This project comes courtesy of Mary J. Mucklestone and Cut Out + Keep- my new fave crafting community.
View the project in it's entirety here.
You Will Need
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o 1 ½ yard black fingering weight Yarn
o 1 ½ yard iris colour fingering weight Yarn
o 2 yard white fingering weight Yarn
o 1 x set of Double Pointed Knitting Needles size 3.0 (2 USA)
o Crewel Embroidery Needle
o Wool Fleece or other stuffing
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o PROJECT BUDGET
o Cheap
Knitted Eyeball
With black Cast On 6 stitches.
Rnd 1 Slide sts to other end of needle and knit into the first st cast on as for I cord। k to end.
Separate stitches onto 3 needles (2st on each)
Rnd 2 *k1, increase1, k1; repeat from * (9 sts)
Rnd 3 with iris color k
Rdn 4 * k1, inc 1, k1, inc1, k1; repeat from * (15 sts)
Rnd 5 knit
Rnd 6 with white k
Rnd 7 on each needle, *k1 inc1; end k1 (27 sts)
Rnd 8-10 k
Now is a good time to weave in all the pesky ends you have thus far, turn eyeball inside out while still on needles, for easy access.
Rnd 11 *k1, k2 tog, k1,k2tog, k1; repeat from * 18 sts
Rnd 12 & 13 k
Rnd 14 *k1, k2tog; repeat from *(12 sts)
Rnd 15 k
Rnd 16 k2 tog around.
Break off yarn, thread thru loops, before tying off stuff with fleece, poking it in with a spare needle, fluffing to achieve a lovely spherical eyeball shape. Pull tail-end tight and weave in end.
You might add a few red threads for some ghoulish veiny appeal.
