Ellen's Wooly Wonders
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Knitting: Hanging Ornament
This is an easy pattern, worked in heavy weight wool yarn on size 10 ½ needles. This pattern is worked in stockinette stitch. Simple chain stitching is used for detail work. The knit side will be the right side. This pattern uses heavy weight wool yarn, in colors of your choice. Each ornament uses approximately 8 yards of heavy weight yarn for ...
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is an intermediate pattern, worked in heavy weight wool yarn on size 10 ½ circular needles, and size 1 for inner ears. This pattern is worked in stockinette stitch, intarsia, I-cord, and short rows. The knit side will be the right side. This pattern uses 100 yards of heavy weight golden brown(br), 100 yards of heavy weight white(w), 30 yar...
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is an advanced pattern, worked in feltable wool yarn, and is knitted on size 10 ½ needles. For a bicolored, tabby striped cat, this pattern uses approximately 125 yards of tan(t), approximately 120 yards of white(w), approximately 20 yards of light pink wool yarn for the nose and ears and approximately 75 yards of white or scrap yarn for f...
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is an intermediate pattern that uses stockinette stitch, intarsia, short rows, simple embroidery (French Knots), and straight stitches. The pattern is worked on size 3 needles with approximately 180, yards of sport weight med wine wool yarn, approximately 100 yards sport weight light wine wool yarn, approximately 70 yards of coral worsted ...
Knitting: Containers
This is an intermediate pattern designed to be used with an oval plastic blue bunny ice cream tub. This pattern is worked with a
Knitting: Softies - Other
This is a 3 dimensional pattern for a human skull. It is worked in several sections. Our human skull is formed by 7 separate bone pieces, as well as the jaw and zygomatic arches. You will also make 2 eye sockets that fit inside to give the eye openings depth.
Crochet: Applique / Embellishment
This is a companion pattern that encourages you to use left over Wool fibers and yarns from your yarn stash.
Knitting: Softies - Other
Worked in heavy weight wool yarns, the finished sugar skulls are approximately 10 inches high. This pattern can be worked on smaller needles and smaller yarns for a smaller finished sugar skull.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is a wool stuffed animal that will be fulled when finished, so choose feltable wool yarn. The main body is worked in 150-200 yarns of an oatmeal colored bulky wool yarn.
Knitting: Ornamental Flower
This pattern is worked in sport weight wool yarn on size 1 needles. The pattern is worked in stockinette, short rows, I-cord, intarsia and latch hook technique. I used some medium weight wire for stems, and lightweight craft wire for petal shaping. Purple- p, White (w) I also use needle felting to add extra purple to soften the purple white int...
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is an intermediate pattern that uses stockinette stitch, short rows, simple embroidery (French Knots), and straight stitches. The large pattern is worked on size 8 needles with approximately 240, yards of worsted weight lavender wool yarn, approximately 140 yards worsted weight darker lavender or medium purple wool yarn, approximately 75 y...
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is an intermediate pattern, worked in heavy weight wool yarn on size 10 ½, 8, and 2 circular needles. This
Knitting: Ornamental Flower
This pattern is worked in 2 shades of Pale orange sport weight wool(approximately 100 yards of each) yarn on size 1 needles. The pattern is worked in stockinette, short rows, I-cord, and latch hook technique. I used some 16 gauge wire for stems, and 22 gauge craft wire for petal shaping. A size 2 crochet hook and #16 embroidery needle are used ...
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is an intermediate pattern that uses stockinette stitch, short rows, I-cord and latch hook techniques. I usually make large animals that are approximatley15 x 10 inches when finished, but I have used sport weight yarn on size 2 needles and ended up with a much smaller animal about 8 x 5 inches finished.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Lauralie the Seahorse is an intermediate pattern. The main body is worked in sport weight wool yarn on size 3 needles. The fins
Knitting: Animal Toy
This pattern is and intermediate pattern. The body of the pelican is worked on bulky weight yarns on size 10 1/2 needles as listed, while the throat pouch is worked with sport weight yarn on size 2 needles.
Knitting: Ornamental Flower
This pattern is worked in approximately 100 yards each of light pink, beige, and medium maroon, and 150 yards of dk
Knitting: Animal Toy
Piddy is an intermediate pattern worked in stockinette stitch, and short rows. The weight of wool that you use will determine final animal size. I use a bulky weight wool yarn. This pattern is worked with approximately 150 yards of pink wool, and approximately 15 yards black wool, on size 10 ½ needles. This pattern also calls for some simple cr...
Knitting: Animal Toy
Maggie the Mountain Lion is an intemediate pattern that uses garter stitch, short rows, intarsia technique and some simple embroidery stitches to complete the face of this adorable creation. This pattern is worked in heavy weight triple ply wool yarn on size 10 1/2 circular needles.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is an intermediate pattern, worked in heavy weight wool yarn on size 10 ½ circular needles. (The optional collar pattern is worked in bulky weight yarn) This pattern is worked in stockinette stitch, intarsia, and short rows. Simple chain stitching is used for detail work. The knit side will be the right side. This pattern uses heavy weight...
