Amanda Irving

Patterns available as Ravelry Downloads

Knitting: Applique / Embellishment
This pattern gives instructions for knitting spiral-based, rose-like flowers in two sizes. It requires 3mm needles, a wool sewing needle, and 5 ply yarn. The basic idea is that you knit a long strip which gets progressively more bendy and then roll it up to make a flared spiral.
Knitting: Ball
This pattern gives the instructions for making one spherical plush toy, about 6-7cm in diameter. Instructions may be repeated to make multiple.
Knitting: Throw
This pattern makes a blanket about 1 x 1.75m, knitted in 28 squares which are then sewn together. The squares are made using a variety of cable-knitting patterns.
Knitting: Toys and Hobbies - Other
To make this flute you will need approximately 62m/20g main colour 8 ply yarn, a small amount of black 8 ply yarn, a quartet of 3mm double-pointed needles, a wool needle for sewing, assorted beads and buttons for keys (and possibly some wire/paperclips for rods) and a pipe-shaped support structure to insert into the flute to keep it in shape.
Knitting: Toys and Hobbies - Other
Makes a full-size model of a B flat trumpet. Requires a pair of 3mm needles, a quartet of 4mm needles, wool needle for sewing up, a French knitting doll to make the pipes, a plastic straw or two and three buttons for the valves, thick bead wire to support pipes, thin bead wire to support the mouthpiece, and other support structures and stuffing...
Knitting: Scarf
Fluffy scarf with the pattern of a piano keyboard (pattern larger than actual piano keys. Includes 4 octaves). Pattern includes options for making a straight scarf or circular scarf, as well as a checkbox table to keep track of where you are up to in each octave. For a circular scarf, a wool needle will also be required. Make sure you use two d...
Knitting: Toys and Hobbies - Other
Knitting pattern for a full size B flat clarinet. Requires 3 colours of yarn (black body, silver/grey rings & ligature and cream/beige reed). Uses 3mm needles and a wool sewing needle for sewing up. Also requires an assortment of beads and buttons for the keys (please consult an actual clarinet for this), stuffing for bell and some sort of ...