Happy Friday!
I’ve just finished my Knitted Animals from Africa e-book and I can’t wait to tell you more about it! This pattern e-book consists of ten African animal knitting patterns and includes a tutorial explaining exactly how to sew up, stuff and finish off your knitted toy. There is an index at the front of the book with links that you can click on to take you straight to the pattern you would like to work on.
The cost of this e-book is $25.00 for the ten patterns, including a tutorial and is available for sale on
Patterns included in this book are:
Alexandra the Aardvark, Humphrey the Camel, Ella the Elephant, Gerry the Giraffe, Harriet the Hippo, Frederick the Warthog, Leonard the Lion, Meg the Guinea Fowl, Thulani the Rhino, Isabel the Meerkat and a comprehensive tutorial.
Giveaway:
I am offering one of these e-books to one Natural Suburbia reader.
To enter, please leave a message in the comments of this post and if you would share about this giveaway to get the word out about this new pattern book, I would be most grateful.
Have a lovely weekend.
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definitely letting everyone I know KNOW about your book!!
animals are among my BEST friends!!
especially the STUFFED ones!!
that come off MY needles and
travel with LOVE to my fellow HEART throbs!!
totally TY!!
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Love to win. Oh what fun to make all these wonderful animals.
sherryglover1 on RAV
Publication of your amazing patterns is long overdue! You have a gift that is rare — all of your animals are works of beauty and grace.
How totally awesome that you have published your own pattern book! The elephant is totally adorable! Shared on G+. I want everyone to have a chance to win 🙂 Thanks for sharing the book with us and for hosting the party 🙂
I would love to win this.
what fun! You make such beautiful animals & it’s nice to see some not-so regular ones like aardvarks !
Oh how sweet! Thanks for the chance to win!
If I win, my daughter and my sister will have to fight as to who gets the first African animal! 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway
Oh my your e-book looks just gorgeous!! Your patterns are always so realistic. Love it.
Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy.
Thank you for the chance to in this e book! Love Ella the Elephant!
At 2 1/2 my grandson is in love with elephants and giraffe s this would be wonderful!
Thank you
What a great idea! My fingers are crossed that I am the lucky one!! I have a couple of your patterns and they are extremely well written and the pictures are fantastic. Thank you for this opportunity. 🙂
What great patterns – would love to win!!!
What a wonderful offer. Thanks Linda
I would love to win a copy of this ebook. Your animals are all so cute, I could knit them all.
I would love to receive a copy of your book. It would be fun to knit Animals from Africa in Arizona. I retired from teaching after 28 years and I am trying different knitting techniques. Have a happy day.
hi linda! i hope all is well with you and your sweet family. this is wonderful and a great idea! i am just getting ready to cast on for the rhino, he’s been promised to a business (friends) in cape town, for way too long now!
What fun! Looks like some great gift knitting for my kids … Christmas is coming!
Great book to win. Thanks for the chance.
I love your new ebook. I’m not really a toy knitter, but these patterns could definitely tempt me. I have posted your etsy listing it to my facebook page and to pinterest.
Lovely! I knew your blog from a long time but didn’t visit for a while and then I found your giveaway and your new book. Congratulations!
Love your patterns and am working on one right now – a cowl. The animals would make the great grand kids the happiest kids in town! I’m especially partial to Isabel MeerKat. You bet I will be telling people about your new book.
I’m very excited it’s ready love your animals!
love the elephant…would knit for my great grandson. Thanks for the chance to win the book!
I’ve made your kitty toy so would love to win the book to make these animals.
wahoomerryf on Ravelry
I would love to win!
My husband once took my son to Africa and I would love to knit something from this book… it would be a nice reminder for them. Thanks for the chance to win!
Oh, how lovely! Congratulations on your publication!
The Animals of Africa book is going to sell well!!
You know how much I love your patterns. This is going to great.
The very, very best! xo 🙂
I so enjoy looking at your knitted creations here. This would be a fabulous book to work through…and the kiddos would have a menagerie at the end!
Oh! I would to win this! I’ve made two of your rabbit pattern for my daughter. She loves them so much! I am sure this book will sell really well.