Knitting: Softies - Other
Igloo- This pattern is worked in approximately 150 yards of heavy weight white wool yarn, and 100 yards of heavy weight light gray yarn. The first 3 sections are worked in stockinette stitching on circular needles, then the pattern changes to work on circular needles in circular knitting.
Knitting: Decorative - Other
The Monarch Butterfly is worked on size 1-2 knitting needles in medium weight wool yarn, 8 yards orange, 2 yards Dark Orange, 2 yards of white, 8 yards of 2 ply Black, and 2 yards of single ply black yarn. This butterfly is worked on size 1-2 knitting needles. The monarch is worked in stockinette stitch, and I-cord stitch, using intarsia techni...
Knitting: Toy Plant
This pattern for several different cactus, is worked in stockinette stitch, garter stitch, I cord stitch, French knots, and latch hook technique. The cacti are knitted in several different shades of heavy weight green wool yarn on various size needles. size 10 ½ circular needles. Smaller pads can be made following the same pattern on size 7 nee...
Knitting: Toys and Hobbies - Other
This hobby buffalo is an intermediate pattern, that is worked in 2 browns and black heavy weight wool yarn.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Rosie the Angora Goat is an intermediate pattern that is knitted in garter stitch, stockinette stitch, and uses short rows
Knitting: Animal Toy
Henrietta uses size 10 ½ needles, and approximately 150 yards of white (w)(divide white into 5-6 balls), 100 yards of black(b)(divide the black into 4 balls), 25 yards of tan, 15 yards of pink and 1 yard of red to make the cow shown here. The weight of wool that you use will determine final animal size. I use a heavy 3 ply yarn, bulky weight. T...
Knitting: Animal Toy
George the Chimp is a very involved, intermediate pattern. It uses garter stitch, stockinette stitch, short rows, I-cord stitch, and some simple crochet stitches.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Terrance is worked using Fair Isle technique. The pattern is written color coded – white wool, medium brown wool and dark brown wool. Terrance is worked on size 10 ½ needles, using approximately 80 yards of green or gold, 84 yards of medium brown, 50 yards of white wool, and 70 yards of dark brown, heavy weight wool. Terrance can be made to sit...
Knitting: Hanging Ornament
The chili ristras are made on size 10 ½ needles with heavy weight yarn in a variety of colors. The patterns are worked in stockinette stitch, short rows, and intarsia technique for color changes. Color changes are not included, but feel free to add your own color changes as desired. Use several different deep red yarns and light green for stems.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This pattern is worked on size 2 circular needles with approximately 30 yards of light weight wool yarn to make a small anole sized lizard. The pattern is worked in stockinette stitch, I-cord stitch, and used simple embroidery and needle felting for designs as desired.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This intermediate pattern uses sport weight and heavy weight wool and size 1(for the back sail) and 10 ½ (for all other pieces)circular needles, a medium crochet hook. The pattern is completed using stockinette stitch, short rows, Intarsia and I-cord stitch.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This stick Giraffe is worked in stockinette stitch, garter stitch, I-cord stitch, short rows, and intarsia or fair isle technique. Some simple embroidery and crochet stitches are also used. The head is worked on 10 ½ circular needles with approximately 150 yards of heavy weight beige (b) wool yarn, 150 yards of brown (Br) heavy weight wool yarn...
Knitting: Softies - Other
This stick llama is worked in stockinette stitch, ribbing stitch, short rows, and latch hook technique. Some simple embroidery and crochet stitches are also used. The head is worked on 10 ½ circular needles with 150 yards of white heavy weight wool yarn or color of your choice, and the inner ears are worked with approximately 20 yards of heavy ...
Knitting: Animal Toy
Rusty the Horse/ Unicorn is an intermediate pattern which includes instructions to work either a horse or a unicorn. The pattern uses garter stitch, intarsia technique, short rows and some simple macramé knots.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Niyol Tsoh (Navajo for Big Wind) the Appaloosa is an intermediate pattern that is worked in heavy weight wool yarn on size 10 ½ circular needles. This pattern is worked in stockinette stitch, and uses intarsia and short rows, and some simple embroidery stitches. This pattern uses 150 yards of heavy weight gray, and 100 yards each of white and b...
Knitting: Animal Toy
This pattern is done in stockinette stitch, short rows, and I-cord stitches. The knit side will be the right side. The size of your finished animal may vary depending on the size yarn that your choose, and the size needles. I use a heavy weight 3 ply homespun yarn-approximate(Yarn Gauge -3.5 sts / 5 rows to an inch) and size 10 ½ needles.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Riley Nicole’s Teddy Bear is an intermediate pattern using stockinette stitch, short rows, simple intarsia and knitting in the round on 2 circular needles.
