Knit & Purl Pets

Knit & Purl Pets that everyone will want to take home. We love our pets for their companionship and unique characters, so creative author Clare Garland has packed personality aplenty into each one of the little pets within this book. Every creature has the adorable charm and mischievous quirkiness that we expect from our animals – just knit them up and watch them come to life before your eyes. So no matter what pet you’ve always dreamed of having, whether it’s a puppy, chicken or even a dinosaur, you’re only a few rows or rounds away from owning it!

There is a wonderful menagerie of 20 animal projects that includes:

Little feathered friends

Silkysoft snake

Naughty hen trio

Egg-stra good layers

Itty Bitty guinea pigs

Mittens and socks, the lop eared rabbits

Speckle the Kitten

Toy Mouse

Tortellini tortoise

Bamber the Labrador puppy

Ravenous Rats

Biscuit the cat

Biscuit’s basket

Reggie Veggie the Stegosaurus

Pip and Pop ponies

Charlie the chameleon

Zoom the Greyhound

Greyhound’s jacket

All the projects in this book are quick – some take less than a day – and easy to knit, once the basic techniques have been mastered. The pets are all, or in part, knitted using four double-pointed knitting needles – a fairly new approach to toy knitting. This can seem a little daunting to the uninitiated, but the very act of going round and round is pure meditation and fun – and the knitted creation is ‘sculptured’ in 3D forms as you work, so you can instantly see how your work is progressing. If you are new to knitting or need to brush up on your past skills, there are basic techniques from how to cast on, knit and purl, knit in the round and cast off. There is also advice on special design techniques and finishing touches. All knitting patterns use abbreviations to save time and space so there is also a useful list of all the abbreviations used in the patterns of the book.

So whether you are new to knitting, or more advanced, and whether you own a pet or wish you did, with Clare Garland’s easy step-by-step instructions, beautiful photos and helpful diagrams, you can knit your own pet!