Description
Book SynopsisKnit 20 tiny, adorable safari animals!
Choose from a herd of safari favourites, including lions, tigers and zebras, as well as cheeky monkeys, colourful parrots and stately elephants. The sizes range between 3 and 12cm (1.25 and 4.75in), so these sweet little projects are perfect for using up your yarn stash.
Complete with step-by-step sewing-up, stuffing and embroidery techniques, these fun, simple patterns are ideal for knitters of all skill levels.
This adorable book is a redesigned re-issue of Mini Knitted Safari (9781844489916), 2014.
Trade ReviewLIBRARY JOURNAL, Oct 2023
Expert knitter Ishii (
All-New Twenty To Make: Flowers To Knit) is known for her tiny knitted designs for things like ocean animals and Christmas toys. This book contains patterns for 20 knitted animals, including lions, elephants, zebras, meerkats, and crocodiles. The book begins with a list of required materials and tools (yarn, needles, crochet hooks, stuffing) and a quick lesson on how to knit that’s geared to more experienced knitters; readers new to the craft will want to consult other works for additional guidance. A chart explains abbreviations, and detailed photographs illustrate how to sew and stuff the projects. There are instructions for making an I-cord, a tail, a mane, and other embellishments. Several of the striped animals (zebras and tigers) require embroidery on the finished creation. Inexperienced knitters may want to work their way up to the more advanced patterns, such as the ones for a gazelle and a monkey. Ishii assures readers the patterns are easy to make, but it takes some finesse to knit with small double-pointed needles and little bits of yarn.
VERDICT A delightful book for readers looking to expand their knitting repertoires to small toys.
Table of ContentsContents
Introduction
Tools and materials
Basic knitting
Sewing up and stuffing
Basic embroidery
Other techniques
Projects:
Elephant, Hippo, Rhino, Buffalo, Lion, Tiger, Tapir, Zebra, Impala, Gazelle, Giraffe, Monkey, Gorilla, Meerkats, Pelican, Parrot, Vulture, Crocodile, Snake, Giant turtle
