Knitting Realistic Stuffed Animals: Make a Puppy from Yarn
Forelegs and Paws 1
A course by Claire Garland , Knitting Pattern Designer
About the video: Forelegs and Paws 1
Overview
“Belly done, seams done – now it's time to add the forelegs and the paws. Filling in more stuffing, you will see how the puppy comes to life. ”
In this video lesson Claire Garland addresses the topic: Forelegs and Paws 1, 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
“Forelegs and Paws In this lesson, we're going to complete our puppy. We're going to stuff the puppy a bit more, knit the forelegs, and complete all the little finishing details. I have some more of my stuffing here. Like before, take fistfuls and start stuffing. I'll put some stuffing into the head now. Very carefully, fill out all the little shaping bits, so you can push some stuffing into the muzzle. Never over stuffing. You must not push the knitted stitches apart too much, to give him enough character and you can see him come to life. A bit more. This time into the neck and into that ja...”
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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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