BYTHE DALEK COSTUME

by Charles Moonstone & Penwiper

Many thanks to Penwiper for allowing me to share this pattern which was inspired by & adapted
from her awesome EXTERMIKNIT! - www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/extermiknit’

Needles: 2.25 / 2.75 / 4mm - (US needles: 1 / 2 / 6) - (Aus/Can/NZ 13 / 12 / 8)

Yarn: 4ply (fingering / sock yarn) less than 50g each of - main colour (I used red) - optional
contrast colour (I used black) - and a small amount of white 8ply (DK) for the eye bobbles.

Tension / Gauge: 2.5cm (1inch) = 8sts and 10rows on 2.75mm (US1) needles

Notions: If you decide to make the eye stalk on the hat you will need 1 pipe-cleaner (wired
chenille stick) about 18cm (7inch) long.

Note: This costume was knitted in the round using the jogless join method described at
http://techknitting.blogspot.com If you would prefer to knit it flat, I guess you could just add
an extra stitch at each end of the chart to use as a seam allowance.

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DRESS:
Using 2.75mm (US 2) (Aus/Can/NZ 12) needles – CO 63
1-24: Work the section of the dress chart outlined in red 7 times across all rows.
25-33: Work these rows of the dress chart once across.
Change to 2.25mm (US 1) (Aus/Can/NZ 13) needles
34-37: work these 4 rows in k1, p1 rib

 Cast off (bind off) loosely in rib

 If you knitted it flat sew together all the way the centre back seam.
 Sew in the ends and block the dress.

Dress Chart:

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HAT:
Using 2.75mm (US 2) (Aus/Can/NZ 12) needles – CO 60
1-27: Work the stitches of the hat chart twice across all the rows.
28: option a (without eye-stalk): p12, eye bobble using white DK and 4mm (US 6)
needles, in main colour and 2.75mm (US 2) needles p22, eye bobble as before, p12
option b (with eye-stalk): p12, eye bobble using white DK and 4mm (US 6) needles,
in main colour and 2.75mm (US 2) needles p10, YO, p2tog, p10, eye bobble as
before, p12
29-37: Repeat all the sts of the hat chart twice across all the rows.

 Break yarn. Using a yarn needle, thread the yarn end through the remaining stitches, pull
closed, and sew in the loose end.
 Sew in the other ends. Wrap the top of your girl’s head in plastic, wash the hat and place it
on her head to dry. (Or I guess you could use a similar sized ball, or make one by stuffing
some plastic bags inside another one.)

Hat Chart:

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EYE-STALK (optional)
You can either knit it flat, wrap it around one end of the pipe-cleaner, and sew it together
to make a tube. Or knit it around the pipe-cleaner using DPNs, and I-chord for the
narrowest sections.

Knit on 4mm (US 6) (Aus/Can/NZ 8) needles using 4 strands of main colour held
together –
1: co 3 sts
2-7: ss, turning at end of each row
8-9: k & p into each st & turn
10: k across & turn
11: p2tog across & turn
12: k2tog across & turn
13-14: ss, turning at end of each row
15: k &p into each st
16: k across
17: k &p into each st
18: k across
19: p2tog across. Cast off

 Fold over the last cm / half inch of the pipecleaner at each end. This is so that there are no
sharp ends.
 If you knitted the eye-stalk flat, wrap it around one end of the pipe-cleaner and sew it into a
tube. (The ‘eye bobble’ should be at the very end, with pipecleaner poking out from the
narrow part of the stalk)
 Push the free end of the pipe cleaner through the YO on the hat.
 Sew the end of the eye-stalk securely into place.
 Bend the pipe cleaner so it fits neatly over your girl’s head.

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like from this pattern as gifts, but you may not sell them. You may share this pattern, but do not sell it.
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