Wild and Woolly Knitted Animals: A Naturalist's Notebook

Through the eyes of our naturalist knitter, you'll discover a world of interesting creatures. Inside, you'll find her sketches of animals in their habitat, scientific notes, and her knitting patterns that capture the unique personality of each animal. The easy-to-follow instructions show you how to knit a total of 25 endearing animals, including a hedgehog, timber wolf, rainbow trout, red squirrel, rabbit, badger, meadowlark, bald eagle, and many more. Each one is portrayed realistically, and yet exudes it's own special cuteness that you find in live wildlife. Grab your needles and yarn, and cast on your favorite!

This is more than “just” a knitting book.

This is a book of animal knitting patterns, but to me, it’s a lot more than that. It’s a collaboration with two of my children—Pat, who did the illustrations, and Bonnie, who did the handwriting and layout. How lucky am I? It is also the culmination of a lifelong love of both knitting and animals.

I tried to bring together a true assortment of animals for this book.

Some you’ll probably never get a chance to see in real life, and others are so common you don’t even notice them anymore. Maybe after knitting a wood pigeon, you’ll stop and look next time you spot a real one and see for the first time the iridescence of its feathers or that wine-colored breast.

Thanks so much for your interest in my designs.

Animals make our world a better, more beautiful place to live in, and it’s my hope that while you knit (or even just look through the pages), this book will bring you happiness and greater awareness, appreciation, and love for all the animals out there.