Knitting: Toy Vehicle
Gee Bee R - Racing Plane is an intermediate pattern using stockinette stitch, I-cord, short rows, and intarsia for color changes, as well as some embroidery and crochet stitches used for details. The wing is supported with plastic canvas.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Bennie the Burro is an intermediate pattern that is knitted in garter stitch, short rows, intarsia technique and simple embroidery stitches.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Alfred’s Tex Rex Named after a family friend who loves dinosaurs, and hails from Texas, my Tex Rex pattern is an intermediate pattern using stockinette stitch, short rows, and some I-cord stitching.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Daden’s Dinosaur Egg is an intermediate pattern that can be used with several of the dinosaur patterns. It uses a modified entralock technique to make the jagged edges of the egg. The body of the egg is worked in stockinette stitch, and short rows. The ends of the eggs are best worked on double pointed needles.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Tony the Triceratops is an intermediate pattern worked in stockinette stitch, intarsia, short rows, and I-cord stitch. Toe nails and picots on the collar are worked in chain stitch and single crochet.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Stan the Stegosaurus is a very involved advanced pattern using stockinette stitch, intarsia and fair isle techniques for color changes, and what I call a modified bind off stitch. Stan’s ridge spines are completed in crochet edging.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This pattern uses 120 yards of bulky black wool yarn and 75 yards of bulky weight white wool yarn. An additional 15 yards of optional red yarn can be used for the collar.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Worked in bulky weight wool yarn, this pattern used 150 yards of black wool yarn, and 150 yards of white wool yarn, 50 yards of black and white blended yarn and 20 yards of pink yarn, and is worked on 10 1/2 needles.
Knitting: Toys and Hobbies - Other
This pattern includes instructions for a hobby horse with and without a blaze on the face. It is worked in ribbing, stockinette stitch and intarsia. Chain stitching is used to make the halter.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Brandy the Brachiosaurus is an intermediate pattern using stockinette stitch, short rows and some simple crochet stitches.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This pattern used 220 yards of bulky weight black wool yarn, and 25 yards each of sport weight red, green and white yarn for the collar. Latch hook technique is used to add the fringe to the coat.
Knitting: Applique / Embellishment
This pattern is a collection of 7 different flower and leaf patterns, including tiger lillies, snapdragons, pussywillows, forsythia, and a sunflower. All flowers are worked in sport wieght yarn. 24 gauge craft wire is used to add support and shaping.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Preston the Pinto is an advanced pattern that is knitted in garter stitch, short rows, and intarsia technique for color changes
Knitting: Animal Toy
Percy the Panda is an intermediate pattern done in stockinette stitch, intarsia, short rows and some embroidery. The finished bear is then felted.
Knitting: Animal Toy
The main body of this pattern is worked in 140 yards of bulky weight red heatherd wool yarn, with 75 yards each of dark orange gold and yellow sport weight wool yarn used for the back spines and neck frill. The belly is worked in 65 yards of sport weight white wool yarn and 45 yards of bulky weight wool yarn and 30 yards of sport weight light r...
Knitting: Animal Toy
Charlie’s Yackity-Yak is an intermediate pattern using stockinette stitch, advanced color changes, short rows, I-cord, and latch hook techinque.
Knitting: Animal Toy
This is the mama dragon, done on size 10 1/2 needles with heavy weight yarn. The baby is the same pattern done with baby or sport weight yarn on size 2 needles. The gauge is not critical as long as you use the same weight yarn throughout.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Bessie the Cow is an intermediate pattern that is knitted in garter stitch, short rows, intarsia technique and intermediate crochet stitches.
Knitting: Toys and Hobbies - Other
Arianna the Alpaca is an intermediate pattern done in stockinette stitch, short rows, and latch hook technique for the fuzzy top not. Velcro is used to attach the riding stick. The pattern is felted after finishing.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Oscar the Elephant is an intermediate pattern worked in garter stitch, stockinette stitch, short rows and I-cord stitch.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Bram the Airedale is an intermediate knitting pattern done on 10 1/2 needles with heavy-weight wool yarn and then felted. It utilizes stockinette, I-cord, intarsia, and short rows.
Knitting: Toys and Hobbies - Other
This a pattern done in stockinette and ribbing stitch, as well as intarsia technique. Chain stitching is used to make the halter.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Bubba the Bubble Sheep - This is an intermediate-advanced pattern that uses lots of short rows to creat the bubble effect. You can add horns if desired. This pattern calls for heavy weight triple ply wool yarn on 10 1/2 circular needles.
Knitting: Animal Toy
Winston the Mammoth is an intermediate pattern made with 2 or 3 ply wool yarn and a single strand of red mohair. Winston is done in garter stitch with some stockinette stitching, short rows, and I-cord. While similar to Oscar the elephant, Winston’s back hump, legs, head and ears are notably different.