Knitted Charming Camera Toy

The "Knitted Charming Camera Toy" is a soft, adorable toy crafted from yarn, designed to resemble a miniature camera. It features a knitted body, lens, strap, and buttons, making it visually appealing and perfect for imaginative play.

Needles: US 11 / 8 mm
Yarn: Bulky (7 wpi)
Yardage: MC (yellow) 110 yards / 100 meters – CC1 (black) 38 yards / 34 meters – CC2 (white) 33 yards / 30 meters
Gauge: 11 sts x 16 rows = 10 cm
Other notions: Tapestry needle, polyfil
Sizing: 4 inches / 10 cm tall x 5 inches / 12 cm wide

Abbreviations
K: Knit
P: Purl
Kfb: knit front and back
Sts: stitches

Pattern

Front:
With MC, cast on 15 sts.
Rows 1- 14: Knit
Change with CC2
Row 15: K2 with CC2, k3 with CC1, k10 with CC2
Row 16: K10 with CC2, k3 with CC1, k2 with CC2
Rows 17-20: Knit in garter stitch with CC1
Bind off

Lens:
With CC1, cast on 3 sts.
Row 1: Kfb, PM and join in the round (6 sts)
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: Kfb (12 sts)
Row 4: Purl
Row 5: Knit
Row 6: Purl
Change with CC2
Row 7: Knit
Bind off

Back:
With MC, cast on 15 sts.
Rows 1-2: Knit
Rows 3-12: K2 with MC, k11 with CC1, k2 with MC
Change with MC
Rows 13-14: Knit
Change with CC2
Row 15: K10 with CC2, k3 with CC1, k2 with CC2
Row 16: K2 with CC2, k3 with CC1, k10 with CC2
Rows 17-20: Knit in garter stitch with CC1
Bind off

Side:
With MC, cast on 3 sts.
Rows 1-44: Knit
Change with CC2
Rows 45-74: Knit
Bind off

Button:
With CC1, cast on 3 sts.
Row 1: Kfb, PM and join in the round (6 sts)
Row 2: Purl
Bind off

Strap:
With CC1, cast on 3 sts.
Knit until your desired length.
Bind off

Stuffing and sewing
Place the lens at the center of the front and sew it with a whip stitch.
Place the front and back together, matching up all sides.

Seam up each side of the camera using the mattress stitch, starting from the top.
Sew the button near the top corner with a whip stitch.

Stuff the body when you reach the bottom.
When stuffing is finished, continue sewing around the outside of the camera.

Tie off weave in ends.

Fold strap in half. Attach both ends of the strap to the upper right corner with a whip stitch.
Enforce the durability of the strap by sewing more stitches.