The Ultimate Knitting Toys Resource
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- In the Ultimate Knitting Toys Resource post I will share my favorite resource for all things toy knitting. I have never found something quite so comprehensive and I think you are going to find it a gold mine of knitting information as well as inspiration.
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So excited about this project. Your enthusiasm is contagious
Awww! Thank you so very much! You are going to love these patterns! 🦉🦉🦉
Bought this book and I could not agree with your more about how fabulous it is !! I love your bloopers; you always make me laugh❤️
Lol! I'm glad the bloopers make you laugh! 😂 And isn't that book fabulous?? Goodness, I can't get over what a hidden gem it is! ❤️
This is an excellent book, I have made the bunny and cat and am busy with the mouse. I bought this author’s doll book this week and can’t wait to start one of the dolls . I have the a Kindle versions and have no complaints at all .
That's good to know others love the book too! I need to check out the doll book too! The clothes are just beautiful! 🐭🐭🐭
So glad I found your review of this book. I have been looking at it in my local yarn store for the past few weeks and it's now on special, so thought I'd look up some reviews. I was really pleased to find yours, as I love your work. I haven't knitted toys before but am keen to learn and I thought thought this looked a good resource. Thank you!
I found this book at the library and love it soooo much. I have just finished the dog and he looks amazing. Planning to knit more of the animals. I am hooked!
That's wonderful! The dog is such a cute pattern!! 💓
I'm in the process of knitting the mouse from the book from seeing you feature this book on a previous episode, so thanks for the wealth of information you share with us. Appreciate all the tips you give to help us along the way. And yes the outfits in the book are absolutely gorgeous!!💙
Oh thank you so very much! I'm so glad you're enjoying the book! Sometimes I just flip through it just to see the beautiful clothing! 🐭🐭🐭
I have been on the fence about buying this book because I couldn’t find many well-thought, comprehensive reviews on it, but i think you just convinced me!
I have been really impressed with it. I learned new skills and I adore the patterns!! I hope you like it too!! 🦉🦉🦉
Oh I love using this book! I have made the horse with shoes and overalls, the cat with the cable sweater and jogging pants that are on the owl, and the hare with the smocking dress and cute intarsia cardigan-- I don't know if there is an error in the pattern or how I read it, but the carrot on the right side of the sweater came out right next to the button band, so for my next time I will rewrite that part for the pattern so I get white border between the carrot and the button band. Anyway, I am on my 4th animal--a turquoise and cream hare that a friend is paying me to make for her. Excellent book!!!
Hi Ellie Rose crochet!, I've just come across your channel, and love it!. My husband and I knit toys together in our free time. We love making them. I stitch them up, do the embroidery ect. And he stuffs them. Not my favourite job! Lol. But it's fantastic seeing them come to life. That book looks amazing! I have the jean greenhowe collection that we make all of the time. Thanks do much mandy, uk 🇬🇧 new subscriber! Xxx😊
That's amazing!! How wonderful that you and your husband enjoy creating toys together! 💛💛💛
My oldest daughter which is over 40 would love that owl. So, that book would be great for me, my other daughter which is 37 would love the horse. Now I am just a whipper snapper. I am not over the hill as of yet. Just climbing very very slow....haha! 😂
Haha!! Love it!! This is such a fantastic book full of adorable knitting projects!! 🥁❤️🧶
I agree about the stitch count at the end of the rows. I also wish she would give the number of stitches that make up the pattern. I found some of the directions counter intuitive. That might be because she is English and I am used to patterns by US designers. It is a beautiful book and the clothes are exquisite!
It makes me feel more confident if I know that I have the correct number of stitches. I'm not a super experienced knitter so I did feel like the directions were clear and you are right the clothes are exquisite!!
I ordered this book at your recommendation with an Amazon gift card I got for my birthday. I can’t wait for it to arrive. Thanks!
Oh that's great! I hope you enjoy it as much as I am!!! 😘😘😘
Hey Elise - I have this amazing book and I am currently knitting Dorothy the Mouse and it is a joy!!! I think she may have a comprehensive wardrobe :D xxxxxx
Oh how adorable!!! I really can't get over what an incredible knitting resource it is! 🐭🐭🐭
Amazing review. Thank you so much. I have made many of the crochet amigurumi that you have but I am a beginner knitter with only some knowledge of cables. I would love to be able to make these knitted toys one day. I am also a huge fan of owning the beautiful toy pattern books out there and will probably get this book as well. Thanks again. 😊
I'm so glad you found it helpful! These are really well written patterns and such an incredible resource for toy knitters! 🦉💛🧶
Knitted animals and amigurumi is on my creative list for 2021, so I've been enjoying your videos!
