The Best Knitting-Themed Books for Kids
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Kids are always fascinated by knitting, and I love how many wonderful knitting-themed books for kids there are available. For those of you still looking to find a quick last minute gift for a little one, might I suggest we indoctrinate them early, and get them to like knitting when they are young? The ages ranges I’ve suggested her are only general guidelines, no doubt lots of kids of ages beyond those listed would be interested in the books. I’ve rounded up some books in each age category, with a brief description of each story (without giving anything away). The links all point to Amazon.com, but if you can get them at a local bookstore, I always support buying local. And if they are not possible locally, Amazon-dot-whichever-your-country will no doubt have it! Here is my list of the top 12 best knitting-themed books for kids:
Knitting Books for Toddlers: Ages 2-4
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Knitty Kitty: This is a great book to start off the youngest ones. The rhythm of the prose is lovely, the words are simple, and the illustrations are beautiful. Lila loves this one.
Noodle’s Knitting: Noodle the mouse finds a wonderful ball of yarn, and decides to knit a huge scarf… until she gets all tangled up!
Freddie’s Blanket: This sweet book is about a little platypus transferring to his own bed, and includes actual knitting patterns!
Mischief in the Forest: Grandma Johnson lives alone in the woods and loves to knit, but one day when she returns from the city, her yarn is gone! With the help of her grandchildren, they explore the forest and visit with the animals to find out what has become of her yarn.
Knitting Books for Young Kids: Ages 4-6
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Annie and the Swiss Cheese Scarf: This is a great book about a little girl learning to knit, and facing the frustrations and imperfections of that first project. It also comes as a deluxe set, and I’m pretty partial to it(you can see my review here).
Knitting Nell: This is a story about a little girl who was made to feel badly about her voice, so she doesn’t talk much- but she sure does knit a lot! Also talks a bit about charity knitting, which isn’t something you see much of in children’s books.
Annie Hoot and the Knitting Extravaganza: Annie the owl loves to knit, but the other owls don’t want to wear her knitted creations. So she knits herself an air balloon and goes off in search of animals that will appreciate her knitting.
Phoebe’s Sweater: This is a sweet book by the same author as Freddie’s Blanket. Phoebe is about to become a big sister, and learns about her new role in the family. This book also includes the knitting patterns for the knits featured in the story.
Knitting books for older kids: Ages 6-9
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Shall I Knit You a Hat? When mother rabbit hears of a blizzard heading their way, she knits a special hat for rabbit. He loves the hat so much, they set about trying to knit for all their friends.
That Darn Yarn! : This is a pretty cool format- there are two stories in one! On one side of the book, is a sock monkey who gets snagged and begins to unravel. On the other side, a young girl find a ball of yarn and begins to knit a sock money. Watching these two stories come together is really clever and fun.
Extra Yarn: This utterly charming book is about a little girl who finds a magic box of yarn, and knit a sweater for everyone and everything in her home town, until it’s famous. The illustrations are extraordinary.
The Magic Ball of Wool : one morning, Hedgehog wakes up to find a ball of wool stuck to his prickles. A spider teaches him how to knit, and he knits things for all his forest friends. Then one day, something happens and he needs a lot more yarn- this is a sweet book about helping others out, even when it’s difficult.
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