Knitted Farm Animals: 15 Irresistible, Easy-to-Knit Friends Author: Visit Amazon's Sarah Keen Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0823085945 | Format: PDF
Knitted Farm Animals: 15 Irresistible, Easy-to-Knit Friends Description
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"This is a happy little book filled with cute little faces of three-dimensional farm animals that you can knit and play with."
--KnittingScholar.com "Charmingly photographed, in a volume sprinkled with fun facts (Did you know that the chicken is the closest living relative to the T-Rex?), this book is a charmer for those knitting for little kids."
--KnitCircus.comAbout the Author
Sarah Keen is a freelance pattern designer and the author of
Knitted Wild Animals. She lives in Aberystwyth, Wales.
- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Potter Craft (December 11, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9780823085941
- ISBN-13: 978-0823085941
- ASIN: 0823085945
- Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Very happy with the book. i already have this author's Knitted Wild Animals (see my review) and these farm animals are just as wonderful and very satisfying to complete. the animals are knitted with two needles rather than double pointed needles, but seaming isn't a problem and the rooster that i made came out beautifully. the instructions are easy to follow and very specific. i like that the author quite frequently gives you the number of stitches that should be on the needle as you knit along, so that you don't get too far and then realize you might have forgotten to add a stitch some where.
the photographs are close up and in detail and very helpful when determining the placement of wings, paws, eyes, etc. in the back of the book, the author also gives instructions on how to do the different techniques used in the book so that you don't have to go elsewhere to research a particular stitch if you are unfamiliar with it.
i did come across a slight problem while knitting the rooster and the duck. on the rooster, when shaping the tail, on row 6, it says to "cast off 21 sts at beg of next row"...it doesn't say to "continue to knit to the end". because the author is always so specific, for some reason, i didn't understand what to do next. The same thing happened on shaping the neck of the duck. On row 6...she leaves off "continue to knit to the end of the row". it's probably not an issue with most people, but for some reason, i didn't figure that out right away. Duh! (and I've been knitting for 40 years! Go figure!!)
other than that...i think the animals are adorable. the rooster is amazing...so much detail. i love him! The chicks that go with the hen are much cuter than the susan b. anderson chicks from "spud and chloe at the farm".
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