Gnome crafts offer a wealth of possibilities for children, appealing to their imagination in a vivid and entertaining manner. Gnome craft covers gnomes made from material, walnuts, twigs, wool and paper. Includes patterns for knitted gnomes, even a simple gnome for on the top of a pencil.

Kids Knitting. Kids of all ages can learn how to knit with fifteen easy projects, from bouncy beanbags to a roll edged sweater.

Step by step instructions and bright coloured illustrations, learn the basics, including finger knitting, casting on and off, knit, purl and stockinette stitches, knitting in the round and shaping.

Here is an irresistable collection of of animals to knit in soft, natural materials: ducklings, teddy bears, lambs, piglets, hedgehog, a handsome rooster and many more.

Most of the projects can be quickly and cheaply knitted with small oddments of wool, and many can be completed in an hour or two - ideal for knitters looking for ways to reduce their yarn stash!

Author: Grigaff, Anne-Dorthe.
Translated from Danish. Published by Gloucestershire, England : Hawthorn, 2006 in hardback

A second book, building on the success of ‘A first Book of Knitting for Children’

In this second book, the authors bring many new skills and a wider variety of patterns for both children and adults to make. Each pattern is given with clear instructions and illustrated by artistic photographs. Recommended for all ages!

Magic wool. This book covers creative activities with dyed wool fleeces and offers creative ideas for children and adults. The colours and textures of natural and dyed wool fleeces appeal to the imagination in an inspirational manner. "A must" for those who would love to learn to make beautiful wool pictures, animals and figurines.

Making Dolls
This little book has many coloured photographs and simple diagrams and describes how to make 17 different kinds of dolls. Cuddly doll for toddlers, a large baby doll, finger puppets, gnome, dolls for a doll’s house and many others. There are clear instructions on how to form a head, create different hairstyle, features of the face and the making of the body of the doll. The author believes it is better for children to have a simple made doll than to buy a plastic doll.

Making magical fairy tale puppets. In this book Christel Dhom presents new and imaginative possibilities in working with wool fleece. She gives special emphasis to the mobiles, or hanging dolls, that represent fairytale characters. The dolls can also be made as toys to be played with or as standing puppets rather than mobiles. If you are looking for inspiration for dry felting this book is a must for your home or school library. In hardback.

Making flower children by Sybille Adolphi.

Detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations for making a range of lively, creative flower figures. Many of the figures are recognisable from Elsa Beskow's popular picture books, and from Sybille von Olfers' "The Story of the Root Children".

Activities are organised by season, making the book ideal for decorating a nature corner or seasonal table in the home or classroom.