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Find the joy in creating gorgeous little animals from yarn. Here is a fun and easy project from a brand new book, Cute Knitted Animals , by Sue Stratford

With 3.5 mm needles cast on 97 (109, 121, 135) sts. 1st row (right side) – ★K1, P1, rep from ★ to last st, K1. 2nd row – K1, ★P1, K1, rep from ★ to end. Rep these two m-st rows four times more. Change

Notes Unless otherwise specified, use a longtail cast on for all pieces. Use yarn tails and mattress stitch for seaming. All the animals use the same pattern for Body, Arms and Legs. For Mouse use Yar

BODY Start at neck. Cast on 12 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) Knit. Row 2 (Pfb, P1) 6 times. [18 sts]Row 3 (Kfb, K1) 9 times. [27 sts]Row 4 Purl. Row 5 (Kfb, K2) 9 times. [36 sts]Rows

These chunky mittens with a pom-pom pop of colour are perfect for chilly autumn days

FRONT Starting with the body section cast on 22 sts using 3.25mmneedles and Yarn A. Row 1 (RS) Knit into the back of all the sts. Row 2 (WS) Kfb, purl to last st, kfb. [2 sts inc’d]Row 3 Change to Yar