They’ve been a while coming, but at last I’ve finished working on the monkey patterns and they’re now available on Ravelry.
As usual there is a boy and girl version of the pattern.
The boy has shorts and two options for making a houndstooth patterned sweater – one that is worked in stranded technique using two colours on each row (shown in bottom of 3rd picture) and the other which is worked in single colour stripes and uses slipped stitches to create the pattern (shown in top of 3rd picture). I’ve included both because I know that not everyone likes working with 2 colours at once, so the second sweater is easier from this respect.
The girl pattern also has 2 clothing options – one dress that is worked in stranded technique with two colours on some rows and the second that has a textured dot pattern knitted in a single colour. There are also instructions for making a bow decoration and for adding decoration to her shoes.
Hopefully anyone who uses the pattern will have fun making their own little monkey and I’m really looking forward to seeing the first finished monkeys popping up in the Ravelry group.
We’re having a very quiet weekend here without the usual music that comes constantly from Amys room – she’s away for the weekend doing her Duke of Edinburgh Award practice expedition. She left yesterday morning in her walking boots and waterproofs with a rucksack almost the same size as her strapped to her back! She’s walking around 10 miles with a small team from her school and they then have to pitch camp, cook their own food, spend the night, pack everything away again (this will probably be the hardest part for Amy!) and walk the 10 miles back. Typically after weeks of dry weather this weekend has had a lot of rain so I’m expecting a very damp and tired daughter back at 5ish!
Hope you’re having a good weekend where you are, see you soon x
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What beautiful monkeys! I love their happy faces as much as their clothes! Good luck to your daughter with her DofE expedition – it doesn’t seem that long ago that I was waving mine off with her ridiculously-sized rucksack and although she had terrible weather all weekend and vowed never to do it again, there must have been something that caught her sense of adventure as she’s off to Peru next year to go trekking and work on a social project. Who knows what that short expedition starts! xx
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So gorgeous Julie!! 🙂 The clothes are wonderful and I always love that basket of little heads!
Well done Amy…..the DOE is such a brilliant scheme.
V x
P.S. I’m off to buy my monkey pattern!
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I love the little monkey shoes! Honestly, I think it’s those little touches that really make your creatures so irresistible.
Hope all’s well there; I can hardly believe Amy’s already doing D of E – seems only yesterday we were sitting having tea and she was texting you about her first days at secondary school!!
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Your work is such perfection. I’ll be adding these patterns to my three ring binder full of Little Cotton Rabbits critters!
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THIS IS SOOOOO EXCITING!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much!
Lori from Port Perry!
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These are -amazing-. What a beautiful treasure. 🙂
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I was so surprised when I saw this pop up on my revelry highlights – I’m just going over to buy it. I love it as always.
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Your work is such perfection!
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I hope that all goes really well for your daughter. Your new little monkeys are incredibly cute!!! I love seeing the baskets of body parts waiting to come together into a new creation, exciting times! xx
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Oh, how I love these little monkey treasures! Thank you for sharing this with all of us.
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The monkeys are so cute! I love their little faces. Best of luck to Amy, that sounds like a really interesting challenge.
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Love these!
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Adorably cute. Will check out the Ravelry group, thank you for sharing. Well done for your daughter, that’s alot of walking.
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What a lovely photo of all those little monkey heads. I’m shocked that you knitted so many in order to bring us your amazing pattern. Much hard work has gone into it, so thank you very much.:)) xx
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Thank you Julie for another amazing adorable pattern. I have just finished making the boy and girl mice. Such fun to knit. I can’t wait to knit these monkeys.
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What beautiful monkey’s.
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Oh my goodness! These monkeys are too adorable. I’m so excited to pick up my knitting needles to make these. Thank you so much for all of your attention to the details and adorableness. I’m squealing wroth delight this morning. You’ve totally brightened my day.
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The monkeys are adorable! The girl monkey has gone into my Ravelry queue, and I plan to knit it for my granddaughter.
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I can’t wait to start choosing the perfect yarn and knitting them both up…thank you Julie..
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Absolutely gorgeous – well done x Jane
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you are incredible 🙂 your work makes me so happy……
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Your monkeys are totally adorable! Must go and buy that pattern. I hope Amy has a terrific weekend camping and doesnt get too soaked.
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Sooo cute!
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Oh, your monkeys are so cute!! However, the best part–the houndstooth jumpers!!
Hope all went well with Amy and she didn’t get too wet /blistered /sunburned lol.
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So cute! Monkeys are my favorite, and I am sure, I’m gonna make some of these the following weeks!
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Although I’m not a knitter, I love, love, love your little knitted friends! What a great designer are you!
Perhaps you know this cute little rabbits and other animals from Sylvanian Families? They’re my daughter favorites.
Best regards from Belgium
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Oh. My. Gosh. I thought the bunnies were the be all and end all of cuteness. I was wrong. Just how talented are you? And how wonderful are these wee monkeys?
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YIPEEEEEE!!!! The Monkeys!!! I’ve been waiting for the monkeys — they’re just toooo cute! Thanks for another great pattern Julie! I hope Amy made it back safe and sound and that you had a wonderful weekend!
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Oh my gosh Julie ! UTTERLY ADORABLE – I am in ♥
Kate XX
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They are absolutely adorable (I suspect I’m echoing your other commenters there).
I do hope Amy didn’t get too wet. I remember when my lot did DofE they always seemed to arrive home sodden and muddy.
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so cute! hope the expedition practise went well, my boy was at explorers centenary camp, they had rain, hail, wind, clear skies and freezing nights. and lots of fun x
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These guys are adorable!
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What an adorable collection!
It must have taken you some time to put together these cute guys, the detail is great.
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The monkeys are gorgeous. I remember knitting a monkey when I was at primary school though it wasn’t as nice as yours.
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After making both bunnies (the girl bunny twice), I had to go ahead and order the pattern for one of each of the other animals. I see a monkey in my near future and other animals quickly thereafter! Thanks, Julie!
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Hello Julie, what a wonderful surprise , the monkey’s are adorable and so cheerful, just what I needed as both myself and my hubby were down with a virus, so this just lifted my spirits thank you so much for all you do. sending regards to you and your family x x
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so adorable!! their little tails are perfection, and i love the girl monkey’s shoes in particular.
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These little monkey’s are so cute! Wish I knew how to knit.
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The basket of monkey bits is one of the happiest things I’ve seen in a while. You are a genius and I’m joining the Ravelry Group!
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these are gorgeous! going straight into my Ravelry queue – you make such beautiful designs do do do please keep it up 😀 jenny xx
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First time of seeing these. The monkeys are just lovely! I love animal softies but so many of them just are not very cute (although other people seem to think they are! The uglier the better it seems to many people), being very cartoony. I just can’t bring myself to make most of them, as they are rather ugly and not at all something I find aesthetically pleasing. My daughter always thought so too. No, we do cute and cuddly. All your animals are completely adorable, with character yes, but still pretty and with real animal attributes in their design. I am more of the Molly Brett or Beatrix Potter school of animal illustration, the animals may wear clothes but there is a very naturalistic approach and your animals are every bit as endearing. What child would not find these most cuddlesome?
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I happened upon your site after a long time away, but I always loved your adorable little animals. I’m so excited that the patterns are available! I’ve always wanted to try these!
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You are the best knitter and designer in the world. Your happy little monkeys make me smile, they are just perfect! Anne
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Скажите пожалуйста где можно найти инструкцию по вязанию обезьянок?
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