75 BIRDS, BUTTERFLIES & BEAUTIFUL BEASTIES TO KNIT Lesley Stanfield

Crochet and knitting are wonderfully therapeutic pastimes, that can bring a calm creativity to your day - time spent in relative stillness, with the bonus satisfaction of producing delightful gifts. This lovely book shows how to make a collection of gorgeous 'real' creatures. Choose from all sorts of flora and fauna - bluetits, doves, creepy crawlies and honeybees, and lots of garden favourites, including flowers, foliage, fruit and vegetables. After a full gallery, there is plenty of information and tuition on the required crochet and knitting techniques, then each design is given as a complete pattern and/or chart. You'll also find a mixture of fun and fabulous ideas for using the creatures to decorate your clothes and accessories, to give as gifts, or to decorate your gift wrap and greetings cards.
128pp, 220mm x 220mm, Paperback, illus in colour, 2011