Edward’s Menagerie Book by Kerry Lord – New Edition

This book is divine. With comprehensive instructions on how to make these super gorgeous crochet animals.

To celebrate ten years since the original publication of Kerry Lord’s first book, Edward's Menagerie, Toft are proud to release an updated and expanded second edition.

In the decade since its first publication Kerry has revisited and revised patterns as additional techniques and new colours have become available. This 2024 edition contains 17 new patterns that are not featured in the original book, and a further 13 revised patterns which have been reworked and perfected. The beginner step-by-step techniques have been expanded, and every project has fully listed yarn colours and double knit quantities.

Inside the new edition of Edward's Menagerie you will find the patterns to make the following 50 crochet animals:

Emma the Bunny
Alexandre the Russian Blue Cat
Piotr the Polar Bear
Bridget the Elephant
Richard the Large White Pig (REVISED)
Milo the Dog (NEW)
Georgina the Hippo
Austin the Rhino
Karl the Wallaby (NEW)
Simon the Sheep
Rufus the Lion
Benedict the Chimpanzee
Winston the Aardvark
Germaine the Gorilla
Isaac the American Bison (NEW)
Penelope the Bear
Hank the Dorset Down Sheep
Fiona the Panda (REVISED)
Angharad the Donkey
Douglas the Highland Cow
Laurence the Tiger
Chardonnay the Palomino Pony
Alice the Zebra (REVISED)
Audrey the Nanny Goat (REVISED)
Beth the Dutch Rabbit (NEW)
Andrew the Sea Otter (NEW)
Owen the Wildebeest (NEW)
Clarence the Bat
Francis the Hedgehog (REVISED)
Samuel the Koala (REVISED)
William the Sloth Bear (NEW)
Bradlee the Grey Squirrel (REVISED)
Caspar the Peary Caribou (NEW)
Sarah the Friesian Cow (REVISED)
Caitlin the Giraffe (REVISED)
Esme the Fox (REVISED)
Blake the Orangutan (REVISED)
Hamlet the Cheetah
Jessie the Raccoon (REVISED)
Noah the Zwartbles Sheep
Christophe the Wolf (REVISED)
Natasha the Two-Toed Sloth (NEW)
Nousha the Persian Cat (NEW)
Perry the Guinea Pig (NEW)
Cybil the Sugar Glider (NEW)
Noel the Chipmunk (NEW)
Gina the Hyena (NEW)
Andrea the Ocelot (NEW)
Savanna the African Painted Dog (NEW)
Jane the Pangolin (NEW)

Arranged in order of difficulty, this book is packed with step-by-step instructions, hints and tips for sewing up, and a whole lot of inspiration. Each animal also has a universal pattern where you can change your hook and yarn to create four different sizes, making 160 different possibilities.

Inside the pages you're bound to find a favourite, whether that's Bridget the Elephant, Alice the Zebra, or Emma the Bunny. Each page features an easy-to-follow pattern and short story about the animal you're making. Get ready to spend some time with a suave high-flying rhino, a lovesick elephant who knows her way around a kitchen and a seriously chivalrous tiger...

Be warned that these unlikely characters made using a supersoft yarn in a sumptuous natural colour palette will become your new best friends as you hook your way through the whole menagerie!