Birds, Butterflies & Little Beasts to Knit & Crochet Review & GIVEAWAY

Just released - Birds, Butterflies & Little Beasts to Knit & Crochet: 75 projects to make your own mini world by Lesley Stanfield. This is a new and updated edition of the best-selling version published in 2011. It features a delightful assortment of birds, bees, butterflies, flowers, fruit and vegetables to knit or crochet. The first section provides useful information about yarns, needles, hooks, symbols, abbreviations and terminology. It also serves as a refresher course of basic techniques. Use it to brush up on knitting and crochet skills. A 20 page directory showcases the 75 beautiful designs in this book. Its pages are organized by theme, for example, Spring things and Woodland walk. Browse through the collection, choose the design you wish to make and then refer to the provided pattern number. The patterns are organised into separate knitting and crochet sections. All patterns have full instructions, including skill level and pictures. Only small amounts of yarn are required. Crochet instructions are given in two formats - written and charted. Lastly the author demonstrates 7 clever ways of using her designs. She shows that with a little imagination these gorgeous handmade items can be used to adorn garments, accessories and much more. I especially like the tea cozy, goldfish aquarium and Christmas dove projects. I love how Lesley uses stitches to create pattern and texture, along with colorful yarn to make realistic designs. In some cases she embellishes her designs with sequins, buttons or beads - like the sweet little goldfish with orange sequins sewn on for scales. An amended table of contents is shown below. I have individually listed every pattern - you won't find this anywhere else. Publisher Search Press released the 128 page paperback on May 4, 2021. An electronic version is also available. Get your copy below!

C O N T E N T S

Forward/About this book

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Materials and equipment

Crochet symbols

Abbreviations

Terminology and aftercare

Notes on knitting

Notes on crochet

Additional know-how

DIRECTORY

Spring things

Hedgerow flowers

Leaf fall

Bugs and beasties

Butterflies

Rock pool

Fruit bowl

Vegetable basket

Woodland walk

Midwinter

INSTRUCTIONS

Knitted designs

Blue tit

Dove

Easter eggs

Grey nest

Swansdown

Peacock butterfly

Large blue

Common blue

Fritillary

Coral

Fan seaweed

Scallop shell

Starfish

Sprat

Christmas rose

Mistletoe

Holly leaf and berries

Elder leaf

Maple leaf

Elm leaf

Beech leaf

Whitebeam leaf

Poplar leaf

Loganberry leaf

Loganberry

Lemon slice

Smooth caterpillar

Striped caterpillar

Slug

Honey-bee

Bumble-bee

Fly

Acorn

Field mushroom

Fly agaric

Crochet designs

Pigeon feather

Hen's Egg

Straw nest

Feathered nest

Large white

Clouded yellow

Brimstone butterfly

Golden hairstreak

Camberwell beauty

Pebbles

Sardine

Goldfish

Sea Anemone

Branching seaweed

Ear of wheat

Kapweed

Foxglove

Sweet pea

Buttercup

Primrose

Ox-eye daisy

Clover leaf

Oak leaf

Nettle leaf

Strawberry leaf

Strawberry 

Lime and leaf

Olives

Red pepper

Sweetcorn

Chilli pepper

Yellow squash

Striped squash

Apple

Snail

Beetle

Ladybird

Furry caterpillar

Spider

Dragonfly

CEP mushroom

Waxcap

Christmas star

Snowflakes

PROJECTS

Project 1: Specimen butterflies

Project 2: Straw hat

Project 3: Tea cozy

Project 4: Coral necklace

Project 5: Goldfish

Project 6: Autumn color

Project 7: Christmas dove

Index

Resources

Credits

Tea cozy with olive sprig.

Back cover. The goldfish makes me smile!

Spring Things pages from the directory.

Bugs and Beasties pages from the directory.

Birds, Butterflies & Little Beasts to Knit & Crochet ISBN-13 : 978-1782219507 is available worldwide at Search Press. Search Press is an independent, multi award-winning, family owned art and craft book publisher. Check out their unique catalog at Search Press. Search Press has generously offered to giveaway a copy! One winner will be selected at random. Open until June 10, 2021. Canada & USA only. Good luck!

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