David & Charles Faux Taxidermy Knits: 15 Wild Animal Knitting Patterns

I enjoyed this book, but was hoping for more complicated creations. These all seemed geared for the intermediate knitter, or beginner. I have been making very special animal hats, and purses, for several years, with more colors, more details that count in identifying the critter it is meant to be, and I felt everything. These one-of-a-kind pieces are highly sought after and even though the time and effort involved is lengthy and detailed, I am able to be well-paid for my efforts. No item is ever more than $95.00, despite the hours involved. These move best at craft and fiber show events. I do like the fox neck-wrap. I have done several chickens,(with feet and legs atomically correct), bears, (both black and polar), red fox, elephant, and cat. Teens, who are busy becoming "unique" are so attracted to these items. And, the good thing is that they are all 100% wool and will keep them very warm. And, after felting, they will always keep their shapes and be recognizable as to what they were made to be.Keep these coming. We all need to be unique and show our passion! Why would everyone want to look exactly like someone else?

this is a lovely book with good pictures and good instructions. However I was disappointed to find how expensive everything is to knit. I wanted to knit the tiger rug for my son, but using the recommended wool, this would cost over £300!! There are gauges given so you can look for alternative wools, but I am reasonably new to knitting and am not sure how much you can vary away from this without it making too much of a difference. I am going to try and use Cygnet seriously chunky and hope it comes out ok. I also wanted to try the pheasants but there are so many colours and you only need a small amount of most of them, one bird works out at about £40 obviously this will be cheaper per bird if you knit more than one or have a lot of wool in your stash from previous projects, but this will be my first attempt at anything like this, so I don't have lots of leftover colours.

Just love this amazing book! Louise's designs are right up my street and completely quirky and fab. I am an experienced knitter of many years so they are all pretty straight forward to me, but there are also plenty of patterns in here suitable for beginners and intermediate knitters. .Lots of explanations and photos in the book, but all techniques which are well described, can of course also be found by a quick google or youtube search. Mostly knit flat on straight needles, there are a few that use dpns. The book will suit all levels of knitter. I had the fox stole pattern on the cover from a knitting mag a while ago, but the rest are all newly available as patterns. I personally love the bear coasters which are quick enough to whip up as last minute Xmas presents. The tiger rug I will make for myself and will take a while longer.There are lots of different yarns used which are all currently readily available on the internet, if you can't find them locally (supplier details are included in the book), but, If they are eventually discontinued , no problem as the gauge (tension) has thankfully been included for all the yarns so you can easily swap them for alternatives. If only all knitting books were like this!Thanks for a great book Ms Walker!

Love the book patterns are simple and sensibly put together,my only complaint is some of the wools used are ridiculously expensive ,but this is generally the case with most books. Most patterns are in Aran ,double knitting and super chunky .Fox is double knit the prescribed wool is very reasonable Stylecraft copper ,I used a fluffy tail ,eyelash wool King Cole moments in ginger, this is double knit so no need to adjust pattern at all this is a reasonable price too.A beginner could easily knit these.I wanted some faux animal heads but they are very expensive ,they are my next project in Aran .Also love the pheasants they are knitted in super chunky wool on larger needles.

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