Thank you so very much! Knitting toys is the absolute best! You are in for a wonderful creative journey!
I thought this book was awesome. I bought the e-book on amazon but after watching your video I bought a hard copy because it is so hard to navigate the pages. It is a book with a lot of pages and many different animals. I subscribed :0 Thanks for the info. I am new to knitting animals but love it more than anything else I have tried.
Thank you so much for subscribing! I totally know the feeling! Knitting toys is one of my very favorite activities! I also think having a hard copy of this book is beneficial. There's so much good information and it's nice to be able to jump back and forth. 🦉
I want to buy this book but I am so new to knitting and I am so intimidated! I bought some super basic baby toy patterns to try first. But its on my list one day! I hope you make more of them they are so cute!
I think that's a very smart plan. Start simple and get the basics down. This will be a wonderful resource when you're ready! 🦉💛🧶
I always love your book recommendations! ❤️
I'm so glad! This one is really special, I think! 🦉🦉🦉
I just received the book in the mail. It’s awesome. I have several toy books but this tops them all!!!! Thank you for the recommendation
I'm so glad you like it! I agree, this book is just gorgeous and such a good knitting toys resource! Which animal are you going to start with?
LePetitSaint Crochet I’m working on the dog first. I have knitted all the little cotton rabbits characters but I love she has so many clothes. I love love love the shoes (all of them)🤓🤓🤓
@@debbybrenneman983 oh the dog is so cute!! And the shoes are sooooo cute! Wish I had a pair!
I got the book few years back its fab.
It really is a wonderful book!!
Just bought it!!! I love to knit toys. You should get something from amazon becuz I’m sure with this video purchases of this book went thru the roof top!!!!
I'm so glad you got it! I hope you love it as much as I do! I do earn a small commission when people use my links to purchase items, but it's pretty small! 😘😘😘
Louise Crowther also has another equally fantastic book “My Knitted Doll”
I briefly saw it, but I need to check it out in more detail! Thank you for sharing!! 😘😘😘
I got this book with the recommendation from my cousin in the UK who makes these adorable felted animals. (Luna Lapin and friends). Someone suggested that the outfits from this book will work with those dolls. She is not a knitter so I offered my services. These outfits are absolutely crazy cute. I just wish there was a little more support as these are not beginner's patterns. Thank you for your video, very nicely done. As far as your con, I have a set of interchangeable needles so the only one that was missing from my set was the 3.0 mm (US 2.5). I did not originally purchase the suggested yarn and found I wasn't able to match her gauge exactly with the needles she uses. Hopefully I will be able to use a smaller size to work.
Oh I've seen those Luna Lapin dolls! So so cute! The knitting definitely isn't for beginners but really dive into the resources of that book. It is a gold mine of information. I also find it helpful when looking over a pattern to read sections of it first and then making sure I understand it before beginning knitting. I can look up anything I don't quite understand. I hope that makes sense. I was actually looking at interchangeable needles and that may be my next investment. I would love to have them all!
@@EliseRoseCrochet I found out that the company sewandso.co.uk, that sponsored this book, recently went out of business and Lovecrafts acquired them but not supporting this book. I found the errata for the book on Louise Crowther's website. boobiloo.co.uk/ Maybe you could add that in your links for this video. Thanks again.
That's great information! Thank you for sharing! Adding it now!
You're recommended books are wonderful. Thank you
Glad you like them! ❤️
I want to buy the book! Looks fantastic. I would like for you to recommend knitted pattern designers, please! Love the ones you recommend for crocheting.
Now that sounds like a fun video to make! Thank you for the suggestion!! ❤️❤️❤️
Just bought the book on Amazon, thank you for your help
Oh awesome! I hope you enjoy it as much as I have!! 🦉💛🧶
Thanks so much for sharing this book.
You are so welcome! 💛💛💛
Love your channel love this , of course I want this book now ❤
It's a wonderful book! 💛💛💛
Loved visiting xxxx
Thank you so very much! 💛💛💛
is the bear in the black and white shirt wearing a straight jacket? lol where are his arms 😆 thank you for your book recommendation, it's very helpful as always
Lol!! No!! I just never put any arms on him!!! He's an unfinished design!! 🤣
I have knitted the Hare,but some of the instructions were very unclear. Couldnt get the knickers right however hard i tried so made my own pattern. It was very frustrating having to turn to the abbreviations every 2minutes, K2tog tbl was a long drawn out explanation. Money wasted in my case.
Oh no!! That's too bad! I wonder if there is an errata page somewhere on her website or on Ravelry! 🧶🧶🧶
How did you know that I needed the very books you were talking about? Thank you so much. I have ordered all three of her books.
