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.
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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
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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Claire Garland is a designer, illustrator, and runs her own mail order business, www.dotpebbles.com, selling knitted doll kits. She will be launching a lifestyle and craft blog to promote her business and books. Claire has featured in Selvedge, Junior, Pregnancy and Baby, Marie Claire, Woman's Own and Women's Weekly, and appeared on the Crafts Beautiful expert panel 9. Claire lives in Penzance, Cornwall.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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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!
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By C. Fink
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!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By Busy knitter
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
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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I love it
love this book , never knitted in a "round " before, i'm starting off with the rabbit, easy instructions, small so don't take long to do, thats what i like!
Published 1 month ago by Lekker
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knitted pets
found this book rather disappointing...much of the animals are knitted in the round,using 3 needles.the i cord seems a bit fiddly to do. Read more
Published 1 month ago by jesse
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Knitting Book
20 superb little toy patterns, with great illustrations and easy to follow instructions.Speckle the Kitten is soooo cute, you will not want to give her away!
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Looking for a life like chicken!!
Disappointingly complicated with a new pattern vocabulary to learn first. Very few 'real' looking finished products. I'm a reasonable knitter, but my chicken resembles a seal!!
Published 3 months ago by Ann Woody
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Autumn knitting project
I always get the urge to start knitting when the evenings draw in but usually abandon the project once Christmas is upon me. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. R. Y. Johnson
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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 14 months ago by Sarah
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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 14 months ago by Doris
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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 16 months ago by valerieD
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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 17 months ago by Kim
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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 18 months ago by zowie
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