Mini Knitted Cosmos

Sachiyo Ishii was born and raised in Japan. She was a money broker on Wall Street and in London before discovering the joy of handicraft after her second son was born. She learned dressmaking and Waldorf doll making and has been designing and creating dolls and toys ever since. She teaches knitting, doll making, wet and dry felting, sewing, crochet, spinning, hand dyeing, Japanese doll making and paper crafts to adults and children. She has authored a number of titles for Search Press, including Mini Knitted Safari, Mini Knitted Woodland and Mini Knitted Toys. Her work has appeared in knitting and parenting magazines and her knitted toys are very popular. She believes everyone should be involved in some kind of creative activity and loves sharing the joy of craft with as many people as possible. Sachiyo lives in Sussex with her husband and two sons. Visit her website www.knitsbysachi.com.

Introduction 10

Materials and tools 12

Basic knitting 16

Abbreviations 17

Sewing up and stuffing 18

Key techniques 23

Basic embroidery 25



The Projects 24

Green & Orange Aliens 28

Round Alien 30

Mushroom Head Alien and Brown Alien 32

Bug-eyed Alien 34

Horned Alien 36

Striped Alien 38

Astro-bunny 40

Astro-elephant 42

Astro-bear 44

Astro-dog 46

Astro-giraffe 48

Astro-mouse 52

Astro-penguin 54

Astro-kangaroo 56

Satellite 59

Planet Earth & Moon 62

Small Rocket 66

Rocket Children  70

Parachute Children 74

Soyuz Spacecraft 78

Small Space Shuttle 81

Large Rocket 84

Astronaut in Orange 87

Moon Buggy with Satellite 90

Space Shuttle & Astro-kids 94

Ground Staff 98

Astronaut in White 100

Flying Saucer Child 104

Planet Mobile 107

Star Babies Mobile 112

UFOs 118



Templates 124