Wind in the Willows characters to knit & melt your heart

Wind in the Willows characters knitting patterns by Claire Garland

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 these patterns by Claire Garland. With heart-melting patterns to make Ratty, Moley, Mr Toad and Mr Badger you can pick your favourite or make the full set.

Wind in the Willows characters – 4 patterns to knit

Ratty knitting pattern

This adorable Ratty pattern is available to buy on Etsy as a PDF download and the body is made with flat knitting on 2 needles and the jodhpur and sweater are made with minimal seaming, joining as you go.

For more details, photos of the finished Ratty and info, click here: Ratty from Wind in the Willows knitting pattern

Wind in the Willows Characters: Moley Knitting Pattern

If this Moley pattern wasn’t heart-melting enough as it is, how about those tiny glasses? There’s a video to show you how to make them, along with more images and details if you click here: Moley knitting pattern from The Wind in the Willows

Wind in the Willows Characters: Mr Badger

Not sure what makes me love this chap the most: the shuffly slippers… the jaunty neck scarf… or the teeny specs. A great example of what makes Claire Garland’s patterns so uniquely special. It’s her way of capturing character and feeling. Just lovely and available to buy as a PDF download on Etsy.

For more photos and details on this pattern click here: Mr Badger knitting pattern

Mr Toad knitting pattern

Claire has managed to capture the flamboyance of Mr Toad beautifully in this pattern – love his stripy trousers and belted smoking jacket! As with the other patterns, you can buy on Etsy as a PDF download. For lots more info and photos of Mr Toad, click here: Mr Toad knitting pattern from The Wind in the Willows

Information

Discover more about Claire’s Wind in the Willows Characters patterns here:

Ratty knitting pattern

Mr Badger knitting pattern

Moley knitting pattern

Mr Toad knitting pattern

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If you don’t already know about the adorable world of India Rose Crawford, you might like to check out the heart-melting little films she makes of Dot Pebbles knits creates she has knitted.

Picture credit for 3 X photos above: India Rose Crawford. You can help support her heart-melting work here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/indiarose

As well as Ratty and Mole from The Wind in The Willows, she has also made a much-loved series of films about Froggy the Frog. Find out more from my blog post all about Froffy here: Frog knitting pattern & stripy sweater

Purists might like to buy a copy of The Wind in the Willows with original illustrations by Arthur Rackham and introduction by AA Milne.

I do really love The Wordsworth Collector’s Editions of beloved classics including this beautiful The Wind in the Willows

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