches

Construction

Toy is knit in the round starting from the bottom (flat end) of the pencil by casting on stitches and working outward in simple increases, with color changes creating the pencil base pattern. Tube is then continued in main pencil color. Cardboard reinforcement is sewn into the bottom before continuing to work the colored tube. Simple decreases are used to shape the sharpened end and colored tip of the pencil.