<p><strong>From the authors of the beloved and best-selling <em>Knit Your Own Dog</em>, <em>Knit Your Own Cat</em>, and <em>Knit Your Own Dog: The Second Litter</em> comes <em>Knit Your Own Zoo</em>! With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for 24 animals, it's an irresistible guide to knitting a single exotic pet or an entire stuffed menagerie.</strong></p><p></p><p>What could be better than a cuddly koala or a long-necked giraffe to call your own? <em>Knit Your Own Zoo</em> includes patterns for both, as well as a tiger, crocodile, penguin, meerkat, elephant, giraffe, panda, a kangaroo and her joey, and 14 other delightful creatures. The animals are surprisingly easy to make; with a few evenings of work, you can have a covetable companion for life. Given a week, you could be charging admission to your own nature park!</p><p></p><p>Along with the knitting patterns, Sally and Joanna also include brief descriptions of the various species and offer tips and advice on sewing up and embellishing the animals.</p><p></p><p>And, of course, these knitted animals are much easier to look after than the real things—they don't eat, won't make a mess, and are legal to keep in your home.</p>