Needles at the ready for the latest book from talented knitting designer Sarah Keen, which will delight and inspire your cuddly toy creations. Perfect as a special gift for a child, animal lover or simply to add to your own personal collection, these forest friends are bursting with character. The projects range from a busy beaver, a bristling wild boar and a sleepy koala to a charismatic giant panda and a clever orangutan. There’s plenty to choose from. All the animals have easy-to-follow patterns, and this book also features detailed techniques, abbreviations and knitting conversions – allowing you to create with confidence.

"Expert knitted toy designer Sarah Keen is back with her latest collection: a magical menagerie of all sorts of fabulous forest friends dressed in the latest fashions! Knitted Forest Friends brings you 20 adorable animals to make, and each one has its own outfit to wear. Choose anyone from the Giant Panda down to the little Ant, with all sizes of animals in between. They come from forests around the world, so you will find a Koala, an Orang-Utan and a Wolf alongside more familiar UK dwellers such as a Badger, a Squirrel and a Hedgehog. Each one has dungarees, a pinafore dress or trousers designed to fit him or her exactly, and in some cases there is more than one outfit to choose from.

favourite makes include Mr and Mrs Wild Boar, because of their cute tusks; the Cuckoo in his striped dungarees and the sweet little Mouse, who has a long plaited tail. The book includes a techniques section with diagrams, making it suitable for beginners as well as experienced toy knitters, and is perfect for gifts, yarn bombing inspiration and much more." - Knitting magazine