Of all the animals in the local zoo, my wife’s favourite is the Dwarf Nile Crocodile. She’ll hang out for hours with her sharp-toothed friends, but when I went looking for a pattern to make her some crocodile camouflage, the only patterns I could find were written for children’s sizes. So before our next zoo trip, I whipped up this bulky cardigan with bold diamond scales and spikes down the back, to help her blend in at the watering hole.

This is a straightforward agender cardigan with a cabled back panel and uniquely constructed spines to turn you or your loved one into a fearsome crocodile with a comfy deep hood and huge pockets. It is knit seamlessly from the bottom up, with practically no finishing.