Clink
A noisy robot
Posted by KatieBoyette
About
Clink was built as a spy-bot. He has an indestructible alloy body, xray vision, wireless capabilities, and his antenna doubles as a poisonous dart gun. I would love to tell you about all of Clink’s top secret assignments, but then I’d have to kill you. I’d also love to tell you that he has been successful at all his espionage, but I can’t. You see, Clink has one fatal flaw. He’s very noisy. When his creators were building him, they neglected to consider the fact that an indestructible metal body sounds much like a tank coming down the street. So Clink was forced into early retirement. He now resides in the Pacific Northwest, where he raises homing pigeons, and whale watches on the weekends.
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You Will Need (9 things)
- Toy Stuffing
- Thread in black, blue, and white
- Embroidery Needle
- Yarn Needle
- Scraps of black Yarn
- 1 skein Worsted Weight Yarn in gray
- Double Pointed Knitting Needles in US size 5
- Straight Knitting Needles in US size 5
- Felt in black, blue, and white
Steps (6 steps, 480 minutes)
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Finished size:
11” tall
Gauge:
20 sts and 28 rows over 4” in stockinette stHead
Top and bottom ( knit 2):
Using straight needles, CO7.
Row 1: K1, kfb, k3, kfb, k1. 9 sts
Row 2: P1, pfb, p5, pfb, p1. 11 sts
Row 3: K1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1. 13 sts
Row 4: P1, pfb, p9, pfb, p1. 15 sts
Row 5: K1, kfb, k11, kfb, k1. 17 sts
Row 6: Purl.
Row 7: K1, kfb, k13, kfb, k1. 19 sts
Row 8: Purl.
Row 9: K1, kfb, k15, kfb, k1. 21 sts
Rows 10-14: Work in stockinette st.
Row 15: K1, ssk, k15, k2tog, k1. 19 sts
Row 16: Purl.
Row 17: K1, ssk, k13, k2tog, k1. 17 sts
Row 18: Purl.
Row 19: K1, ssk, k11, k2tog, k1. 15 sts
Row 20: P1, p2tog, p9, p2tog, p1. 13 sts
Row 21: K1, ssk, k7, k2tog, k1. 11 sts
Row 22: P1, p2tog, p5, p2tog, p1. 9 sts
Row 23: K1, ssk, k3, k2tog, k1. 7 sts
Bind off.Center of head:
Using double pointed needles, CO55, pm, join to knit in the round.
Knit 19 rows even. Bind off.Body:
Using double pointed needles, CO35, pm, join to knit in the round.
Knit 16 rows even. Bind off.Bottom of body:
Using straight needles, CO5.
Row 1: K1, kfb, k1, kfb, k1. 7 sts
Row 2: P1, pfb, p3, pfb, p1. 9 sts
Row 3:K1, kfb, k5, kfb, k1. 11 sts
Row 4: Purl.
Row 5: K1, kfb, k7, kfb, k1. 13 sts
Row 6: Purl.
Row 7: K1, kfb, k9, kfb, k1. 15 sts
Rows 8-10: Work in stockinette st.
Row 11: K1, ssk, k9, k2tog, k1. 13 sts
Row 12: Purl.
Row 13: K1, ssk, k7, k2tog, k1. 11 sts
Row 14: Purl.
Row 15: K1, ssk, k5, k2tog, k1. 9 sts
Row 16: P1, p2tog, p3, p2tog, p1. 7 sts
Row 17: K1, ssk, k1, k2tog, k1. 5 sts
Bind off.Legs (knit 2):
Using double pointed needles, CO5, pm, join to knit in the round.
Round 1: Kfb 5 times. 10 sts
Round 2: (Kfb, k1) 5 times. 15 sts
Round 3: (Kfb, k2) 5 times. 20 sts
Rounds 4-6: Knit.
Round 7: (K2tog, k2) 5 times. 15 sts
Rounds 8-28: Knit.
Bind off.Arms (knit 2):
Using double pointed needles, CO6, pm, join to knit in the round.
Round 1: Kfb 6 times. 12 sts
Rounds 2-4: Knit.
Round 5: Kfb, k11. 13 sts
Rounds 6-8: Knit.
Round 9: Kfb, k12. 14 sts
Rounds 10-12: Knit.
Round 13: Kfb, k13. 15 sts
Rounds 14-16: Knit.
Stuff arm lightly.
Round 17: (K2tog, k1) 5 times. 10 sts
Round 18: K2tog 5 times. 5 sts
Break yarn, pull tail through remaining sts, knot, and pull knot to inside of arm.Antenna:
Using double pointed needle and black yarn, CO3. Knit a 1 ½ “ i-cord. Bind off.Assembly:
Head and body: Press all flat pieces lightly. Seam top of head to center of head, around the circumference to make a cylinder. Stuff firmly, pressing stuffing into a round shape. Center bottom of head on cylinder, seam around edge. (see figure 1) -
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Sew bottom of body to body. Stuff firmly. Center head on top of body, and seam into place. (see figure 2)
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3
Stuff legs. Seam to bottom of body, pinning into place if needed. Sew arms to sides of body. (see figure 3)
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4
For seam detail, line seam lines of body with black yarn. Use black thread to hold in place if needed. Use black thread to create a center seam on body and head. (see figure 4)
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Use black thread to create knots in a row for the rivets.
Eyes: Cut eyes using felt templates.(download and print attachment) Sew onto face using corresponding color. (see figure 5) -
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Antenna: Sew antenna to top of head using tail. (see figure 6)