That's wonderful!! I'm so glad it helped!! 💛💛💛
Thanks so much for the advice ❤
You are so welcome! 🧶🧶🧶
Nice review. Save money on needles and save yourself a load of grief with DPNs by getting interchangeable needles and cables. You can then knit flat or in the round. There are tons of magic loop videos out there and you can knit tiny circumferences with them.
Thank you! I've been looking into a set, but I'm so worried I won't like them. Which brand do you have? 🌻
@@EliseRoseCrochet I have KnitPro. They’re reasonably priced and do the job. Also they are not too sharp, which is an advantage ias I knit Norwegian style. If you know you’re going to use one size a lot, I would opt for a fixed circular because then you know you won’t have any issues with needles working loose (you just have to tighten them up again but it can be a bit annoying). My favourite combo is using two fixed circulars rather than magic loop I do like to have a sharp chiaogoo needle in a smaller size for picking up small stitches ….as you can see, there is always an excuse for shelling out a bit more money for equipment. A kind friend might let you try their needles….
@@caro1591 Thank you! 💟
Hi I really love this book you recommended . I have made a couple of the animals. I am currently trying to work out the different weights of yarn but I’ll get there . The thing I was going to ask was about the shoes . I would love if you could show how to do this row 13 when you have to make this ridge I would like to see how it’s done . Thank you in advance . Linda from Scotland x
Hello, Linda! I completely agree with what a great book this is. I actually haven't made the shoes but I was looking at the pattern and the photos look pretty clear to me on the next page. Looks like you're picking up that purl bump from four rows below and putting it on your left hand needle and then purling them together. Hope that helps a little! 🍄
@@EliseRoseCrochet thanks for the quick reply as you say maybe when I get them onto the pins it will be easier to actually do I've knitted for years but some of the technics in this book I have never tried before . Oh well its good to try something new especially at this time as we are in lockdown where we live at the moment thanks again stay safe x
Me encantan , adorable su trabajo, por favor podría poner subtítulos en Español?? Gracias!!
Muchas gracias! Ojalá supiera cómo hacer eso. 💜
I’m in the process of making Tilly Hare. But I ran out our yarn. So I started making the French nickers. I had to tear out 3 times to get the lace correct. One side always looked great but the other side turns out weird. I gave up and left the other side weird. It was very frustrating. Maybe my next one will work out better
I messed up on the cables of my owl's pants! One side is good and the others is definitely not!! 😂 I know exactly how you feel! I have adopted the mantra "Done is better than perfect." But seriously I do totally get the frustration! 😘😘😘
I like these but I do prefer medium size yarn, I also want the toys I make to come out bigger, are there any suggestions on how I would convert the measurements if I wanna do size 5 for body and what needle size should I use to be consistent
I think you will likely just need to experiment a bit and see what seems to work. Hope that helps! 💛
Do you think you could fill these with buckwheat hulls?
I'm not sure but it's worth a try! I love experimenting and trying new things! 🧶🧶🧶
Thanks for the information on the book. I'm going to look for it tonight. Quick question. Have you ever made any of the Mary Janes Tearoom patterns?
Yes! I made one of her teddy bears and I want to knit many more. I just love her designs!
Thank you for yet another lovely video! This books seems amazing, I will check it out. You did a beautiful job on that owl!
I discovered your channel a few weeks ago and I've been really loving it, your videos are such high quality and are always really informative and beautifully shot! I've been an avid knitter myself for a long time and I have always shied away from crocheting because it seemed intimidating to learn something new but you have me convinced, your toys are so lovely! :)
Thanks so much for the lovely compliment! Crocheting is much simpler than knitting! It will most likely take some getting used to only holding one hook but otherwise it's fairly simple!
I have knitted a few of these and have used the same needles for all of it, I knit in the round using the magic loop method and use the same needles to knit flat, the only change is two size needles and what knitter doesn't have more than one size? 😂 I do not like knitting with double pointed needles nor flat ones, they are too long and hurt my shoulders. I love there books and have the wild animal book also.
Hi ! I am in trouble with the foot of my rabbit.... i don't understand row 20... could you explain it ? I have the french book. Do i have to bind off 18 stitches ? but at the end of the row as if I bind off 18 stictches I have more than 22 stitches..... sorry if it's not clear....
