Fiona Goble - Knitted Animal Cozies: 37 woolly creatures to keep things safe and warm

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things safe and warm fiona goble Published in 2016 by CICO Books An imprint of Ryland Peters & Small Ltd 2021 Jockeys Fields, London WC1R 4BW 341 E 116th St, New York, NY 10029 www.rylandpeters.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Text Fiona Goble 2016 Design, illustration, and photography CICO Books 2016 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. eISBN: 978 1 78249 511 6 ISBN: 978 1 78249 369 3 Printed in China Editor: Kate Haxell Designer: Alison Fenton Photographer: Penny Wincer Stylist: Nel Haynes Art director: Sally Powell Production controller: Mai-Ling Collyer Publishing manager: Penny Craig Publisher: Cindy Richards contents chapter 1
in the kitchen chapter 2
at home chapter 3
in your bag chapter 4
on your desk Welcome to the world of knitted animal cozies, giving you the opportunity to create a warm and safe place for lifes essentials, such as your phone, keys, book, tablet, and earphones. There are plenty of patterns for nonessential but nice-to-have items toocozies for your hot water bottle, breakfast boiled egg, golf clubs, and even your favorite house plant.

Whether youre after a country look, like an adorable hedgehog to keep your teapot warm, or something more quirky such as a meerkat to keep your e-reader safe, this book has a woolly creature that will not only guard your possessions but make sure they look good, too. Ive divided the projects into four chapters, in which you can find items to enhance your kitchen, home, bag, and desk. Each pattern gives the skill level required: one star is for novice knitters, two stars for intermediate, and three-star patterns require more advanced skills, but most of the patterns are well within the grasp of advanced beginner knitters, and theres nothing too tricky. Theres also a good selection of smaller projects such as egg cozies and phone cozies that you can whip up in an evening or two, and which dont require much yarn. There are ideas for girls and boys, ladies and gents and even a cute little bear cub cozy to hold a new baby. Many of the projects also make great gifts.

If youre just starting out, I suggest you begin with something really small and simple like our rabbit egg cozy. Once youve got that sussed, you could venture into something a little larger that requires more piecing together; these projects include the tea cozies and hot water bottle cozies. With a bit of practice and confidence under your belt, Im sure youll then feel ready to tackle one of the slightly more advanced patterns, such as the 1950s-style flamingo bottle cozy or the salamander pencil case, which is my personal favorite. Before splashing out on yarn, please read through the pattern to make sure you know the techniques involved. Ive given precise details of all the yarns Ive used in each project. While you dont have to follow my choice exactly, if you use a different brand please make sure that its the same thickness and that you buy a sufficient amount.

And dont forget to knit a gauge (tension) square before you begin to check that your project will be the right size. Id love to see pictures of any items you make, so please contact me via my blog at fionagoble. wordpress.com. My blog is also the place where I post any pattern errata and tutorials on tricky bits, and can answer any queries. Ive had enormous fun developing these animal cozy patterns and I hope you enjoy creating your own versions every bit as much. Fiona Goble Owls may not immediately spring to mind when you think of a traditional brew, but Ive fallen slightly head-over-heels with all things woodland and thought this chubby little fellow would make the perfect companion for my round teapot.

The body is knitted in a super-thick yarn so it grows really quicklyand I promise the eyes are much simpler to knit than you probably think. Add a beak and a couple of button eye centers and youre done. Yarn and materials Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick (83% acrylic, 10% wool, 8% rayon) super-bulky (super-chunky) yarn 1 x 6oz (170g) ball (106yd/97m) in shade 154 Grey Marble (A) Debbie Bliss Rialto DK (100% wool) light worsted (DK) yarn 1 x 1oz (50g) ball (115yd/105m) in each of shades 044 Aqua (B) and 042 Pink (C) Small amount of light worsted (DK) soft yellow yarn (D) 2 x in (20mm) gray buttons Gray sewing thread Small amount of 100% polyester toy filling Needles and equipment US 11 (8mm) knitting needles US 6 (4mm) knitting needles US 3 (3.25mm) knitting needles Yarn sewing needle Standard sewing needle Gauge (tension) 10 sts and 14 rows in stockinette (stocking) stitch to a 4-in (10-cm) square on US 11 (8mm) needles, using A. Measurements The finished cozy is 6in (15cm) tall excluding ear tufts and will fit a 5-cup round teapot. Abbreviations See . Row 1: [K1, p1] to end, k1. Row 1: [K1, p1] to end, k1.

Rep row 1, 23 times more. Row 25: [Sk2po, sl1 pwise, p2tog, psso] to last 3 sts, sk2po. (7 sts)Row 26: [K1, p1] to last st, k1. Row 27: P2tog, k1, p1, k1, p2tog. (5 sts) Break yarn, thread through rem sts, and pull up securely. Row 1: [K1, p1] twice, k1. Row 1: [K1, p1] twice, k1.

Rep row 1, 5 times more. Row 7: P2tog, k1, p2tog. (3 sts)Row 8: P1, k1, p1. Row 9: Sk2po. (1 st) Break yarn and fasten off. Row 1: Knit. Row 2: [P2tog] to end. (14 sts) Rep rows 12 once more. (7 sts) Break yarn, thread through rem sts, and pull up securely. Eye fringes (Make 2) Using US 6 (4mm) needles, cast on 3 sts using C doubled. *Bind (cast) off 2 sts, transfer rem st from right-hand to left-hand needle without turning work. *Bind (cast) off 2 sts, transfer rem st from right-hand to left-hand needle without turning work.