Unfortunately as time goes by, yarn companies will discontinue certain ranges, and sadly some of the shades of the Patons yarn I used to make these zoo animals have been discontinued since I originally made them. So in this post I have suggested some alternative yarns you could use instead. The Milo and Friends and Katie Koala knitting patterns are from LoveCrafts.com.
Here are some alternative 4 ply yarns with a good choice of colours. “King Cole Merino Blend 4 ply” is a 100% wool yarn, “King Cole Giza 4 ply”, is a 100% cotton yarn, and “Sirdar Snuggly 4 ply” is a nylon/acrylic blend. All of these yarns are sold in 50g skeins. You don’t need to use a 4 ply yarn for your toys, you may prefer to knit in a DK acrylic yarn. “Hayfield Bonus DK”, “Stylecraft Special DK” and “Paintbox Yarns Simply DK” are great yarns for knitting toys. I would also use the same knitting needle sizes indicated in the pattern with these yarns. I hope this information is helpful for you to choose which yarn to use for your projects. The links above are correct at the time of writing this post, but if any links are broken since, please do let me know and I will update them.
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