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[...] make great toys and are quite cleverly done [...] --Katy Evans, Kat Pricot
the ideal gift for anyone who ever wished they lived in a menagerie --unknown author
[...] fun book […] highy enjoyable to work from […] quirky yet clear […] good tips about how to customise the animals --Simply Knitting
the ideal gift for anyone who ever wished they lived in a menagerie --unknown author
[...] fun book […] highy enjoyable to work from […] quirky yet clear […] good tips about how to customise the animals --Simply Knitting
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Knit & Purl Pets that everyone will want to take home. This title offers knitting patterns for pets include a menagerie of animals you've always wanted. Many of the projects include knitting instructions for accessories such as a dog bed and yummy carrots for the rabbits.
The patterns make ideal knitting for beginners and the more advanced, with knitting techniques ranging from easy knit and purl to sock knitting styles on double pointed needles.
Quirky photography, fun illustrations and lots of information about the characters give the book real pet personality.
The knitted animals and other projects:
- Birds
- Snake
- Chickens
- Eggs
- Guinea Pigs
- Kitten
- Cat
- Labrador Puppy
- Greyhound
- Mouse
- Rat
- Tortoise
- Ponies
- Chameleon
- Stegosaurus
- Rabbit
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was initially disappointed with this book - in my copy the pattern for the little birds goes from row 1 - 33 on page 12, then on page 15 these rows are repeated but the pattern then stops halfway through the first wing. This was particularly disappointing as it was the first pattern in the book and I had really wanted to knit it.
The first pattern I attempted was the chameleon where I found a few minor typos, but then an error in row 44 gave me 2 more sts than I ought to have then after 2 rows knit plain a further typo in rnd 47 (K10, [M1, k1] 4 times, k19. 27sts) confused me - obviously if you count the sts written in the pattern the k19 at the end of the row ought to have been k9, but I had 11 sts due to the rnd 44 error. To complete the piece I had to fudge this by decreasing 2 sts over the next rnd and to be fair it hasn't spoiled the look of the completed chameleon but it was annoying at the time.
As I really wanted to make the little bird pattern I contacted the publishers, David & Charles via their website and they have sent me a pdf of the missing instructions (apparently this particular error did not occur in the first print run of the book) and they have offered to post or e-mail me a further correction for the greyhound pattern and a chart error.
I have completed the snake and hen patterns and have found no errors there, I'm on my second hen at the moment.
So - 4 stars because I really love the look of the finished toys. The shaping is very clever and the toys whilst being quite small (many small enough to fit in a child's pocket) are full of personality. They use minimal amounts of yarn, mostly 4ply and dk so if you have ball ends to use up they're ideal.
The 1 star I've docked is because there is an amount of slightly fiddly finishing to do on the chameleon and hen - shaping the legs and toes in i-cord on small gauge needles was a bit fineckety - and the hen with it's wattle, comb and tail had a lot of sewing-up and yarn ends to hide.
As I have had such a prompt and courteous reply from the publishers, I have not taken the printing errors into account with my scoring of this book but I would encourage anyone who has come across errors in their copies of the book to follow my lead and let the publishers know. Perhaps their next print runs will be more successful!
The first pattern I attempted was the chameleon where I found a few minor typos, but then an error in row 44 gave me 2 more sts than I ought to have then after 2 rows knit plain a further typo in rnd 47 (K10, [M1, k1] 4 times, k19. 27sts) confused me - obviously if you count the sts written in the pattern the k19 at the end of the row ought to have been k9, but I had 11 sts due to the rnd 44 error. To complete the piece I had to fudge this by decreasing 2 sts over the next rnd and to be fair it hasn't spoiled the look of the completed chameleon but it was annoying at the time.
As I really wanted to make the little bird pattern I contacted the publishers, David & Charles via their website and they have sent me a pdf of the missing instructions (apparently this particular error did not occur in the first print run of the book) and they have offered to post or e-mail me a further correction for the greyhound pattern and a chart error.
I have completed the snake and hen patterns and have found no errors there, I'm on my second hen at the moment.
So - 4 stars because I really love the look of the finished toys. The shaping is very clever and the toys whilst being quite small (many small enough to fit in a child's pocket) are full of personality. They use minimal amounts of yarn, mostly 4ply and dk so if you have ball ends to use up they're ideal.
The 1 star I've docked is because there is an amount of slightly fiddly finishing to do on the chameleon and hen - shaping the legs and toes in i-cord on small gauge needles was a bit fineckety - and the hen with it's wattle, comb and tail had a lot of sewing-up and yarn ends to hide.
As I have had such a prompt and courteous reply from the publishers, I have not taken the printing errors into account with my scoring of this book but I would encourage anyone who has come across errors in their copies of the book to follow my lead and let the publishers know. Perhaps their next print runs will be more successful!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Love the book, love the layout, and love the adorable animals. Bought to make "Biscuit the Cat," but came to some issues after about 10 rows. I am an advanced knitter and have no issues with knitting in the round, went back and rechecked my work, but still encountered the error. I know enough about knitting, think I can work around it, but what good is a pattern that doesn't work? Not very enjoyable!!! With other comments on errors, I am reluctant to try the other animals. Although the format of the book makes it look appealing, I would have rather had better edited patterns and less of a picture book! Am going to try to contact the publisher to see if I can get revised patterns so I can enjoy knitting these adorable pets without getting frustrated!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I agree with the previous reviewers about the amount of mistakes in some of the patterns but the pets turn out beautifully and I have knitted several for Christmas presents and have adapted the pony to Rudolph Reindeer. I hope to knit all the animals before the summer (if there aren't too many more mistakes to put me off).
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Top favourite pattern book!
I absolutely *love* this book and have now made almost all of the pets. Along with "Knitting new scarves" by Lynne Bar this is my absolute top favourite knitting pattern book. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sarah
Knit & Purl: Just not right for a beginner
What caught my eye about this book was its range of fun and quirky-looking pets, which I was looking forward to creating. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Doris
Great designs if you can knit in the round
This book has lots of great designs but all require you to knit in the round using 4 needles . Ok if you are skilled but not so great if like me you are just getting used to... Read more
Published 4 months ago by valerieD
unusual
this book gives good ideas for animals made for gifts or give the book as a gift to the knitter in the family. quirky and fun
Published 5 months ago by Kim
mistakes mistakes mistakes
I am an experienced knitter, with ordinary knitting and knitting in the round.I was attracted by the pretty pictures, but the patterns seem to all have mistakes and mis-spellings. Read more
Published 6 months ago by zowie
Publisher ignoring me!!!!!! Don't buy!
This book has some adorable patterns in but as others have mentioned there are errors in the patterns, I thought I was going mad when I was trying to knit until I read these... Read more
Published 7 months ago by MRS SARAH TARRANT
Pet & Animal Kntting paterns
Charming book,there areKnit and Purl Pets: 20 Patterns for Little Pets with Big Personalities - Knitted animals, dogs, cats, horses, mice, chickens loads of delightful patterns and... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Malcolm
Knit & Purl Pets
This book is lovely, although I don't knit myself, I bought it as a present for my mother-in-law and she was very pleased with it.
Published 10 months ago by Tilly
Printing errors galore
This book looked so promising. Unfortunately it was so full of printing errors that it was useless. I received two copies, both with the same faults. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Kirsten
Missing bits!
I love the book and have been impressed with the ease of the patterns BUT there are errors in my book, the little birds have a page missing and a couple of times I have had to... Read more
Published 13 months ago by V. A. McCarthy
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