All Hail Prince Horsie-Pony!

My fabulous friend Terry’s daughter named a stray pet this, the BEST NAME EVER:

“Prince Horsie-Pony”.

I have used this amazing name as my inspiration for a very girlie stuffie modeled after this fine pattern ( Mr. Dangly ) I found on ravelry.
I took a look at the pattern & said, "Those Brits sure are great knitters, but DAMN they love to knit everything in pieces & seam it all!" I have an American compulsion to go seamless when I am able, so I took the basic dimensions of the Dangly & worked it over as seamless pieces that are only sewn together at their joints. I made many alterations for character & increased horsie-ness, but it is clear this stuffie is inspired by the noble "House of Dangly"
So... This prince is seamless… just like the Brown Monkey & the Ballerina Dangle-ina (Seen here in a group shot).


I will post the seamless limbs & the elefante style ears for my “seamless” dangly in my next post. I promise.

Gentle Reader,

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Thank You.
-Ru.

The Pattern for the PRINCE HORSIE-PONY:

Yarn: Lily Sugar & Cream Ombres & Solids Cotton
(just use any worsted weight yarn you like, really...)
CC: 1 skein Ecru (less than 120 yds)
MC: 2 skeins Jewel (190 yds)

Needles: US 5 / 3.75 mm DPN

Gauge: Not important, but 4.5 sts & 6 rows = 1”

Supplies:
~Size F crochet hook
~Yarn Needle
~Poly Fiber-Fil
~Scissors
~Safety Eyes or buttons in your chosen color
Optional: Little bean bags (you can use old nylons & plastic pellets!) for “hooves”

Head:

Row 1: Long Tail CO 6 sts over 3 DPNs using CC (ecru)
Row 2: Knit
Row 3: (M1, K1, M1, K1)* = 12 sts
Row 4: Knit
Row 5: (K1, M1, K2, M1, K1)* = 18 sts
Row 6: Knit
Row 7: (K1, M1, K4, M1, K1)* = 24 sts
Row 8: Knit
Row 9: (K1, M1, K2, M1, K2, M1, K2, M1, K1)* = 36 sts
Row 10: Knit
Row 11: (K1, M1, K4, M1, K2, M1, K4, M1, K1)* = 48 sts
Row 12: Knit
Row 13: (K1, M1, K6, M1, K2, M1, K6, M1, K1)* = 60 sts
Rows 14-19: Knit
Row 20: (K1, K2tog, K4, K2tog, K1)* =48 sts
Rows 21-24: Knit
Break Yarn, Switch to MC (Jewel)
Rows 25-48: Knit

(if you are using safety eyes, place them now before you start closure...)
Begin Decreases:
Row 49: (K4, K2tog)* = 40 sts
Row 50: Knit
Row 51: (K3, K2tog)* = 32 sts
Row 52: Knit
Row 53: (K2, K2tog)* = 24 sts
Row 54: Knit
(this is the time to sew the opening hole shut & stuff the head with fiber-fil...)
Row 55: (K1, K2tog)* = 16 sts
Row 56: Knit
Row 57: (K2tog)* = 8 sts
Break yarn, run tail through the 8 loops, pull tight & tie off as if finishing a beanie hat.

Body:

Row 1: Long Tail CO 12 sts over 4 DPNs using MC (Jewel)
Rows 2-5: Knit
Row 6: (K1, M1, K4, M1, K1)* = 16 sts
Rows 7-10: Knit
Row 11: (K1, M1, K6, M1, K1)* = 20 sts
Rows 12-15: Knit
Row 16: (K1, M1, K8, M1, K1)* = 24 sts
Rows 17-20: Knit
Row 21: (K1, M1, K10, M1, K1)* = 28 sts
Rows 22-25: Knit
Row 26: (K1, M1, K12, M1, K1)* = 32 sts
Rows 27-30: Knit
Row 31: (K1, M1, K14, M1, K1)* = 36 sts
Rows 32-35: Knit
Row 36: (K1, M1, K16, M1, K1)* = 40 sts
Rows 37-40: Knit
Row 41: (K1, M1, K18, M1, K1)* = 44 sts
Rows 42-45: Knit
Row 46: (K1, M1, K20, M1, K1)* = 48 sts
Rows 47-50: Knit
Row 51: (K1, M1, K22, M1, K1)* = 52 sts
Rows 52-55: Knit
Row 56: (K1, M1, K24, M1, K1)* = 56 sts
Rows 57-60: Knit
Row 61: (K1, M1, K26, M1, K1)* = 60 sts
Rows 62-85: Knit

