Fiona Goble - Knitted Animal Socks and Hats: 35 furry and friendly creatures to keep you warm

knitted animal socks and hats knitted animal socks and hats furry and friendly creatures
to keep you warm Fiona Goble Published in 2018 by CICO Books An imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd 2021 Jockeys Fields 341 E 116th St London New York WC1R 4BW NY 10029 www.rylandpeters.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text Fiona Goble 2018
Design, illustration, and photography
CICO Books 2018 The designs in this book are copyright and must not be knitted for sale. The authors moral rights have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. A CIP catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress and the British Library. ISBN: 978 1 78249 640 3 eISBN: 978 1 78249 774 5 Printed in China Editor: Kate Haxell Designer: Geoff Borin Photographer: Terry Benson Stylist: Jess Contomichalos Illustrator: Stephen Dew Art director: Sally Powell Production controller: Mai-Ling Collyer Publishing manager: Penny Craig Publisher: Cindy Richards contents Whether youre after a pair of tiger socks to keep your feet looking fabulous on a chilly evening, or a cute raccoon hat for a new baby, youre in the right place.

This collection of animal-themed knits will keep heads and feet cozy and looking good, and there are projects to fit all the family. All the hats in the book are knitted on standard knitting needles, though it would be quite straightforward to adapt the patterns and knit them on a circular needle, if you prefer knitting this way and have adapted patterns before. Most of the socks are worked on a set of four needles that have points at both ends. These are usually called double-pointed needlesor dpns for short. I dont recommend knitting socks on a circular needle because the patterns include specific instructions for needle 1, needle 2, and so on, and adapting the pattern would be quite complicated. When I was new to knitting, nothing seemed more daunting than knitting on a set of four double-pointed needles.

Firstly, it meant you could drop stitches at both ends of your needles! And if that wasnt bad enough, you had to use double the number of needles you were used to working with. But I promise, it doesnt take long to get used to them. And one of the benefits of knitting on four needles is that it creates a tube of knitting, so there is very little sewing together to do. If youve never knitted on four needles before, I recommend you look at the instructions for knitting in the round on , where I have some useful advice for newbie sock knitters, including working the heel part of the socks. Please bear in mind that if you fall in love with a pair of socks but they look either a little short or longalthough the width looks fineyou can easily adapt the pattern by knitting a few rows more or a few rows less in the leg and/or foot part of the sock. But remember you may need to buy more yarn if youre making them longer.

Most of the projects are reasonably straightforward to knit and some are suitable for almost complete beginners. Ive ranked the projects according to the level of skills required, from one to three symbols. Those with one symbol should be well within the scope of beginner knitters and those with two symbols should be within the scope of intermediate knitters. The projects marked with three stars should also be within the scope of intermediate knitters but are slightly more complex. Whatever project you choose, its a good idea to check through the instructions before buying your yarn, to make absolutely sure you feel confident. Although Ive recommended particular yarns for each project, most of these can be quite easily substituted if you cant find the particular yarn in your country.

For more information, check out the very useful website called yarnsub.com. Finally, if you have any comments or queries, please feel free to contact me via my website, fionagoble.com, where I will always do my best to help out. Ive had great fun creating the projects in this book and I hope you love making and wearing your own versions. Fiona Goble Teddy bearsnamed after the bear-loving USA President Teddy Roosevelthave become a childhood classic. So what could be more perfect snuggled around a babys little feet than these warm and fuzzy teddy booties? Theyre knitted flat, on straight needles, in a yarn that comes in lots of lovely colors. Ive chosen a classic gold, but I think theyd look great in pastel shades, too.

The choice, as always, is up to you. SKILL LEVEL YARN AND MATERIALS Katia Peru (40% wool, 40% acrylic, 20% alpaca), 115yd (106m) per 3oz (100g) ball of bulky (chunky) yarn 1 ball in 039 (A) Oddment of light worsted (DK) yarn in black (B) NEEDLES AND EQUIPMENT Pair of US8 (5mm) knitting needles Stitch holder Yarn sewing needle Large-eyed embroidery needle SIZE To fit an average baby 06 (612) months (For more information on sizes, see ) Actual measurements: length approx. 3in/8.25cm (4in/10cm) GAUGE (TENSION) 17 sts and 20 rows to 4in (10cm) square over stockinette (stocking) stitch on US8 (5mm) needles ABBREVIATIONS See Main bootie (Make 2) Cast on 22(24) sts. Smaller size onlyRow 1: K2, [p2, k2] to end. Row 2: P2, [k2, p2] to end. Larger size onlyRow 1: [K2, p2] to end. Larger size onlyRow 1: [K2, p2] to end.

Rep last row 5 times more. Both sizesRow 7: K15(16), turn. Row 8: P8, turn. Row 9: Sl1 pwise WYB, k to end. Row 10: Sl1 pwise, p to end. Rep rows 910, twice (3 times) more.

Leave sts on holder and break yarn. With RS facing, rejoin yarn to right-hand edge at base of rectangle just worked, at inner edge of 7(8) sts on needle. Pick up and knit 5(6) sts up first side, k8 sts on holder, pick up and knit 5(6) sts down second side, k rem 7(8) sts.