Caterpillar

Even people who don't like bugs tend to feel better about caterpillars, since you know that they will eventually turn into something beautiful.

Materials

Knitting Needles: 4 dpn Size 1, (2.5 mm)
Yarn: Remnants of KnitPicks Palette Yarn (Fingering weight) hand dyed to a light blue/green (MC) and a darker green (CC)

Gauge: Not important for the completed project, but you want to knit tight enough that you will not see the polyester stuffing.

Misc: Toy stuffing, yarn needle.
Finished Size: Just over 3 inches long

Body

1: Cast on 6 sts in MC, join and knit 1 row
2: kfb across - 12 sts
3: K across
4: Kfb across - 24 sts
Rows 5-8: K across
9: *K2, K2tog* across - 18 sts
10: K across
11: K2tog across - 9 sts
12: K across
13: Kfb across - 18 sts
14: K across
15: *K2, Kfb* across - 24 sts
16: K across
17: *K2, K2tog* across - 18 sts
18: K across
19: K2tog across - 9 sts
20: K across

Repeat rows 13-20 three more times
Stuff the caterpillar. Tip, the end of a pencil or pen may be helpful for the stuffing!
Next row: *K1 K2tog* across - 6 sts
Pull yarn through the remaining 6 sts, weave in loose ends.

Legs (make 8)
CO 3 sts in MC. Work as Icord for 8 rounds. Sew ends together into loop. Attach three to each side of the body.

Eyes (make 2)
CO 3 sts of CC. Work in Icord for 4 rounds. Tie into a circle. Sew onto the head of the caterpillar.

Abbreviations Used in this pattern:
Kfb - increase by knitting into the front and back of a single stitch.
K - knit
P - purl

SSK - decrease by slipping two stitches then knitting them together. Alternatively, you could slip one stitch, knit one stitch and pass slipped stitch over.
K2tog - decrease by knitting two stitches together