Begin Decreases:
Row 86: (K4, K2tog)* = 50 sts
Row 87: Knit
Row 88: (K3, K2tog)* = 40 sts
Row 89: Knit
Row 90: (K2, K2tog)* = 30 sts
Row 91: Knit
(this is the time to sew the opening hole shut & stuff the head with fiber-fil...)
Row 92: (K1, K2tog)* = 20 sts
Row 93: Knit
Row 94: (K2tog)* = 10 sts
Break yarn, run tail through the 10 loops, pull tight & tie off as if finishing a beanie hat.

Arms & Legs (make 4):

(Be sure to keep stuffing as you go... These thin limbs are hard to stuff even ly after the fact.)
Row 1: Long Tail CO 12 sts over 3 DPNs using MC (Jewel)
Rows 2-5: Knit
Row 6: (K1, M1, K4, M1, K1)* = 16 sts
Rows 7-46: Knit
Row 47: (K1, M1, K6, M1, K1)* = 20 sts
Rows 48-51: Knit
Row 52: (K1, M1, K1)* = 30 sts
Rows 53-54: Knit
Break Yarn, Switch to CC (Ecru)
Rows 55-64: Knit

Begin Decreases:
Row 65: (K3, K2tog)* = 24 sts
Row 66: Knit
Row 51: (K2, K2tog)* = 18 sts
Row 52: Knit
Row 53: (K1, K2tog)* = 12 sts
Row 54: Knit
Row 57: (K2tog)* = 6 sts
Finish stuffing or place bean bags in the “hooves” (I hope you remembered to stuff as you go)
Break yarn, run tail through the 6 loops, pull tight & tie off as if finishing a beanie hat.
EARS:

Row 1: Using MC yarn, Long Tail CO 4sts
Row 2: Sl1, Purl
Row 3: Sl1, Knit
Row 4: Sl1. Purl
Row 5: Sl1, M1, K2, M1, K1= 6 sts
Row 6: Sl1, Purl
Row 7: Sl1, M1, K4, M1, K1= 8 sts
Row 8: Sl1, Purl
Row 9: Sl1, M1, K6, M1, K1= 10 sts
Row 10: Sl1, Purl
Row 11: Sl1, M1, K8, M1, K1= 12 sts
Row 12: Sl1, Purl
Row 13: Sl1, Knit
Row 14: Sl1, Purl
Row 15: Sl1, K10, P1
Row 16: Sl1, K10, P1
~Break yarn, switch to CC (Ecru)
Row 17: Sl1, Knit
Row 18: Sl1, Purl
Row 19: Sl1, Knit
Row 20: Sl1, Purl
Row 21: Sl1, K2Tog, K6, PSSO, K1 = 10 sts
Row 22: Sl1, Purl
Row 23: Sl1, K2Tog, K4, PSSO, K1 = 8 sts
Row 24: Sl1, Purl
Row 25: Sl1, K2Tog, K2, PSSO, K1 = 6 sts
Row 26: Sl1, Purl
Row 21: Sl1, K2Tog, , PSSO, K1 = 4 sts
Row 22: Sl1, Purl
Row 23: Sl1, Knit
Row 24: BO in Purl

~Fold at Middle RS out
~Single crochet together using slipped stitches as guide with MC (Jewel). Leave long tail for finishing (tail will sew on ears to purl bump guides, CC color facing front as shown.)

Finishing:
I sewed this guy up as I went along, but you can please yourself...

I sewed the neck closed & sewed on the head near the bottom/rear...
The arms were sewed on just below the neck, as shown.
The legs were sewed on along the bottom edges of the body , aligned with the increase “seams”.
I sewed the ears on the top of the head, I just eyed them in & counted knit stitches on the head to make them as even as I could.
You can now sew on buttons for eyes or embroider nostrils or any other embellishment you like!

Tail:
I made a 4”tassel out of the CC over a piece of cardboard & sewed it on...

Mane:
I cut about 60 3 “ pieces of the CC yarn & attached them onto the head using an over hand hitch stitch (as if you were adding fringe onto a scarf) with the crochet hook through the “vees” of the knit stitches.
You can make the mane as fringy or as full as you want.