Marvin Plushie

Marvin the Paranoid Android

Posted by What Katie Does

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this is a knitted marvin the android, inspired by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

i used 4mm needles and dk weight acrylic yarn. gauge not really important, the knit needs to be quite tight though so stuffing doesn't pop through
finished height 9.5"

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You Will Need (2 things)

  • dk weight acrylic Yarn in white, black and green
  • 4 mm Knitting Needles

Steps (5 steps, 240 minutes)

  1. 1

    head
    CO 49 sts
    work 12 rows in st st
    work 12, work eyes intarsia chart, work 12
    work 16 rows in st st
    BO
    thread yarn through sts parallel to CO edge in running st and pull to draw seam shut.

  2. 2

    body
    CO 25
    work 6 rows in st st straight
    dec 1 at each end of next and every foll RS row
    leaving a border of 2 white sts on each side, work a black intrasia triange, keeping decs correct, until 9 sts rem
    work 4 rows even
    dec 1 at each end of next and every foll RS row to 25 sts
    work 6 rows even
    BO
    seam sides.

  3. 3

    legs
    CO 12
    work 4 rows white
    work 2 rows black
    BO
    seam bottom and side seams.

  4. 4

    arms
    CO 12
    work 6 rows white
    work 4 rows black
    BO
    seam bottom and side seams.

  5. 5

    making up
    stuff head, body, arms and legs.
    close top of head as for bottom.
    place top of legs inside bottom of body and seam together, closing bottom of the body too.
    sew arms and head to body.