Dot Pebbles Knits | Expressive Animal Knitting Patterns & Workshops

Discover designer Claire Garland Dot Pebbles knits knitting patterns – rabbits, baby bunnies, cats, kittens and an exquisite range of other animal knitting patterns by Claire Garland.

If you’re a maker of soft knitted toys these adorable patterns are the perfect choice if you’re wanting to make handmade gifts made with love. Claire is a very popular seller on Etsy, with rave reviews for excellent service and ranked as an excellent seller.

There are also helpful tutorials to help you get your handmade woodland animals just right. 

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Claire’s story

My real name is Claire Garland and I design and sell my patterns under the name Dot Pebbles as well as being the author of several knitting books. My patterns all digital PDF patterns, so you don’t need to factor in delivery time as they’ll be emailed straight to your inbox.

Dot Pebbles was the name of the very first doll I designed after art college. She and five other similar dolls appeared in a book called Knitted Babes. I still have a doll of that ilk for sale, as a pattern, in my Etsy shop. Her name is Appley Peach!

Since then I’ve designed many toys and dolls knitting project ideas before settling on creating as-close-to-real-life animals as I can knit and create do-able patterns for. All with minimal seaming and using normal carded fibre. May I add that I absolutely adore this challenge because I truly love nature and beautiful yarn ~ I’m a Beatrix wannabe to he honest and author of magical woodland knits!

Claire xx

Dot Pebbles beautiful patterns include best yarn suggestions and lovely wool ideas to try including Rowan kidsilk haze. You can either source the exact beautiful knitting yarn that Claire uses for each design or use the same ply wool from your stash, Claire’s favourite places to source safety eyes, helpful tips on knit stitches and sometimes translations into other languages beyond the original english pattern. There are tips too on shape retention, knitting kit and full details too.​

There’s plenty of pattern support from Claire if you get stuck as well as lots of how-to images and how/where to use stitch markers. There’s tips, too, on how to stuff your creations. Supreme ball fibre stuffing is always a popular and good value choice and there are recycled and loose fibre options.

Discover Froggy

If you type ‘frog claire garland dotpebblesknits’ into the search bar of our website, you’ll discover the most lovable little froggy perfect for your project bag. There are patterns too to make tiny cardigan, simple dress, trousers and clothes for most of the animal dolls and characters, including Claire’s adorable rabbit doll. There’s no need to worry about royal mail costs, import duties or international shipping items or return shipping because Claire’s patterns are digital downloads available to buy as PDFs on Etsy. Claire has five star reviews on Etsy as a great seller know for happy customer feedback.

Such is the love for Claire’s patterns that she often collaborates with other makers inspired by her work. Check out these official collaboration kit to make a wardrobe for froggy including a bucket hat the frog (all including thoughtfully selected collection of natural fibre yarn). I love what cute legs the frog has and the tiny shoes/slippers!

Claire has a collection of really helpful youtube tutorials on her channel, including this one for knitting the Frog:

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As handmade items go, Claire’s creations are hard to beat. Pattern designer claire garland is the knitted home of adorable critters. Get all the details – for Claire in the listing.

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🌿 Craft: Expressive Animal Knitting Patterns, Soft Toy PDF Tutorials, Touching Heirloom Wool Designs & Gentle Stitch Support
🌿 Location: Independent Textile Design Studio & Digital Download Store based in Cornwall, UK