These knitted ladybirds make pretty ornaments or badges. There are three sizes, so you can make ladybirds with 2, 4 or 6 spots. They can also be used as a counting game to help children learn how to add up. Templates for simple mathematical signs are also included, so you can make them in felt or card, to use for your game – addition, subtracti...

With their bright eyes, big smiles and cuddly little bodies, these cheeky cats – a tabby, a ginger tom, a black-and-white cat and an adorable moggy – are irresistible! They are knitted in ‘clutch’ size suitable for a toddler to carry around by the tail, or for an older child to cuddle under their arm.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s SUPER BANANA! Simple to knit - just a tube with pointy ends, plus eyes, mouth, arms and a cloak. And as superheroes are well known for wearing their underwear on the outside of their tights, Super Banana wears red underpants and red boots, just like in the movies!

These cute little penguins are knitted in a rainbow of colours. They come in two sizes - the adults are 2 inches tall, and the tiny penguins are just 1 inch tall. Add a magnet in the base of the tiny penguins to make toys that can skate about on a blue card pond - just like magic!

This Star-Spotted Giraffe pattern comes in two sizes - adult and baby. They were inspired by a visit to see the beautiful, long-legged, long-eyelashed giraffes at London Zoo. Knitted in simple stocking stitch, the giraffes are covered all over with embroidered stars worked in brown yarn.

Small children will love to cradle these knitted pet bunny rabbits in their hands, and pretend to feed them with a little knitted carrot (for which a pattern is also provided!). The pattern is for two sizes of rabbit - adult and baby, and you can also make a fuzzy little snoozing bunny.

With this pattern, you can make a big floppy cuddly kitten. The kitten is easy to make. The arms and legs are simple tubes, with just a bit of increasing and decreasing to shape the paws. There is also a little bit of shaping to make a tubby tummy and round face.

With their soft edges, these knitted geometric shapes can be used for throw-and-catch games. You could also add spots to the cube shapes to make dice.

You can make three different sizes of elephant - a large elephant for a child to hug; a medium-sized elephant, to be clutched in one hand; and a baby elephant, who can hide away in a pocket. By using a textured yarn and making longer tusks, hey presto! You’ve got a mammoth!