Book Review – 20 to Knit: Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit

“20 to Knit: Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit (Twenty to Make)” by Sachiyo Ishii is a must-have guide for knitters who love Christmas! The book contains 20 patterns for gorgeous, quick, and easy tiny Christmas toys that are perfect for knitters of all abilities. The projects are accompanied by clear, easy-to-follow patterns and fun photography, making it easy for knitters to follow along and create their own Christmas toys.

The book starts with a useful page of basic techniques, including making up, stuffing, and simple, decorative surface stitching. This is perfect for those who are new to knitting or need a refresher on the basics. The projects in the book range from a polar bear, angel, penguin, and robin to a Christmas pudding, bauble, snowman, and Santa with his sack, and many more cute and quirky Christmas ideas, all bursting with character.

All the projects are beautifully made, exquisitely designed, and very easy to make. They make perfect gifts and will delight young and old alike. Whether you’re knitting for your own family or as a gift for someone else, these tiny Christmas toys will be cherished for years to come.

“20 to Knit: Tiny Christmas Toys to Knit (Twenty to Make)“ is a great guide for knitters who want to make their own Christmas decorations and gifts. The patterns are easy to follow and the finished products are adorable and charming. This book is perfect for knitters of all levels and will provide hours of crafting fun during the holiday season.

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Sometimes I feel like knitters get intimidated to try new things because they think they need to start with a big project. Your first time working in the round doesn’t need to be a sock, and your first colorwork doesn’t need to be a sweater, for example. You can find little projects that use the skills you want to learn to build your confidence before you move on to something that requires more time commitment.

This adorable knit bunny, for example.

The colorwork bunny from Knit Picks was designed by Amy Munson and is a kind of bowling pin shaped bunny complete with a knit hat, contrasting inner ears and a little stranded colorwork on its body. Note that the ears are attached the the hat not the bunny, but you could stitch them to the bunny if you’d rather.

It’s worked from the bottom up and also has a tiny pompom tail you can’t see in the picture but it’s a really cute touch. There are a variety of little fair isle patterns to choose from to make the best bunny for you.

The bunny comes out about 8 inches tall (or just over 20 cm) and use several colors to complete the colorwork, depending on the design you choose.

You can purchase the pattern by itself from Knit Picks, or make a kit that includes sport weight yarn in all the colors you need for your creation. There are gray and brown options for the main body of the bunny, but of course if you’re using your own yarn you can make it whatever color you like.

Once you’ve tried colorwork (maybe also working in the round and shaping if those are skills you haven’t used before) in a little project like this you’ll be ready to take on something bigger in no time.

Check out the pattern on Knit Picks.

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