Magical Woodland Knits
In English
12 knitting patterns to recreate forest animals with striking realism
Claire Garland
An enchanting collection of 12 knitting patterns to bring the secret inhabitants of the woods to life — animals and birds reproduced with a breathtaking attention to detail and faithfulness to nature.
Red fox, wild rabbit, grey squirrel, barn owl, collared field mouse, wolf, doe and her fawn… Each pattern is a little window onto the forest, a faithful portrait of a wild creature captured at the tip of the needles.
Behind these woolen wonders is Claire Garland — a nature lover and keen observer of the natural world. It was whilst roaming the moors and woods of her native Cornwall that she studied these animals, sketching them and scrutinising them, to better translate them into stitches.
Her sketches and naturalist studies accompany each pattern and lend the book a truly unique atmosphere, halfway between a field notebook and a comprehensive knitting guide.
Patterns of remarkable fidelity
What makes this collection so irresistible? Each pattern is designed to accurately reproduce the colours, patterns and markings specific to each species. No excessive simplification: Claire Garland knits the fox’s coat in its shades of red and white, the stripes of the little mouse, the subtle plumage of the owl.
The result is stunningly realistic — and yet entirely achievable with knitting needles.
The photography, too, is up to the task: the animals are captured in their natural surroundings, as if we’d just come across them at a bend in a path, deep in the undergrowth.
A book to give as a gift or to treasure — for knitters who love nature, animals and beautiful pieces that stand the test of time.
Author: Claire Garland
Publication date: 29 May 2020
Format: Paperback — 128 pages
Dimensions: 274 × 210 mm
