Goldie the Giraffe
£3.99
Goldie the Giraffe may look like a tall order but with a few simple stitches, you and Goldie will soon be looking down from your tower together. Pop on Goldie and get ready to spot your next big adventure.
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This is a downloadable PDF knitting pattern
As a child, The Giraffe and the Pelley and Me was my younger brothers favourite Roald Dahl book and why I was inspired to make Goldie. The main head is knitted in stocking stitch starting with ear flaps and decreasing to shape the crown. I have used the stranded knitting method to work the two contrasting colours. The features are knitted separately, sewn together then attached to the head. The snout is stuffed with toy stuffing which together with Goldie’s large ears and brown eyes gives a realistic effect. Goldie is finished with her two ossicones on top of her head.
Difficulty Rating
Intermediate
The basics have been mastered and ready for something a bit more intricate, this pattern uses colourwork in intarsia and/or stranded knitting. This pattern will use advanced shaping and may introduce lacework
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Size
| Circumference Approx. | |
| Large | 60 cm |
| Medium | 56 cm |
| Small | 50 cm |
What We're Reading
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
Pop on Goldie, grab your dancing shoes and teach Gerald how to join in with the other animals at the Jungle Dance.
Abigail by Catherine Rayner
Abigail has tried to get her friends to help her count, she tried counting the stripes of zebras and the spots on cheetahs but she can’t count if they won’t stop moving.
Oh Dear, Geoffrey! by Gemma O’Neil
This time it is Geoffrey who can’t stand still. Pop on Goldie and help Geoffrey make friends with the other animals on the grasslands of Africa.
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me by Roald Dahl
Grab Goldie and together with Billy join The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, cleaning windows and preventing the world’s most dangerous cat burglars from stealing jewels.
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