Congratulations on getting published. I would love to make these for my grandson so he gets to enjoy his South African heritage. I have been knitting some little finger puppets and really enjoy doing them. I will link up to this if you are still hosting it by the time i get around to doing the tutorial.
How wonderful to have your own book! I would love to learn to knit these beautiful creatures! Thanks so much.
This looks LOVELY!! I’d love to win this!
I have always admired your knitting patterns Linda and so happy to see this ebook. How I wish I can win this ebook, my 3rd grader loves knitting and what an awesome Christmas gift this would make.
Thank you for giving us a chance to win your lovely creation.
In gratitude, Sheetal
Linda, your patterns are always stunning, I have people in my life who are expecting at the moment and knitted toys are always, I think beautiful gifts. I’m always steering people in the direction of your wonderful talent.
Have a happy day,
xxBrenda
Someday, I would love to create patterns equal to yours! In the meanwhile, I enjoy duplicating and sharing your tutorials and talents. Thank-you 🙂
oh I would love to win xx
Love your patterns! I will share for sure!!!!! Thanks,
Thank you for the chance to win the patterns! My girls love African animals! I will share this on FB. 🙂
I am learning how to knit and read patterns. Was hoping to make animals soon, and this would be perfect!
oh my god I didn’t know about your blog before and not only am I DESPERATE for these patterns, I am subscribing via email to read your future posts. sharing this link and perusing archives now
I love your knitting patterns.
oh how fun! 25 patterns in one place is perfect. Ty for the giveaway – your patterns are just awesome {I have several}. Good luck everyone!
cokelush at gmail
Would love to win it! Just learning how to knit and this would be great motivation! 🙂
I have purchased two of your patterns in the past. They are wonderful! I love how authentic the animals look when completed. I also LOVE how they are mostly knitted in one piece!!!!
I Love knitting toys! Just found your patterns via fb. Thanks!!
Your creations are so adorable. Thank you for the giveaway. Spreading the word on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rhonda.phillipstenderholt/posts/10202940977745218
My sister Helen would love this! She has been knitting toys for her 2 year old step-granddaughter who just loves her & her toys 🙂 I think an African animal would be wonderful!
Thank you!!! Awesome giveaway!!!
Hello and thanks for offering the wonderful prize! I’ve just learnt that I’m to be a great Aunt – my new grand nephew/niece will be born in the UK but I will make sure he/she knows of his African heritage. Would love to knit all the African animals as a welcome! Will share also. Fab!
This is so generous! I’m super excited, especially as I am a from Zim and missing it like anything.
Me! Me! I hope I win this wonderful book! We used your gorgeous vegetable/fruit knitting patterns for our Stone Soup knitted vegetables project for our March 2014 Waldorf School of Orange County Gala and Auction and it was a big hit. Thanks so much for your awesome patterns and beautiful blog! – Jzin, CastleofCostaMesa.Com
Our stone soup project…
http://castleofcostamesa.com/waldorf-days/wednesday-morning-craft-group/the-stone-soup-project-2014
Hop I am not too late to enter???
Should have read hope!!!
I have made serveral of your African animals for friends and they loved them. They were easy to make. I also made the unicon and my niece loved it. I really do like your patterns.
Love your patterns! Will definitely share. Thanks for the generous giveaway.
Love you patterns Linda! Best wishes with the new book!
What a wonderful set of patterns! I’ll share right now.
Brilliant….will certainly spread the news…love your designs…and would love to win your delightful book…
What a cute book of animals. Thanks for the chance to win it!
Thank you for this wonderful competition. Your patterns look wonderful
Thanks for the chance! Great book.
Your animals look so real! Incredible you made them just with wool! Thank you for the opportunity!
A very special, long-awaited collection, Linda! A treasure. I have knitted several of your patterns – elephant, hippo, rhino, horse, giraffe.. and my littlest boy has a very, very special hippo knitted with your pattern. Your patterns have warmed and delighted the hearts of many little ones and big people as well. Such a gift and thank you for the chance to win such a collection. Many blessings and thank you for your creations.
I love these! I have such a difficult time learning how to crochet so I am super happy when I see knit patterns like these! So cu’re and I would be actually able to make them!
Your craft is art. I love the animals you knitted very much. Look forward to reading your new book!