Presents step-by-step instructions for creating twenty-five animal projects using knit squares, including hedgehogs, penguins, polar bears, sharks, and turtles.

You have our assurance that even if you have never knitted anything before, you will be able to make the charming, cuddly, child-friendly toys in "Knit a Square/Make a Toy." There are no knitting patterns to follow, just a series of knitted squares and rectangles that are joined together by following a set of step-by-step pictures, to make a monkey, mermaid, penguin or 21 other toys.

They're hiding under the bed. And in the closet. And anywhere else you've stashed yarn. They're friendly little monsters, and they're ready to come out and play! Popular designer Rebecca Danger presents 20 patterns for the most adorable monsters ever to climb off a pair of knitting needles. All are shown in two colorways, and most are done in two yarn weights, to help you pick the perfect yarn to suit your monster's personality.

Offers information about using the knook, a specialized crochet hook that creates true knitted fabric while the attached cord prevents dropped stitches.

From the authors of the beloved and best-selling Knit Your Own Dog, Knit Your Own Cat, and Knit Your Own Dog: The Second Litter comes Knit Your Own Zoo! With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for 24 animals, it's an irresistible guide to knitting a single exotic pet or an entire stuffed menagerie. What could be better than a cuddly koala or a long-necked giraffe to call your own? Knit Your Own Zoo includes patterns for both, as well as a tiger, crocodile, penguin, meerkat, elephant, armadillo, panda, a kangaroo and her joey, and 14 other delightful creatures. The animals are surprisingly easy to make; with a few evenings of work, you can have a covetable companion for life. Given a week, you could be charging admission to your own nature park! Along with the knitting patterns, Sally and Joanna also include brief descriptions of the various species and offer tips and advice on sewing up and embellishing the animals. And, of course, these knitted animals are much easier to look after than the real things?they don't eat, won't make a mess, and are legal to keep in your home.

A collection of twelve knitting patterns for animals and birds, accompanied by the author’s sketches and studies of the natural world. Nature lover Claire Garland has studied animals and birds in the environment around her home in rural Cornwall, England—and designed this delightful collection of patterns based on the wildlife she sees there. Choose your favorite from a dozen animals and birds, whether it's a grey squirrel, barn owl, yellow-necked field mouse, wolf, fox, wild rabbit, or roe deer fawn. The patterns, accompanied by striking photography and illustrations, are cleverly designed with the same markings and colors as their real life counterparts, making them irresistible—and capturing the magic of spotting a wild animal in their natural habitat.

Almost everyone can knit a square, and there are thousands of people who like to knit but hate reading patterns - this book is aimed at them. Knitting a series of garter-stitch squares and following a set of step-by-step pictures is all it takes to make a collection of child-friendly toys.