Hello! I'm so sorry you're having trouble. That is a pattern that I haven't done yet so I don't think I will be able to help. You might want to contact the author to see if she will help you figure that out! 💓🌻🍄
to be more specific how do I make bigger sizes I want them much bigger, so I can use the yarns I have an abundance of and so I have larger work easier to practice and see what I'm doing with, sorry for the multiple comments and questions I'm just really excited to continue
Hello! You may just need to experiment and see what works. Any time you alter a pattern, even by using a different yarn you will likely need to see what works and what doesn't work! Good luck! 💗
Can you look at Maisie's dress. Row 49 and 50 are the same it seems wrong. Can you advise?
Hello! I have not made that pattern but let me look and see if I can find out anything. Also wonder if there is an errata for that book that I can find.
I found a Facebook group that the author has made. I wonder if you might be able to get her advice or some of the other fans of her patterns to help! Here's the link: facebook.com/boobiloo/
The book is great I made the dog also have the doll book
The dog is sooo cute!! I saw the doll book too! So many cute patterns, so little time!! 😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing this book! It looks so cute!!
Thanks so much, Nucci! It is such a beautiful book with lots of cute critters to knit!
Thank you
You are so welcome!
What type of flat needle do we use
You will find all that information in the book! 💛💛💛
There are mistakes in both books but there is a separate errata that is online.
Thank you so much for sharing!! ❤️
Très déçue par le livre "Les animaux sauvages au tricot" où j'ai fait l'ours et la girafe sans problème, par contre il est impossible de réaliser les vêtements ; erreurs de traduction ; le nombre de mailles donné sur un rang est très variable sans raisons et les codes donnés pour les couleurs des sneakers par exemple n'existent pas dans le livre ?
I'm so sorry it was a disappointment. I didn't find those types of errors with the English version. 🧶🧶🧶
Hi There, I am knitting from Louise Crowthers book and it says K1(left front). Do you know what this means?
Hello! If you could give me the exact page number I could look that up for you and see if I can help. Also maybe check the abbreviations page to see if it has any info. 😊
On page 100, Round 30, knit 1(right back) what does that mean? And what does k1 front mean. Regards
Hello, I have been looking over that Round and for the life of me I can't figure out what she means. I did this pattern but I did not write a note in my book about what it meant. It must have made sense to me at the time. Have you thought about contacting the author? Here is her website and there's a place at the top of the menu to contact her. Hope that helps: boobiloo.co.uk/
Thank for trying to help.
I want to buy the books but i have zero knowledge about knitting n moreover i have no idea how to read the pattern and do.. plz help me out
I would wait to buy them until you have a solid understanding of knitting. One place to start is UA-cam or even a local yarn shop. I have a newer video sharing some of my favorite beginner resources: ua-cam.com/video/DhOi7YnvI0M/v-deo.htmlsi=0-yBCZ5UTxL5QF27 ❤️❤️❤️
how much your crochet needle
I honestly don't remember. So sorry. 💛
help my please kann mir jemand helfen und mir sagen wie ich die füsse stricke??ich verstehe die Anleitung der füsse nicht!ïch möchte für meine enkeltochter die im august auf die welt kommt das häschen stricken .nur die füsse verstehe ich nicht.danke vielmals für eure hilfe
So leid. Ich wünschte ich könnte helfen. 🍄
Can you tell me how to do m1r
I do not understand instructions
Look up videos for how to Make 1 Right and Make 1 Left on UA-cam. There are a lot of great video tutorials! Hope that helps! 🧶🧶🧶
Would like the sizes
Or the measurements thank you ,greatful to have this book
Hello! Do you want the measurement of the owl? Meaning the size of the height? 💛💛💛
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I have this book and made the mouse..problem I have figuring out how to sew head to body.
Sewing the pieces on is always the hardest part!
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I can't find the instructions for sewing the head on. Perhaps I'm missing where is. Thanks for helping.
@@shermarandall9437 I don't have the book right with me, but have you checked in the back? There's a lot of great information about knitting toy techniques.
@@EliseRoseCrochet I reread that section again and I don't see the information.
I've 65 years experience knitting and crocheting. And find that one can never know it all. Time to make it work. Thanks
@@shermarandall9437 I don't do anything special to sew it on, I just try to sew it taut enough to not let the seams show. And when I don't like the result, I just take it out and redo it. Many times, it is just trial and error for me. Hope yours turns out beautiful!
I struggling on the owls ears there coming out more fan like, rather than triangular... I donk know what I'm doing wrong
Hmmm, it's been a long time since I knit that pattern. I wonder if you need to pinch the ears by hand a little to make them more pointy?? 💛
@@EliseRoseCrochet Thanks, I figured it out they need to be folded and sewn to give them that triangular shape, Thsnks for replying.
@@deboraholoughlin5678 Oh good! I'm so glad you were able to figure it out!