Knit up a cute Mama kangaroo toy with a little removable baby Roo snugly tucked in her dress pocket. Perfect as a handmade gift for a new mum and baby.
Knitted from any Dk yarn you like, you’ll need to be able to cast on and off, work stocking-stitch and do basic increasing and decreasing stitches to make these toys. No working in the round is needed for this pattern as all pieces are knitted flat on straight knitting needles. The big kangaroo’s dress is worked in a colourful self-striping Dk yarn so there’s no fiddly colour changes as the yarn does all the hard work for you.
Big kangaroo measures 14 inches (36cm) tall when sitting
Suggested yarns for this pattern: We used one and a quarter balls of Wendy Supreme Dk in Gold (WD23) for the kangaroo colour. Alternatively you can use an identical amount of Stylecraft Special Dk in Gold (1709) OR King Cole Big Value Tweed Dk in Amber (3323) which are almost identical colours. The dress is knitted from one ball of James C Brett Fairground Dk in colour G14 Camouflage. The dress pocket is knitted from a small amount of Stylecraft Special Dk in Meadow (1065). You can of course use any makes/colours of yarn you prefer instead.
You’ll also need:
A pair of long 4mm straight knitting needles (for knitting dress)
A pair of 3mm straight knitting needles (for knitting everything else)
Darning needle
Toy stuffing
Small amount of black Dk yarn for sewing the facial features
The pattern is 14 pages long and illustrated with colour photographs.
Please note that this is a downloadable knitting pattern and not a kit. Once you’ve placed your order, look out for an email that will allow you to instantly download your knitting pattern so you can get knitting!
