Knitting Realistic Stuffed Animals: Make a Puppy from Yarn
Adapting the Basic Puppy Head Pattern
A course by Claire Garland , Knitting Pattern Designer
About the video: Adapting the Basic Puppy Head Pattern
Overview
“I have taught you how to knit the puppy head using the Basic Puppy Pattern. Some sections can be changed to customise the design by altering the muzzle and the forehead. Let me show you some examples. ”
In this video lesson Claire Garland addresses the topic: Adapting the Basic Puppy Head Pattern, which is part of the Domestika online course: Knitting Realistic Stuffed Animals: Make a Puppy from Yarn. Explore creative knitting techniques to bring to life authentic-looking animal creatures and customize them using different patterns and shapes.
Partial transcription of the video
“Adapting the Basic Puppy Head Pattern As you've seen, I've knitted the puppy head, which is the basic puppy head. You probably have an idea of the kind of dog you would like to knit. I've designed a workbook which has the basic pattern in, but within it has blank spaces that you can fill in as you go along to make the customisations. Here's how to use it. Write in the dog type you want to use. I also have a few examples that I've done to show you how to use this workbook. Here, you can fill in which type of yarn you wish to use. There is also a yarn dossier in Resources, in which I've put a...”
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Course summary for: Knitting Realistic Stuffed Animals: Make a Puppy from Yarn
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Category
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Areas
DIY, Fiber Arts, Knitting, Textile Design

Claire Garland
A course by Claire Garland
Claire Garland is a knitting pattern designer with over 20 years of experience. She’s been making things her whole life, experimenting with embroidery, crochet, illustration, tapestry, and more, but knitting has always been her preferred medium. Her knitting career began with the creation of dolls, which she created along with their clothes, accessories, and patterns. Claire later went on to create realistic knitted animals using self-taught shaping techniques.
She sells her creations via Etsy and is passionate about photography, capturing them in real-life situations, and sharing them with over 120K followers on Instagram. She has also written and published several books, including Magical Woodland Knits.
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