The Knitted Farmyard

by Hannelore Wernhard

A reissue of a popular and successful book, The Knitted Farmyard contains a collection of patterns designed to create a whole farm, including family figures, animals, buildings and fields. With drawings by Jan Messent and charming pictures of the farm and its occupants, you are shown how to make ducks, horses, sheep, hens, pigs, the farmer and his wife, a barn, ploughed fields, hayfields and much more. The base of the farm is the size of a small rug and would be ideal for a child's room. The quantities of materials needed for each piece are quite small, so you could use up leftover yarn, or whatever you have available. This book is fun, easy to follow and full of amusing, innovative ideas. Create something fantastic and knit the whole farmyard in different colours. There is plenty of scope for individual touches and extra accessories.

Genres: Knitting, Crafts

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Apryl Anderson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great fun, and inspiring for courageous young knitters. I've adapted several of the designs for other projects, and I can really see this as a grandmummy way to get the offspring clicking their little needles.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

The farmyard and animals are adorable, and the book has lots of photos, but it is very lacking in detailed instructions. The patterns are simple enough, but almost too simple without much of direction. It says things like, "Attach strands of yarn for mane," or, "Crochet loops for the chicken's tail feathers." It's fine if you are creative enough to just go with it, but don't make this as a first project! We're still working on it, so maybe someday we will have the whole farmyard done!

[Sherri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute knitting ideas. The directions assume you are creative and can figure stuff out on your own. I guess anyone crazy enough to start such a detailed project would have to be. Well, I jumped in a made a few animals... and they are darling! I hope to work on the whole farmyard over time for a great little homemade toy to play with at grandma's house. Wish me luck!

[Barb · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful project idea. It will spark not only interest in creating this play set, but designing others.

[Gayle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this is fantastic and want to make it, but I think the instructions could be a bit more comprehensive, or at least have a better flow.