Say hello to Big Liam the Wood Pigeon! Liam is large, lovely, and all ready for a big pigeon squeeze. For some reason lost in the mists of time, my family has always named every woodpigeon spotted in the garden or out in the countryside as Liam. It’s just the way it is. They are all called Liam, and a flock of them are known as a flock of Liams...

Have you met Fred the Flying Duck? He’s just flown in and can’t wait to find his forever home on your wall! Fred is a very smart flying mallard duck, who can easily be hung on your living room wall to make a great faux taxidermy wall art decoration. Why not knit two or three Freds, for a classic line of kitsch retro flying ducks? Fred is 24cm /...

Say hello to Henrietta the little brown hen! She is a very sweet and cuddly chicken, who likes nothing better than laying eggs and hanging out with her hen friends. Henrietta is 16cm / 6 inches tall – just the right size to cuddle in your hand. This pattern includes knitting instructions for Henrietta and her friends. It also tells you how to a...

Sid is a very sweet and sociable blackbird - and here’s the PDF knitting pattern to knit him! He’s 15cm tall (that’s the perfect size to fit in your hand for a blackbird cuddle), and is knitted flat on 4mm needles. No knitting in the round, or tricky technical stuff, so he’s a fun, simple knit, which is suitable for beginners or someone looking...

Say hello to Barbara the blue tit! She’s a very sweet and colourful bird who loves to sit in your hand for a cuddle.

Say hi to George the Great Tit! He’s a very smart and colourful bird who loves to sit in your hand for a cuddle.

Say hello to Alan the Rockhopper penguin! He’s hopped over to tell you that he loves to sit in your hand for a cuddle, and would really like to find a new home.

This is Dora the Dodo! She is a very cute and cuddly dodo who is just waiting to hop into your hand for a cuddle.

Say hello to Albert the Robin! He’s a very cute boy who loves to sit in your hand for a cuddle (or to hop into someone else’s hand to make the perfect Christmas gift).

Bertie the Bee is soft, cuddly and very easy to knit - he is a great way to use up any black and yellow odds and ends in your stash. Our bees are under threat from environmental changes, pesticides and modern industrial farming methods - if would like to help Bertie and his friends, please plant some bee-friendly flowers and shrubs that are nat...

Meet Pearl the Canadian Goose! She’s the official 2018 mascot for Project Peace, and is small and simple to knit. If you’d like to take part in this year’s Project Peace, visit the Project Peace website and Ravelry for daily suggestions for ways to bring a little peace into your daily life and join their peaceful knitting community!

Big Jeff the Gull is a very soft and handsome chap - and here’s the PDF knitting pattern to knit him! He’s 16 cm tall, and 17 cm long and is knitted flat on 4 mm needles. No knitting in the round, or tricky technical stuff, so he’s a fun, simple knit, which is suitable for beginners or someone looking for a chilled project.

Say hello to Barry the Puffin! He’s a very sweet boy, who likes nothing better than a cuddle to keep out the cold – and a plentiful supply of fish, of course! Barry is 16cm / 6 inches tall – just the right size to cuddle in your hand.

Bryan the Blue Footed Booby is a very romantic fellow, with all the smooth dancing moves (have you ever seen blue footed boobys dancing? It’s absolutely wonderful!)

Lucy and Larry are lovebirds, and they make a very sweet couple, don’t they? They are each 13cm tall and nice and easy to knit using the DK yarn of your choice (I used Stylecraft Special DK).

Here’s Wendy the Whaap - she’s a Shetland curlew! Curlews are Europe’s largest wading birds, and they are in trouble. Between 1995 and 2012, we’ve lost by 55 per cent of the breeding population in Scotland and 30 per cent in England. The RSPB has launched its Curlew Recovery Programme to raise awareness of the curlew’s plight and build support ...

This is Steve the Chaffinch, a cheery knitted fellow who will happily hop around the house keeping you company and brightening up your day with his smart red plumage.

Pippa the Pied wagtail is 20cm long from beak to tail, so she is the perfect size to pop in your hand for a cuddle (when she’s not bob-bob-bobbing along the pavement looking for treats!) Her tail contains a pipe cleaner wire, so you can pose it in the cheeky wagtail position of your choice.

Here are two knitting patterns to make Calidris the Western Sandpiper in both sitting and flying positions.

Bill the Pigeon is a very sweet and well-behaved pigeon - and here’s the PDF knitting pattern to knit him! He’s 12cm tall (just the right size to fit in your hand for a pigeon cuddle), and is knitted flat on 4mm needles. No knitting in the round, or tricky technical stuff, so he’s a fun, simple knit, which is suitable for beginners or someone l...

Let me introduce you to the very handsome Jarvis Cockatiel! He’s a 29cm tall cockatiel, and you can knit him today from my 6 page PDF knitting pattern.

Here’s my PDF knitting pattern for a festive little partridge called Noel. He is 12cm long from the tip of his felt beak, to the tip of his tail. Noel is knitted flat in one piece with separate knitted wings and a felt beak, so he’s a nice, easy knit!

Hello Bob the Cardinal! This cuddly knitted bird is 18cm long so he will fit perfectly in your hand - he makes the perfect autumn or winter companion!

Who’s a pretty boy then? Sparky and Coco are! Sparky is blue, Coco is green, and they are both 23cm tall friendly knitted budgies, that you can knit from my 8 page PDF knitting pattern!

Beneduck Cumberquack is a very cute and distinguished gentleman duck! He’s 13cm tall, and is knitted flat on 4mm needles.

This is my PDF digital knitting pattern for a colourful, cuddly parrot! Each parrot is approximately 18cm tall, not including the tail, and is easy to knit using a pair of 4mm knitting needles and the DK yarn of your choice. The body, wings, and beak are all knitted in the flat, and the feet are i-cord or French knitting.

This is my PDF digital knitting pattern for a very cute knitted rat. Each cuddly rat is approximately 7 inches long from nose to bottom, not including the tail. They are super easy to knit! You knit them flat using a pair of 4mm knitting needles for the body, and 3mm and 4mm needles for the legs. The tail is made using i-cord or French knitting...

This is my PDF digital knitting pattern for two cute knitted rubber ducks! The little duck is approximately 8cm tall (around the size of a standard bathtime rubber duckie) and the big duck is 15cm tall. They are both easy to knit using a pair of 4mm knitting needles and the yellow DK yarn of your choice. It’s all knitted flat, no knitting in th...

This is the PDF digital knitting pattern for my little white dove. Each dove is approximately 14cm long and is easy to knit using a pair of 4mm knitting needles and the cream DK yarn of your choice. It’s all knitted in the flat, no knitting in the round necessary!

This is the PDF digital knitting pattern for my cute little knitted bird. Each little birdie is approximately 11cm long from tip of the beak to the tip of the tail and is easy to knit using a pair of 4mm knitting needles and the DK yarn of your choice.

This is my knitting pattern for a 12cm long herring gull. Jeff is knitted in one piece with separate wings and he’s a quick and easy knit. He’s a great way to use up odds and ends of cream and grey DK yarn.