Pazam - banana fruits

Banana fruits are must in all Indian houses. Many a times these are given to visitors who visit our house. It is also treated as sallad in our traditional wedddings or any other clebrations. This is one of the ingrediants which go in to make the famous Panchamirtam . This is done in all temples in India and this is the famous prasad [ offering] from all Subramaniaya [Kartik Swamy ] Temples spread across the globe.

Materials
Needles: 3.75 mm [no. 9]
Smalls balls of cream, yello, pale pink and green
Polyester poly frill for stuffing

Banana
Using cream/ pale pink
Cast on 5 sts and k 1 row
Next row: inc in each st [ 10 sts]
K 18 rows
Thread yarn through rem sts, draw up, ans secure

Banana Skin [ make 3]
Using green and yellow
cast on 3 sts and k 1 row
Next row:inc 1 st at each end [ 5 sts]

K 20 rows

Dec 1 st at each end of next row
K 1 row
K3tog, fasten off

Make up
Stitch side seam of banana and fill.
Stitch sides of skin tog for approx half the length

Secure skin to banana