Hello again, I still have to edit photos and write a post about how beautiful the bluebells have been this year but today I have news of three new patterns. These have been keeping me very busy all year and I’ve been very indecisive about almost every aspect, which is why they’ve taken me much longer than expected, though cramming my concentration time into the few hours that Toby is at college hasn’t helped with speedy pattern writing progress. Still, they are at last done and as always I’m deeply grateful to my wonderful team of eagle-eyed test knitters who have helped me error check and test these out.
As always there are 2 versions of the animal:
- There’s a mole with knitted on tights/pantyhose and shoes, who has a removable dress. This pattern has 3 options for the dress, a colour-work design worked in stranded knitting technique with 2 colours and 2 options for a textured dress with a pattern made of small knitted knots.
- And a mole with a naked body and feet who has removable shorts and a sweater. The pattern has 2 options for the sweater, either a sweater knitted in stocking stitch with 3 bands of colour or a textured sweater with a pattern made of small knitted knots.
There’s also a new pattern for clothing to fit any of my 9 inch (23cm) tall animals and this contains 3 basic cardigan/jacket/coat shapes, a short waist length cardigan/jacket, a short waist length V neck cardigan and a longer length A line coat. The short cardigan/jacket and the longer A line coat can both be made with either a round neckline, a little ribbed collar or a hood. The hood will fit over the head of the animals with smaller ears such as the mole, monkey, cat and bear and for the animals with taller ears it looks nice just folded at the back and I’ve designed it with a curved bottom edge when it’s worn in this way.
As always the patterns are available on Ravelry and Etsy and I’ll be adding them to Lovecrafts shortly. I think Lucylocketland will soon have some of her sweet kits that include yarn and a printed copy of the pattern and if your local yarn shop is signed up to the Ravelry local yarn shop service then you can buy a copy from them and ask them to print it off for you.
Please remember that the above listed places are the only legitimate places that you can obtain copies of my patterns. In the last year pattern piracy has become a lot more common and me and my fellow pattern designers are noticing the impact, please don’t support theft and pattern piracy by either uploading or downloading copies of patterns to/from websites that offer them in exchange for tokens. Thank you so much for supporting independent designers and allowing us to make a small living from our own work xxx
little cotton rabbits 
Superb! Thank you for all your hard work and the pleasure it brings. xxx
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I appreciate the work you’ve put into these patterns. In your last blog post you explain that Labour is what a group of moles are called. these beautiful patterns are also a labour of love for you, I think. They are so extensive and well written. It must bro you great joy and satisfaction to complete them after such long preparation no planning and writing. We, as knitters, are certainly the beneficiaries of your hard work. Thanks again, for all of the joy you bring to us with these beautiful creatures.
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Adorable as always Julie!!
V x
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Julie, you are such an inspiration to so many of us ! How you design is so admirable and your dedication towards the little cotton rabbits is lovely to see !! The moles are absolutely stunning, I have always loved them, they are such a sweet and interesting animal!! Sending lots of love, Zara xx
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Absolutely stunning as always, patterns bought and printed so now the decision of wool and colours start and then the best part knitting them. Can’t that you enough Julie for all your hard work 💕
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Thank you!
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I always look forward to your new patterns. Thank you for your beautiful designs!
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Love them! Just ordered from Ravelry and the patterns look so well written as always. Thank you Julie! 🌸
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Julie, thank you for designing new coats and sweaters for the animals. My bunny and my granddaughter’s badger are going to look splendid in them. I have already chosen the yarns I’ll use. They already have fine wardrobes of your dresses. My grandson is only three months old but I plan to make a bear for him. Or maybe I should make a lion. Or perhaps a sheep. No, wait, I get the first sheep. I have all the patterns plus I remember I also bought the yarn for the fox and the deer. I better get busy! You have given me hours of knitting pleasure. Thank you so much.
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Beautifully done and photographed as ever, they really are fantastic. Very sorry to hear about the piracy problems. CJ xx
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What a sweet girl mole…I know I was thinking of a Boy but she has won my heart! Thank you again for delightful animals and clothing! Hugs.
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Fantastic! Thanks! Xxx
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Julie,
Thank you for providing some much needed whimsy and sharing your talents with us. I always look forward to your newsletters. Love the new mole series, as well as the additional sweaters.
Knitter Hugs.
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I’d be pleased with simply being able to purchase at least ONE of your creations since truth is, I don’t have what it takes to learn how to make even one. You’re amazing.
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And that’s my cue to start ‘stalking’ the Lucy Locket Land shop, to get myself a king to knit a mole. Hopefully by the time she has them I’ll have decided which one I want!
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Julie, you beauty! I have exhausted – or so I thought – all avenues for a mole pattern and now I have one! Purchased this afternoon and absolutely delighted, thank you
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Oh my! I love them all! Julie, you are so creative, so talented! Thank you.
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So sweet
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These are all so lovely. It’s like they walked right out of a classic children’s story!
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Hallo Julie
Compliments with the season… I started knitting your pattern in 2019.and the big lockdown I knitted over 200 little animals and dressed each one individually… Sold most at The Christmas market and there was about 60 left which I donated to my churchbasaar in November 2022…thanks for the lovely patterns… I saved 10 for my future grand daughter one day…
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Bravo Julie pour vos jolis animaux, j’adore et j’achète les nouveaux tutos à chaque fois que vous les présentez …je vous souhaite une bonne année. Maryse
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these are the most cutest doll i have ever seen. amazing work.
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