Moley knitting pattern from The Wind in the Willows

moley knitting pattern wind in the willows

Moley knitting pattern from The Wind in the Willows

Moley from wind in the willows knitting patterns available to buy as pdf instant downloads from etsy by claire garland aka dot pebbles knits. I've shared all the links you need to make the whole gang -Ratty, Moley, Mr Badger, Mr Toad

If, like me, you grew up with a love of The Wind in the Willows, you might like to try your knitting needles out on this little chap. It’s Moley designed by Claire Garland and available to buy as a PDF download pattern on Etsy.

Finished size when knitted 4in/ 10cm tall

Moley knitting pattern comes complete with a pattern for his pair of knitted britches and – at his request – an ‘over-size jerkin’! (If it’s too ‘over-sized’ for your Moley then please feel free to drop down a needle size!)

My Moley is knitted on two straight knitting needles in Drops Sky – a very fine, almost 4-ply (fingering weight) DK (light worsted) soft yarn – but do use your own yarn if you wish.

He’s knitted flat but with minimal seams.

How to make Moley spectacles

And his spectacles – Claire has a quick little video on her @dotpebbles_knits Instagram account for those (also shared below) – they’re simply made using florists’ wire and you’ve got to admit, they’re very cute!

Moley from wind in the willows knitting patterns available to buy as pdf instant downloads from etsy by claire garland aka dot pebbles knits. I've shared all the links you need to make the whole gang -Ratty, Moley, Mr Badger, Mr Toad
Moley from wind in the willows knitting patterns available to buy as pdf instant downloads from etsy by claire garland aka dot pebbles knits. I've shared all the links you need to make the whole gang -Ratty, Moley, Mr Badger, Mr Toad
Moley from wind in the willows knitting patterns available to buy as pdf instant downloads from etsy by claire garland aka dot pebbles knits. I've shared all the links you need to make the whole gang -Ratty, Moley, Mr Badger, Mr Toad

Moley – how he appears in the book…

‘The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of whitewash all over his black fur, and an aching back and weary arms. Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.’

The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame (1908)

Information

Discover Claire’s other Wind in the Willows knitting patterns here:

Ratty knitting pattern

Mr Badger knitting pattern

Mr Toad knitting pattern

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Purists might like to buy a copy of The Wind in the Willows with original illustrations by Arthur Rackham

the wind in the willows wordsworth collector's edition - I've shared all the links you need to buy now - or to go for the edition with the original illustrations by Arthur Rackham and intro by AA Milne

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