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Posted: March 15 2007 at 6:52pm | IP Logged Quote Alison

Just wondering if anyone has any easy patterns to knit tiny animals. I am looking for little lambs and chicks in particular. I am thinking of rectangles or easy shapes sewn together to make simple animals. But I am not a great knitter!!! So would appreciate it very much if anyone could give me easy directions

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Posted: March 15 2007 at 7:50pm | IP Logged Quote extremeknitter
Lion has a couple of cute patterns that are very simple. I think to access the patterns you have to register and maaaaaaybe receive their e-mailings.


they are called pocket pets and look very, very easy and cute.

pocket pet bunny

pocket pet duck

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Posted: March 15 2007 at 10:30pm | IP Logged Quote Mary G
I don't have any little ones -- I always do big,huggable stuffed toys -- I can't stand the fiddly little things.

Now some of the newer knitted toy books may be of some help: Knitted Toys by Zoe Moeller; World of Knitted Toys by Kath Dalmeny and Knitted Toys by Fiona McTague all have small finger puppets that you could probably make into small animals.

Hope this helps!

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Posted: March 15 2007 at 11:40pm | IP Logged Quote chicken lady
Magic Cabin Dolls has a book with Waldorf type patterns. The book has what you are asking for. I have the book, I cannot find it right now, however the name is something like "A Year with Children", the cover is orange and yellow. You could look on their web page and search for their books.

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Posted: March 16 2007 at 9:56am | IP Logged Quote Mary G
Here's another Waldorf-y type book about knitting that has some little knitted things, A First Book of Knitting for Children.

And here's the one Molly mentioned, The Children's Year.

Let us know what you end up doing!

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Posted: March 16 2007 at 9:59am | IP Logged Quote chicken lady
Thank you Mary, I cannot do links
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Posted: March 16 2007 at 11:24am | IP Logged Quote Louise
Years ago I made some of the animals from The Children's Year and they turned out really cute. They are super easy to make (squares knitted in garter stitch). My oldest dd made gnomes from that book for her little brothers (who are now in college!). Again they were extremely simple to make but they were oh so adorable! The boys loved them to death.
Another good book with basically the same patterns is All Year Round.

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